Judy Horacek

Judy Horacek is an Australian cartoonist, writer and illustrator. She has been drawing cartoons for about twelve years now and has worked for a multitude of community groups, unions, small magazines and good causes.

Her work is often concerned with feminism, the environment and social justice issues. Six collections of her cartoons have been published: Life on the Edge Unrequited Love, Woman with Altitude, Lost in Space and If the fruit fits.  Major retrospective exhibitions of her work have been held at the National Gallery of Victoria, the National Museum of Australia in Canberra.  She has also had numerous solo and group exhibitions of her cartoons and her prints. 

Her latest books for Penguin include The Story of Growl, These Are My Hands, These Are My Feet and, most recently, Yellow is My Favourite Colour.

Find out more about Judy on her website: www.horacek.com.au 


Awards

Books I Love Best Yearly (BILBY)-QLD
Short-listed in 2009 for Where is The Green Sheep? (Early Readers)
Short-listed in 2008 for Where is The Green Sheep? (Early Readers)
CBC Book of the Year
Notable Book in 2008 for Story of Growl (Early Childhood)
Winner in 2005 for Where is The Green Sheep? (Early Childhood)
COOL Award
Short-listed in 2008 for Where is The Green Sheep? (Picture Book)
Short-listed in 2007 for Where is The Green Sheep? (Picture Book)
Crichton Awd for Child. Book Illust.
Short-listed in 2005 for Where is The Green Sheep? (-)
Kids Own Aust Literature Award (KOALA)
Short-listed in 2008 for Where is The Green Sheep? (Picture Book)
Short-listed in 2007 for Where is The Green Sheep? (Picture Book)
Winner in 2006 for Where is The Green Sheep? (Picture Book)
SA Kanga Awards
Winner in 2006 for Where is The Green Sheep? (Early Childhood)
Speech Pathology Australia
Winner in 2005 for Where is The Green Sheep? (Young Children)
Young Aust Best Book Award (YABBA)
Short-listed in 2008 for Where is The Green Sheep? (Picture Book)
Short-listed in 2007 for Where is The Green Sheep? (Picture Book)
Short-listed in 2006 for Where is The Green Sheep? (Picture Book)
Winner in 2006 for Where is The Green Sheep? (Picture Book)

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