Gabrielle Wang

Gabrielle Wang is an Australian writer and illustrator for children and young adults based in Melbourne. Her writing career spans 20 years and has produced more than 20 books.

Gabrielle Wang
BornMelbourne, Australia
OccupationWriter and illustrator
NationalityAustralian
Website
gabriellewang.com

Biography

Wang was born in Melbourne and is a fourth generation Australian, her ancestors having come to Australia during the Australian gold rushes of the mid-1800s. Wang trained as a graphic designer in Melbourne, then studied painting and language in Taiwan and China. She lectured in Chinese at RMIT University in Melbourne before writing full time. Her work is influenced by her experiences of growing up between two cultures.[1]

Wang's children's novel, A Ghost in my Suitcase, was adapted for the stage by Vanessa Bates of Barking Gecko Theatre and toured in 2019.[2]

Bibliography
  • 'The Garden of Empress Cassia' Penguin Australia (2002)[3]
  • 'The Pearl of Tiger Bay' Penguin Australia (2004)[3]
  • 'Kids Night In 2' Penguin Australia (2005)[4]
  • 'The Hidden Monastery' Puffin Books (2006)[3]
  • 'The Lion Drummer' Puffin Books (2008)[3]
  • 'A Ghost in my Suitcase' Penguin Australia (2009)[3]
  • 'Little Paradise' Puffin Books (2010)[3]
  • 'The Race for the Chinese Zodiac' Black Dog Books (2012)[3]
  • 'Poppy Comes Home' Bk 4 Puffin Books (2011)[3]
  • 'Poppy and the Thief' Bk 3 Puffin Books (2011)[3]
  • 'Poppy at Summerhill' Bk 2 Puffin Books (2011)[3]
  • 'Meet Poppy' Bk1 Puffin Books (2011)[3]
  • 'The Wishbird' Penguin Australia (2013)[3]
  • 'Pearlie's Ghost' Bk 4 Penguin Australia (2014)[3]
  • 'Pearlie the Spy' Bk 3 Penguin Australia (2014)[3]
  • 'Pearlie's Pet Rescue' Bk 2 Penguin Australia (2014)[3]
  • 'Meet Pearlie' Bk 1 Penguin Australia (2014)[3]
  • 'The Poppy Stories (4 books in 1) Penguin Australia (2016)[3]
  • 'Two Enchanted Tales from Old China' Christmas Press (2017)[3]
  • 'The Beast of Hushing Wood' Penguin Australia (2017)[3]
  • 'The Pearlie Stories' (4 books in 1) Penguin RH (2018)[3]
  • 'Ting Ting the Ghost Hunter' Penguin RH (2018)[3]

Awards
  • The Garden of Empress Cassia
  • The Pearl of Tiger Bay
  • The Lion Drummer
  • A Ghost in my Suitcase
  • The Race for the Chinese Zodiac
    • Shortlisted for the WAYRBA, YABBA, KOALA Awards 2011[11]
  • Our Australian Girl: Meet Poppy
    • Shortlisted for the YABBA, Kroc, COOL, KOALA Awards 2012[12]
    • Shortlisted in the 2012 WAYRBA Awards[13]
  • The Wishbird
  • The Beast of Hushing Wood
    • Shortlisted for the Speech Pathology Awards 2018[18]
  • Ting Ting the Ghosthunter

References
  1. "Booked Out Speakers Agency - Gabrielle Wang". bookedout.com.au. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
  2. "A Ghost in my Suitcase - Barking Gecko Theatre". barkinggecko.com.au. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
  3. "Booktopia Search Results for Gabrielle Wang". booktopia.com.au. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
  4. "Kids' Night in 2: A Feast of Stories". penguin.com.au. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
  5. "Aurealis awards Previous winners" (PDF). AurealisAwards.files.wordpress.com. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
  6. "Aurealis awards Previous winners" (PDF). AurealisAwards.files.wordpress.com. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
  7. "CBCA Notable Books - Younger Readers". librarything.com. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
  8. "Sakura Medal Winners Goodreads". goodreads.com. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  9. "Notable Australian Children's Books 2010" (PDF). indigenousliteracyfoundation.org.au. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
  10. "Aurealis awards Previous winners" (PDF). AurealisAwards.files.wordpress.com. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
  11. "The Race for the Chinese Zodiac - Books". walkerbooks.com.au. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
  12. "2012 Shortlist Young Australians Best Book Award". yabba.org.au. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
  13. "Younger Readers 2012 West Australian Young Readers' Book Awards". wayrba.org.au. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
  14. "CBCA - Notables 2014". cbca.org.au. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
  15. "Books Australian Book Designers Association". abda.com.au. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  16. "2014 Shortlist Young Australians Best Book Awards". yabba.org.au. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  17. "SCBWI Crystal Kite Finalists". scbwi.org. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  18. "Speech Pathology Australia book awards 2018 shortlists announced". booksandpublishing.com.au. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
  19. "2018 Aurealis Awards shortlist announcement". aurealisawards.org. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
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