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Dr. Gary Crew began writing fiction in 1985. Because of his teaching back ground and his own teenage children, he entered the Teenage Fiction or Young Adult genre and has subsequently published 12 novels in that field. He has twice been awarded the Children's Book Council of Australia, Book of the Year for Older Readers [Strange Objects in 1991 and Angel's Gate in 1993]. |
Gary has also been twice short listed for the Edgar Allan Poe Mystery Fiction
Award for Youth in the USA and awarded the American Children's Book of
Distinction. Among his many awards is the Ned Kelly Prize for Crime Fiction.
[1996].
He also specialises in fiction texts for Illustrated Books for Older Readers. He has won the CBC Book of the Year twice in the Picture Book category . [First Light in 1993 and The Watertower in 1994.] He was short listed for this award in 2000 with Memorial.
His main interest is to research non-fiction events then transpose them
into fiction. He also writes Crime and Science Fiction short stories for both
youth and adult audiences. He is the series Editor of Lothian's After Dark
series of Macabre Tales. His books are published internationally - from
Greenland to New York.
Gary lives with his wife Christine on several acres in the cool, high
mountains of the Sunshine Coast Hinterland. Their children Rachel , Sarah and
Joel are all adults and living in Brisbane. Rachel and Sarah both have law
degrees, Joel is a full time professional golfer and golf club manager.
Gary especially loves his Jack Russell terrier, Ferris, his Doberman,
Beulah, ['Ferris Beuller's Day Off' - get it?] and his second Jack Russell, Miss
Wendy. Gary and Chris are both big time gardeners, growing mostly camellias,
oriental magnolias, and old roses in their extensive country garden. Of yes, and
he loves reading - especially illustrated non -fiction. AND he's quite partial
to videos.
Gary is a Senior lecturer in Creative Writing, Children's and Adult Literature at the University of the Sunshine Coast. He is the Chair of the Queensland Writers' Centre.