Victor Kelleher
Victor Kelleher (born 1939) is an Australian author. Kelleher was born in London[1] and moved to Africa with his parents, at the age of fifteen. He spent the next twenty years travelling and studying in Africa, before moving to New Zealand. Kelleher received a Masters from St Andrew's University and a Ph.D. in English Literature from The University of South Africa has taught in Africa, New Zealand and Australia. While in New Zealand, he began writing part-time, prompted by homesickness for Africa. He moved to Australia in 1976,[2] with his South African wife, Alison, and was Associate Professor at the University of New England, in Armidale, New South Wales, before moving to Sydney to write full-time. After receiving a grant from the Australia Council Literature Board, Kelleher spent six months of 1996 at the Kessing Writers' Studio in Paris.[1] Many of the books he has written have been based on his childhood and his travellings in Africa.
Victor Kelleher | |
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Born | London, England | 19 July 1939
Pen name | Veronica Hart (In two books) |
Occupation | Young adult fiction, Children's fiction |
Nationality | Australian |
Period | 1979–present |
Genre | Fantasy, Science Fiction |
Kelleher has won many awards for his books, such as the Australian Children's Book Award
Awards
- 1989 – Children's Peace Literature Award[3]
- 1993 – COOL Fiction for Older Readers Award (CBCA) won for Del-Del
- 1992 – nominated, Ditmar Award, Best Novel or Collection award for Brother Night and Del Del
- 1990 – nominated, Ditmar Award, Best Australian Long Fiction award for The Red King
- 1988 – nominated, Ditmar Award, Best Australian Long Fiction award for The Makers
- 1987 – nominated, Ditmar Award, Best Australian Science Fiction or Fantasy Novel award for Taronga
- 1985 – Ditmar Award, Best Australian Novel award for Beast of Heaven
- 1983 – Children's Book Council of Australia Award for Book of the Year for Master of the Grove"[4]
List of books
Parkland Series
- Parkland (1994)-Book 1 of the Parkland Series
- Earthsong (1995)-Book 2 of the Parkland Series
- Fire Dancer (1996)-Book 3 of the Parkland Series
Gibblewort the Goblin series
- Goblin in the Bush (2002)
- Goblin on the Reef (2003)
- Goblin in the City (2004)
- Goblin in the Rainforest (2004)
- Goblin at the Zoo (2005)
- Goblin in the Snow (2005)
- Goblin at the Beach (2007)
- Gibblewort the Goblin: The Get Me Outta Here! Collection (2014)
- Gibblewort the Goblin: The Winter Escape Collection (2014)
- Gibblewort the Goblin: The Summer Holiday Collection (2014)
Novels
- Forbidden Paths Of Thual (1979)
- Voices from the River (1979)
- The Hunting Of Shadroth (1981)
- Master Of The Grove (1982)
- Africa And After (1983)
- Papio (1984)
- The Green Piper (1984)
- The Beast Of Heaven (1984)
- Taronga (1986)
- The Makers (1987)
- Baily's Bones (1988)
- Ern's Story (1988)
- The Red King (1989)
- Wintering (1990)
- Brother Night (1990)
- Del-Del (1992)
- To The Dark Tower (1992)
- Micky Darlin' (1992)
- Rescue! An African Adventure (1992)
- Where The Whales Sing (1994)
- Red Heart (1996)
- Storyman (1996)
- Slow Burn (1997)
- Into The Dark (1999)
- Riding The Whales (1999)
- The Ivory Trail (1999)
- Billy The Baked-Bean Kid (2002)
- Born of the Sea (2003)
- The Grimes Family (2004)
- Dogboy (2006)
Collections
- The Traveller: Stories of Two Continents (1988)
- Collected Stories (1997)
Aussie Bites
- Magic Violin
- The Gorilla Suit
- Tim and Tig (2007)
- What Dino Saw
Picture Books
- Johnny Wombat (1996) (with Craig Smith)
- Where's God? (2005) (illustrated by Elise Hurst)
Billy the Baked Bean Kid
As Veronica Hart
- Double God (1994)
- The House That Jack Built
References
- "Victor Kelleher author page". HarperCollinsPublishers Australia. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
- "Victor Kelleher author page". Penguin Press Australia. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
- "Children's Peace Literature Award". AustLit. Retrieved 2019-11-12.
- "Winners and Commended Books 1980 - 1989". Children's Book Council of Australia. Archived from the original on 16 December 2014. Retrieved 23 August 2015.