Ursula Dubosarsky
Ursula Dubosarsky is widely regarded as one of the most talented and original writers in Australia today. She is the author of many outstanding books, both for young adults and for children, and has won numerous awards for excellence. Abyssinia was winner of the 2004 South Australian Festival Award for Literature and was also shortlisted for NSW Premier's Literary Awards and the Queensland Premier's Literary Award. In 2006 Theodora's Gift won both the NSW and Victorian Premier's Awards. Ursula has a PhD in English literature from Macquarie University and lives in Sydney with her family.
Her recent collaboration at Penguin with Tohby Riddle for The Word Spy and Return of the Word Spy, both of which also won major national awards, is already proving how prescient an author she is, with the current emphasis swinging back to teaching the basics of grammar in primary school.
Awards
3M Talking Book Award-NSW
Short-listed in 1996 for First Book of Samuel (Prize for Writing for Young Adults)
ABPA Book Design Awards
Winner in 2006 for Rex (Best Children's Cover)
ALS Library Services
Long-listed in 2001 for Game Of The Goose (Best seller list)
APA Book Design Awards
Short-listed in 2010 for Terrible Plop (Best Children's Cover)
Winner in 2010 for Terrible Plop (Best Children's Cover)
Australian Book Industry Awards
Short-listed in 2010 for Terrible Plop (Younger Children (0-8 years))
CBC Book of the Year
Short-listed in 2011 for Deep End: Aussie Nibbles (Early Childhood)
Short-listed in 2011 for Return of the Word Spy: A funny and fantastic voyage into language, grammar and beyond... (Eve Pownall Award for Info books)
Notable Book in 2011 for Return of the Word Spy: A funny and fantastic voyage into language, grammar and beyond... (Eve Pownall Award for Info books)
Notable Book in 2011 for Deep End: Aussie Nibbles (Early Childhood)
Winner in 2011 for Return of the Word Spy: A funny and fantastic voyage into language, grammar and beyond... (Eve Pownall Award for Info books)
Short-listed in 2010 for Terrible Plop (Early Childhood)
Notable Book in 2010 for Terrible Plop (Early Childhood)
Notable Book in 2010 for Terrible Plop (Picture Book)
Short-listed in 2009 for Word Spy (Information Book)
Notable Book in 2009 for Jerry: Aussie Nibbles (Young Reader)
Honour Book in 2009 for Word Spy (Information Book)
Short-listed in 2006 for Rex (Early Childhood)
Short-listed in 2001 for Game Of The Goose (Young Reader)
Honour in 1996 for First Book of Samuel (Prize for Writing for Young Adults)
COOL Award
Short-listed in 2011 for Terrible Plop (Picture Book)
Short-listed in 2008 for Rex (Picture Book)
Crichton Awd for Child. Book Illust.
Short-listed in 2010 for Terrible Plop (for Illustration)
Family Award for Children's Books
Commended in 1995 for First Book of Samuel (Prize for Writing for Young Adults)
Kids Own Aust Literature Award (KOALA)
Short-listed in 2011 for Terrible Plop (Picture Book)
Winner in 2009 for Rex (Picture Book)
Short-listed in 2008 for Rex (Picture Book)
Short-listed in 2007 for Rex (Picture Book)
KROC Award
Short-listed in 2008 for Rex (Picture Book)
New South Wales State Literary Award
Winner in 2006 for Theodora's Gift (Older Readers)
Short-listed in 2004 for Abyssinia (Young Adult Division)
Winner in 1995 for First Book of Samuel (Ethnic Affairs Award)
NSW Premier's Literary Awards
Winner in 2009 for Word Spy (Patricia Wrightson Awd)
NSW State Literary Award
Winner in 2006 for Theodora's Gift (Older Readers)
Short-listed in 2004 for Abyssinia (Young Adult Division)
Winner in 1995 for First Book of Samuel (Ethnic Affairs Award)
Prime Minister's Literary Award
Short-listed in 2010 for Terrible Plop (Children's Fiction)
Qld Premier's Literary Award
Short-listed in 2003 for Abyssinia (Young Adult Division)
Short-listed in 2001 for Game Of The Goose (Best Book)
Reading,Enjoying Australian Literature
Short-listed in 2011 for Terrible Plop (Older Readers)
S.A. Festival Award for Literature
Winner in 2004 for Abyssinia (Young Adult Division)
Short-listed in 1996 for First Book of Samuel (Prize for Writing for Young Adults)
Speech Pathology Australia
Short-listed in 2009 for Terrible Plop (Young Children)
Winner in 2009 for Terrible Plop (Young Children)
Victorian Premier's Literary Award
Winner in 2006 for Theodora's Gift (Young Adult Division)
White Ravens international catalogue
Long-listed in 1996 for First Book of Samuel (Prize for Writing for Young Adults)
Young Aust Best Book Award (YABBA)
Short-listed in 2009 for Rex (Picture Book)
Short-listed in 2008 for Rex (Picture Book)
