To be published in 2022:
From the Diary of Jarrod Crisp - Jarrod and his uncle search for the Golden-shouldered Parrot in Far North Queensland.
After that:
Bernice on Board - Book 2 in the series. This time, Bernice tackles a billionaire who threatens to destroy the wharf and leave many homeless in Kittery Bay.
Endorsed by Murdoch Childrens Research Institute and Royal Children's Hospital.
Endorsed by Murdoch Childrens Research Institute and Royal Children's Hospital.
Endorsed by Murdoch Childrens Research Institute and Royal Children's Hospital.
After their plane crashes, Zed and Nalini swim to safety but must learn to survive on a tropical island.
Zed and Nalini learn to fish and live off the land, but are they truly alone?
Zed and Nalini solve the mystery behind the strange signs they've found on the island.
After his father's death, Andrew is swept into a local artist's obsession with a 19th-century cottage in Tasmania.
A young boy's curiosity is more powerful than rules.
If Mum would only listen ...
Disasters can occur anywhere. This book covers transport, theme parks, chemical, medical, sporting disasters, climate change and more.
Jemma sees a boy being kidnapped. Will she be able to save him, or will Stump, the dog, give her away?
Writing Awards
2010 Allen & Unwin and Queensland Writer's Center Manuscript Development Program for middle-grade novel, The Art of Magic
2009 CYA Children and Young Adult Writing Competition: First Place in middle-grade novel category for, Making it Count
2006 Smartwriters WIN Competition: First Place in Chapter Book Category for From the
Diary of Jarrod Crisp
2005 Smartwriters WIN Competition: Honourable Mention in YA category for Nioka
Publishing Credits
From the Diary of Jarrod Crisp - junior fiction, Odyssey Books, 2022
Bernice Takes a Plunge- junior fiction, Odyssey Books, March 2020
Maggie Eats Only ‘O's - short story, Highlights for Children, June 2014
The Way the Mop Flops - short story, Highlights for Children, November 2013
The Art of Magic – middle grade novel, Solstice Publishing, July 2012
Cock-a-doodle – Short story, Highlights for Children, March 2012
Don't, Picture book, Soto Publishing (USA), March 2011
120 short stories (second grade) for Innovations for Learning, Chicago-based educational program. http://www.innovationsforlearning.org / 2009-2011
Human-made Disasters, Educational non-fiction Acer Press, 2008
Who Am I, Educational non-fiction, Blake Education, 2008
Relationships, Educational non-fiction, Blake Education, 2008
Body image, Educational non-fiction, Blake Education, 2008
The Kidnapping, Chapter Book, Insight Publications, October 2006
The Cyclops, Short story, Highlights for Children, July 2006
Crash, Chapter Book, Blake Education, 2005
Staying Alive, Chapter Book, Blake Education, 2005
Goodbye, Chapter Book, Blake Education, 2005
The Contract, chapter book, Trekkers Series – Macmillan, Underwood Consulting and Publishing, 2005
Pea Mountain, humorous short story, Kid Time Magazine, June 2005
The Wake Up Call, adult non-fiction, Reader’s Digest, October 2004
My Mom Hates to Cook, humorous short story, Highlights for Children (USA), October 2003
The Hiccups, short story, Wizard Books, Ziptales, June 2003
Please Listen, picture book / early reader, Cambridge University Press