John Nicholson (author)

John Nicholson is an Australian children's author born in Singapore. He originally worked as an architect, graphic designer and illustrator before taking up writing in 1990.

John lives in the Victorian bush with his wife Jenny and daughter Freda in a solar-powered house they both built themselves. From his books, John has won the Children's Book Council of Australia Eve Pownall Award three times and shortlisted six times, shortlisted for WA Premier's Children's Book Award, and the Australian Awards for Excellence in Educational Publishing.^[1]

Writing and illustrating

The Australian Woolshed: Build Your Own Model Woolshed (1986)
Justice and the Courts (1986) - illustrator only
Hello Listeners! (1988) - illustrator only
The Amazing Adventures of Amabel (1990) - illustrator only
Amabel Abroad: More Amazing Adventures (1991) - illustrator only
Bridges (1992)
Paper Chase: A Frantic Dash Around the World by Land, Sea and Air (1993)
Homemade Houses: Traditional Homes From Many Lands (1993)
Goddess (1993) - one hour TV drama
The Cruelest Place on Earth: Stories from Antarctica (1994)
Gold! The Fascinating Story of Gold in Australia (1995)
The First Fleet: A New Beginning in an Old Land (1996) (Eve Pownall Award)
Explorers of Australia (1996)
A Home Among the Gum Trees: The Story of Australian Houses (1997) (Eve Pownall Award)
Kimberley Warrior: The Story of Jandamarra (1997)
Ned's Kang-u-roo (1997) - illustrator only
Who's Running This Country: Government in Australia (1998)
Fishing For Islands: Traditional Boats and Seafarers of the Pacific (1999) (Eve Pownall Award)
The State of the Planet (2000)
Building the Sydney Harbour Bridge (2001)
Solo Transport: Trains (2001)
Solo Transport: Ships (2001)
Heritage Masks (2001) - illustrator only
Mighty Murray (2002)
Animal Architects (2003) (Eve Pownall Award)
The Incomparable Captain Cadell (2004) - for adults
Australia Locked Up (2006)
White Chief: The Colourful Life and Times of Judge F.E. Maning of the Hokianga (2006) - for adults
Transport, Trade and Travel in Australia: Songlines and Stone Axes (2007)
Transport, Trade and Travel in Australia: Cedar, Seals and Whaling Ships (2007)
Transport, Trade and Travel in Australia: Wool, Wagons and Clipper Ships (2008)
Transport, Trade and Travel in Australia: Steam, Steel and Speed (2008)
Transport, Trade and Travel in Australia: 100 Years of Petrol Power (2009)

References

^ "BOOKED OUT Speakers Agency - John Nicholson". Archived from the original on 5 October 2010. Retrieved 12 July 2010. Booked Out

External links

Allen & Unwin Author Profile

Alternative writer named John Nicholson - Writer of 14 books in 'The Nick Guymer Crime Series', Long listed for William Hill Sports Book of the Year for his football book 'We Ate All the Pies' and writer of the much acclaimed 'Meat Fix

[1] "BOOKED OUT Speakers Agency - John Nicholson". Archived from the original on 5 October 2010. Retrieved 12 July 2010. Booked Out

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v t e Children's Book of the Year Award: Eve Pownall Award for Information Books
1988–1989	My Place by Nadia Wheatley (1988)
1990–1999	Tjarany Roughtail: The Dreaming of the Roughtail Lizard and Other Stories Told By the Kukatja by Gracie Greene and Joe Tramacchi (1993) V for Vanishing: An Alphabet of Endangered Animals by Patricia Mullins (1994) New Faces: The Complete Book of Alternative Pets by Robert E. Stewart (1995) The First Fleet: A New Beginning in an Old Land by John Nicholson (1996) Killer Plants and How to Grow Them by Gordon Cheers and Julie Silk (1997) A Home Among the Gum Trees: The Story of Australian Houses by John Nicholson (1998) The Rabbits by John Marsden (1999)
2000–2009	Fishing for Islands: Traditional Boats and Seafarers of the Pacific by John Nicholson (2000) Olympia: Warrior Athletes of Ancient Greece by Dyan Blacklock (2001) Papunya School Book of Country and History by the Papunya School Publishing Committee (led by Nadia Wheatley) (2002) Iron in the Blood: Convicts and Commandants in Colonial Australia by Allan Tucker (2003) Animal Architects by John Nicholson (2004) To the Moon and Back: The Amazing Australians at the Forefront of Space Travel Plus Fantastic Moon Facts by Jackie French and Bryan Sullivan (2005) Scarecrow Army: The ANZACS at Gallipoli by Leon Davidson (2006) The Penguin Book: Birds in Suits by Mark Norman (2007) Parsley Rabbit's Book about Books by Frances Watts (2008) Alive in the Death Zone by Lincoln Hall (2009)
2010–2019	Australian Backyard Explorer by Peter Macinnis (2010) The Return of the Word Spy by Ursula Dubosarsky (2011) One Small Island: The Story of Macquarie Island by Alison Lester and Coral Tulloch (2012) Tom The Outback Mailman by Kristin Weidenbach and illustrated by Timothy Ide (2013) Jeremy by Christopher Faille and illustrated by Danny Snell (2014) A-Z of Convicts in Van Diemen's Land by Simon Barnard (2015) Lennie The Legend: Solo To Sydney by Pony by Stephanie Owen Reeder (2016) Amazing Animals of Australia's National Parks by Gina M Newton (2017) Do Not Lick This Book by Idan Ben-Barak and illustrated by Julian Frost (2018) Sorry Day by Coral Vass and illustrated by Dub Leffler (2019)
2020–present	Young Dark Emu by Bruce Pascoe (2020) Dry to Dry: The Seasons of Kakadu by Pamela Freeman (2021) Still Alive, Notes from Australia's Immigration Detention System by Safdar Ahmed (2022) DEEP: Delve into hidden worlds by Jess McGeachin (2023) Country Town by Isolde Martyn and Robyn Ridgeway, illustrated by Louise Hogan (2024)
Picture Book (1955–present) Early Childhood (2001–present) Younger Readers (1982–present) Older Readers (1946–present)

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