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David Metzenthen

デイビッド・メッツェンテン

Deibiddo Mettsenten

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1958 （Melbourne, Victoria, Australia）
Nationality
Australian
Languages
English
Residence History
Melbourne → New Zealand → Melbourne

Career

Occupations
Writer
Active Years
1990-2016

Awards

New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards
1996
Work: Johnny Hart's Heroes
Category: Ethel Turner Prize for Young People's Literature
Organization: New South Wales Government
Result: winner
Victorian Premier's Literary Awards
2003
Work: Wildlight: A Journey
Category: Prize for Young Adult Fiction
Organization: Victorian Government
Result: winner
Queensland Premier's Literary Awards
2003
Work: Boys of Blood and Bone
Category: Best Young Adult Book
Organization: Queensland Government
Result: winner
Children's Book Council of Australia Book of the Year Awards
2010
Work: Jarvis
Category: Book of the Year: Older Readers
Organization: Children's Book Council of Australia
Result: winner
Queensland Literary Awards
2016
Work: Dreaming the Enemy
Category: Griffith University Young Adult Book Award
Organization: State Library of Queensland
Result: winner

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Johnny Hart's Heroes

1996 Novel

Young adult novel.

Jarvis 24

2009 Novel

Notable work.

Bibliography

  • Danger wave
  • Lee Spain
  • Johnny Hart's Heroes
  • Finn and the Big Guy
  • Falling Forward
  • Gilbert's Ghost Train
  • Mick the Mimic
  • The Red Hot Footy Fiasco
  • Stony Heart Country
  • The Colour of Sunshine
  • Wildlight: A Journey
  • Boys of Blood and Bone
  • Tiff and the Trout
  • Blackwater
  • Jarvis 24
  • Tigerfish
  • Dreaming the Enemy
  • Roadie
  • Animal Instinct
  • Brocky's Bananagram
  • Cody and Zero
  • The Diary of Fat Robbie Pile
  • Lefty Lemon Kicks Goals
  • Fort Island
  • Adrian Over the Top
  • Adrian Goes Out There
  • The Red Boxing Gloves
  • The Really Really High Diving Board
  • Spider!
  • Time Turns on Spooky Hill
  • Anton Rocks On
  • Roller-Coaster
  • The Really Really Epic Mini Bike Ride
  • Winning the World Cup
  • The Really Nearly Deadly Canoe Ride
  • Hide that Horse!
  • Squidnapped!
  • Save Our Sharks
  • Freda the Free-Range Chook
  • The Rainbirds
  • One Minute's Silence

Legacy

Recognized as an Australian writer for children and young adults, recipient of several literary awards.