John Nicholson (author)
John Nicholson is an Australian children's author born in Singapore. He originally worked as an architect, graphic designer and illustrator before taking up writing in 1990.
John lives in the Victorian bush with his wife Jenny and daughter Freda in a solar-powered house they both built themselves. From his books, John has won the Children's Book Council of Australia Eve Pownall Award three times and shortlisted six times, shortlisted for WA Premier's Children's Book Award, and the Australian Awards for Excellence in Educational Publishing.[1]
Books
- Kimberley Warrior (1997)
- Fishing For Island (1999)
- Who's Running This Country (2000)
- Building the Sydney Harbour Bridge (2001)
- Might Murray (2002)
- State of the Planet (2002)
- Animal Architects (2005)
- Australia Locked Up (2006)
- Songlines and Stone Axes (2007)
- Cedar, Seals and Whaling Ships (2007)
- Wool, Wagons and Clipper Ships (2008)
- Steam, Steel and Speed (2008)
- 100 Years of Petrol Power (2009)
References
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-10-05. Retrieved 2010-07-12.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) Booked Out
External links
Alternative writer named John Nicholson - Writer of 14 books in 'The Nick Guymer Crime Series', Long listed for William Hill Sports Book of the Year for his football book 'We Ate All the Pies' and writer of the much acclaimed 'Meat Fix