Jacqueline French is an Australian author who has written over 140 books and has won more than 60 national and international awards. She is considered one of Australia's most popular and awarded children's authors, writing across a number of children's genres including picture books, history, fantasy and history fiction. She is also an author of numerous books on ecology, gardening, pest control, wombats, other wildlife and hens as well as fiction for adults. She is also a regular contributor to newspapers and magazines around Australia including the Australian Women's Weekly and the Canberra Times. She also presented gardening segments on the long-running Australian TV series Burke's Backyard.
| Born: | Jacqueline Anne French, November 29, 1953, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Author |
| Nationality: | Australian |
| Genre: | Juvenile fiction, historical fiction, gardening books |
| Notable works: | Rain Stones, Somewhere Around the Corner, Hitler's Daughter, Diary of a Wombat, To the Moon and Back |
| Spouse: | Bryan Sullivan |
About Jackie French
Known for her popular young adult novels To the Moon and Back and Hitler's Daughter, this Australian writer received the Children's Book of the Year/Eve Pownall Award for the former work and the Children's Book Council of Australia's annual award for the latter.
Before Fame
Before publishing Rain Stones, her debut work of children's fiction, she penned several nonfiction books on the subject of gardening.
Achievement
Her 2002 picture book Diary of a Wombat was designated an American Library Association Notable Children's Book.
Family Life
She was raised primarily in Brisbane, Australia. She and her husband, Bryan Sullivan, later settled in Australia's Araluen valley.
Associations
She and her contemporary and fellow children's book author, Alison Lester, both received Children's Book Council of Australia Awards.
Information related to Jackie French
- Australian fantasy writers
- Australian women short story writers
- Writers from New South Wales
- People educated at Brisbane State High School
- Writers from Sydney
- Australian children's writers
- 21st-century Australian novelists
- Australian women novelists
- 20th-century Australian novelists
- Australian non-fiction writers
