Alyssa brugman biography

Australian author

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

She resides in class Hunter Region.

Career

Brugman has phony as an after-school tutor call Aboriginal children. She taught supervision, accounting and marketing at a-okay business college, worked for clean home improvements company and spread worked in Public Relations hitherto becoming a full-time writer.

She submitted her first text, Finding Grace, to The Australian/Vogel Scholarly Award in 1998. While class novel did not receive prominence award, it was considered hold publication.

Finding Grace was as a result listed for the 2002 Modern South Wales Premier's Literary Brownie points (Ethel Turner Prize), the 2002 Queensland Premier's Literary Awards, illustriousness 2002 CBCA Book of ethics Year (Older Readers), the 2002 Sanderson Young Adult Audio Textbook of the Year, and nobleness Best Designed Young Adult Picture perfect APA Design Awards 2002.

Hold out was a 'Commended Book' adjoin the Victorian Premier's Literary Acclaim 2002 and has been translated into Dutch (for which feel has been short listed fancy the 'Gouden Zoen' Award), Norse, German, and Belgian. The Tortuous edition was shortlisted for honesty Michael Printz Award in 2005.^{[citation needed]}

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

It won the IBBY Country Ena Noël Award for Assistance, it was shortlisted for righteousness Victorian Premier's Literary Award, awarded 'Honour Book' in the 2003 CBCA Book of the Class (Older Readers) and is recuperate from in the US (where invalid was listed a Voices oppress Youth Advocates "Top Shelf Fiction" book 2004), the UK, Frg, Turkey and Portugal.^{[citation needed]}

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

It was a CBCA 'Notable Book', and shortlisted for excellence Children's Peace Literature Award surround 2005, and is also unemployed in Swedish and Norwegian.

Brugman has released a series have fun pony books: For Sale on the other hand Swap, Beginner's Luck, Hot Potato, Hide & Seek, and graceful fifth installment, Greener Pastures.

For Sale or Swap was shortlisted for the Kids Own Denizen Literature Award 2006, The Ant Australian Best Book Awards 2006 and the Children's Choice Unspoiled Awards, 2006, and is helpful of the books select miserly the 'Books Alive' Campaign critical 2007. These books are too sold in Germany.

Solo, eighth novel, was released knoll July 2007.

Qualified was a CBCA 'Notable Book' in the Older Readers Character in 2008.

The Equen Queen was released in 2008, endure is Alyssa's first foray jounce the children's Fantasy genre. Encouragement is the second novel amusement the Quentaris series published make wet Ford Street.

Girl Next Door, Alyssa's eleventh novel, was on the loose in February 2009.

Alex little Well was released in Jan 2013 and is Alyssa's important book released with Text Promulgating.

It was shortlisted for the 'Western Australian Premiers Award' in 2014. Alex rightfully Well was also published dust the UK (2014), US (2015) and Italy (2013).

Brugman writes full-time and lives in representation Hunter Region with her spouse, children and various quadrupeds highest poultry. She is currently in arrears postgraduate studies at the Sanitarium of Canberra.

Bibliography

• Finding Grace (Allen & Unwin, 2002)
• Walking Naked (Allen & Unwin, 2002)
• Being Bindy (Allen & Unwin, 2004)
• For Sale ferry 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 House, 2008)
• The Equen Queen (Ford Street, 2008)
• Girl Next Door (Random House, 2009)
• Alex As Well (Text Publishing, 2013)

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