AWARDS:

Gary is one of Australia's most highly celebrated writers. He has won Australian Children's Book of the Year 4 times. Among his many awards are:

  1991: AUSTRALIAN CHILDREN'S BOOK OF THE YEAR [OLDER READERS] for STRANGE OBJECTS

  1991. ALAN MARSHALL PRIZE for CHILDREN'S LITERATURE for STRANGE OBJECTS.

  1991: NEW SOUTH WALES PREMIER'S AWARD for STRANGE OBJECTS.

  1992: SHORTLISTED FOR THE EDGAR ALAN POE MYSTERY FICTION AWARD . [USA] for STRANGE OBJECTS

  1993: LUCY'S BAY SHORTLISTED FOR AUSTRALIAN CHILDREN'S PICTURE BOOK OF THE YEAR

  1994: AUSTRALIAN CHILDREN'S BOOK OF THE YEAR [OLDER READERS] for ANGEL'S GATE

  1994: NATIONAL CHILDREN'S BOOK OF THE YEAR for ANGEL'S GATE. 

  1994: AUSTRALIAN CHILDREN'S PICTURE BOOK OF THE YEAR for FIRST LIGHT   

1995.    SHORTLISTED FOR THE EDGAR ALAN POE MYSTERY FICTION AWARD [USA] for ANGEL'S GATE.

1995: AUSTRALIAN CHILDREN'S PICTURE BOOK OF THE YEAR for THE WATERTOWER.

 1995: BILBY CHILDREN'S CHOICE AWARD for THE WATERTOWER.

 1996: NED KELLY AWARD FOR CRIME WRITING for THE WELL.

1997:  SHORT LISTED FOR THE WEST AUSTRALIAN PREMIER'S AWARD for THE BLUE FEATHER.

2000.  MEMORIAL SHORTLISTED FOR AUSTRALIAN CHILDREN'S PICTURE BOOK OF THE YEAR

2004: Aurealis Award for Speculative Fiction

2004: Royal Zoological Society Whitley Award

2004: Wilderness Award for Environmental Writing