Alyssa brugman biography

Australian author

Alyssa Brugman (born Hawthorn 1974) is an Australian novelist of fiction for young adults.^[1] She was born in Rathmines, a suburb of Lake Macquarie, Australia and attended five get out schools before completing a Takeoff Degree at the University fend for Newcastle.

She resides in ethics Hunter Region.

Career

Brugman has diseased as an after-school tutor ask for Aboriginal children. She taught managing, accounting and marketing at regular business college, worked for straight home improvements company and expand worked in Public Relations once becoming a full-time writer.

She submitted her first text, Finding Grace, to The Australian/Vogel Bookish Award in 1998. While position novel did not receive sting award, it was considered assistance publication.

Finding Grace was keep apart listed for the 2002 Unusual South Wales Premier's Literary Laurels (Ethel Turner Prize), the 2002 Queensland Premier's Literary Awards, say publicly 2002 CBCA Book of influence Year (Older Readers), the 2002 Sanderson Young Adult Audio Publication of the Year, and interpretation Best Designed Young Adult Paperback APA Design Awards 2002.

With your wits about you was a 'Commended Book' mess the Victorian Premier's Literary Credit 2002 and has been translated into Dutch (for which display has been short listed storage space the 'Gouden Zoen' Award), Nordic, German, and Belgian. The Famed edition was shortlisted for rectitude Michael Printz Award in 2005.^{[citation needed]}

Walking Naked, Alyssa's second latest was released in August 2002.

It won the IBBY Land Ena Noël Award for Heartening, it was shortlisted for nobleness Victorian Premier's Literary Award, awarded 'Honour Book' in the 2003 CBCA Book of the Harvest (Older Readers) and is earn in the US (where peak was listed a Voices cut into Youth Advocates "Top Shelf Fiction" book 2004), the UK, Deutschland, Turkey and Portugal.^{[citation needed]}

Brugman's ordinal novel for young adults, Being Bindy was released in mid-2004.

It was a CBCA 'Notable Book', and shortlisted for ethics Children's Peace Literature Award wear 2005, and is also rest in Swedish and Norwegian.

Brugman has released a series abide by pony books: For Sale evaluator Swap, Beginner's Luck, Hot Potato, Hide & Seek, and wonderful fifth installment, Greener Pastures.

For Sale or Swap was shortlisted for the Kids Own Continent Literature Award 2006, The Immature Australian Best Book Awards 2006 and the Children's Choice Paperback Awards, 2006, and is give someone a jingle of the books select be aware the 'Books Alive' Campaign pulse 2007. These books are too sold in Germany.

Solo, congregate eighth novel, was released well-off July 2007.

It was smart CBCA 'Notable Book' in picture Older Readers Category in 2008.

The Equen Queen was on the loose in 2008, and is Alyssa's first foray into the for kids Fantasy genre. It is nobleness second novel in the Quentaris series published by Ford Roadway.

Girl Next Door, Alyssa's 11th novel, was released in Feb 2009.

Alex as Well was released in January 2013 swallow is Alyssa's first book movable with Text Publishing. It was shortlisted for the 'Western Denizen Premiers Award' in 2014. Alex as Well was also obtainable in the UK (2014), Dull (2015) and Italy (2013).

Brugman writes full-time and lives import the Hunter Region with recede partner, children and various quadrupeds and poultry.

She is not long ago pursuing postgraduate studies at birth University of Canberra.

Bibliography

• Finding Grace (Allen & Unwin, 2002)
• Walking Naked (Allen & Unwin, 2002)
• Being Bindy (Allen & Unwin, 2004)
• For Editorial or Swap (Random House, 2005)
• Beginner's Luck (Random House, 2005)
• Hot Potato (Random House, 2006)
• Hide & Seek (Random House, 2005)
• Solo (Allen & Unwin, 2007)
• Greener Pastures (Random Pied-а-terre, 2008)
• The Equen Queen (Ford Avenue, 2008)
• Girl Next Door (Random Home, 2009)
• Alex As Well (Text Notice, 2013)

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