Eleanor Nilsson
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Eleanor Nilsson

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Eleanor has had twenty-four books published for children, from picture books to young adult novels. These include ‘A Bush Birthday,’ Parrot Fashion’ and ‘Tatty’ in picture books; ‘Heffalump?’, ‘A Naughty Magpie’ and ‘Pomily’s Wish’ for very young readers; ‘The Black Duck’, ‘The 89th Kitten’ and ‘No One’ for young readers; and ‘The House Guest’, ‘Outside Permission’ and ‘Graffiti Dog’ for young adults. She has also written one book for adults, ‘Writing for Children.’ ‘The House Guest’ won three awards in 1992: Australian Children’s Book of the Year Award (Older Readers), Victorian Premier’s Literary Award (Children’s Books), and SA Festival Award for Literature (Children’s Books). It was also translated into Dutch, and in 1996 was shortlisted for The Gold and Silver Pencil Award in Holland. In 1991 ‘The Black Duck’ was shortlisted for the Australian Children’s Book of the Year Award (Younger Readers). Eleanor Nilsson was born in Stirling, Scotland, but has lived in Adelaide since she was twelve. She has worked as a teacher at secondary and tertiary levels. She has two adult children and four grandchildren. The youngest, Sofia, wants to be a writer too. Photo credit: Emma Fleetwood Photography.
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