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Place of Birth: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
About Nadia Wheatley
- Nadia Wheatley is an Australian writer whose work includes picture books, novels, biography and history.
- Perhaps best known for her classic picture book My Place (illustrated by Donna Rawlins), the author’s biography of Charmian Clift was described by critic Peter Craven as 'one of the greatest Australian biographies'.
- Another great book by her is A Banner Bold, which is an historical novel. While many of the author's books for children and young adults have been honoured in the annual awards of the Children’s Book Council of Australia, in 2014 Nadia was nominated by IBBY Australia for the Hans Christian Andersen Award for Writing — the highest international recognition given to a living author whose complete works have made a lasting contribution to children’s literature. In 2014 Wheatley was admitted by the University of Sydney to the degree of Doctor of Letters (honoris causa), in recognition of 'her exceptional creative achievements in the field of children's and adult literature, her work as an historian and her contribution to our understanding of Indigenous issues, cultural diversity, equity and social justice and the environment through story'.
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