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Edition 64 (2019) Winner
Steven Herrick
すてぃーゔん・へりっく
Sutīvu n Herikku
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1958 （Brisbane, Queensland, Australia）
- Nationality
- Australian
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Brisbane, Queensland → Sydney → Blue Mountains, Katoomba
Career
- Occupations
- Poet, Author
- Active Years
- 1990-2021
- Nominations
- Children's Book Council of Australia Children's Book of the Year Awards shortlist (1997: Love, Ghosts and Nose Hair), Children's Book Council of Australia Children's Book of the Year Awards shortlist (1999: A Place like This), Children's Book Council of Australia Children's Book of the Year Awards shortlist (2001: The Simple Gift), Children's Book Council of Australia Children's Book of the Year Awards shortlist (2003: Tom Jones Saves the World), Children's Book Council of Australia Children's Book of the Year Awards shortlist (2013: Pookie Aleera is not my boyfriend)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Queensland | — | — | B.A. | — | Australia |
University of Queensland
Degree:
B.A.
Year of Graduation:
1982
Country:
Australia
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards Ethel Turner Prize | By the River | Young People's Literature | Government of New South Wales | winner |
| 2000 | New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards | — | — | Government of New South Wales | winner |
| 2019 | German Catholic Book of the Year Award | By the River (German translation) | — | — | winner |
| 2019 | German Youth Literature Award | By the River (German translation) | — | — | winner |
New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards Ethel Turner Prize
2005
Work:
By the River
Category:
Young People's Literature
Organization:
Government of New South Wales
Result:
winner
New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards
2000
Organization:
Government of New South Wales
Result:
winner
German Catholic Book of the Year Award
2019
Work:
By the River (German translation)
Result:
winner
German Youth Literature Award
2019
Work:
By the River (German translation)
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The Simple Gift
2000 verse novelA teenage boy runs away from home in search of a new life.
familycoming of agefreedom
By the River
2004 verse novelEvents in a riverside town and the friendships of boys.
friendshiplosscommunity
Translations
- German translation
Love, Ghosts and Nose Hair
1996 poetry collectionPoems about teenage love, ghosts, and nose hair.
youthlovehumor
Bibliography
- How to Repaint a Life
- Zoe, Max and the Bicycle Bus
- The Bogan Mondrian
- Another Night in Mullet Town
- Bleakboy and Hunter Stand Out in the Rain
- Pookie Aleera Is Not My Boyfriend
- Black Painted Fingernails
- Slice: Juicy Moments from My Impossible Life
- Untangling Spaghetti
- Rhyming Boy
- Cold Skin
- Lonesome Howl
- Naked Bunyip Dancing
- By the River
- Do-Wrong Ron
- Tom Jones Saves the World
- Love Poems and Leg Spinners
- The Simple Gift
- The Spangled Drongo
- A Place Like This
- Poetry to the Rescue
- My Life, My Love, My Lasagne
- Love, Ghosts and Nose Hair
- The Sound of Chopping
- Water Bombs
- Caboolture
Translations of Works
- By the River (German translation)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- pioneer of verse-novelsfusion of free verse and narrativedepiction of everyday youth
- Recurring Motifs
- adolescent strugglesfamily relationshipsjourneys
Legacy
Australian poet and author widely regarded as a pioneer of verse-novels for children and young adults. Multiple awards including NSW Premier's Literary Awards. Works translated and used in school curricula.
Trivia
- Youngest of seven children
- Left school after Year 10
- First published poem at age 18: Love is like a gobstopper
- Performed poetry in pubs and released independent records
- Loves soccer and cycling
- Written travel books on cycling adventures in Europe