AWARDS
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Winner, Gold Coast City Gallery/Writers Activation writing competition, short story – A Summer to Die For – 2015
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Illustrator in Residence - Pinerolo, The Children's Book Cottage, NSW, 2014.
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Regional Arts Development Fund grant – manuscript development and marketing mentorship – Snap Magic – Queensland Government and Gold Coast City Council, 2014
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May Gibbs Children's Literature Trust Creative Time Residential Fellowship, Adelaide, 2013. (read more)
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Winner, National Best Book (illustrator & co-author) – The Coral Sea Monster
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Winner, Eastern States Best Book – The Coral Sea Monster - Write-a-Book-in-a-Day Awards, Katherine Susannah Prichard Writers' Centre, 2011. (read more)
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Regional Arts Development Fund mentorship grant - Create a Picture Book - Gold Coast City Council and Arts Queensland, 2009
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Regional Arts Development Fund mentorship grant - Edit a Novel - Gold Coast City Council and Arts Queensland, 2009.
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3rd Place - Illustrated Picture Book - Children's and Young Adult Literature Conference, Brisbane, 2009.
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Short-listed story, The Sandwich, Charlotte Duncan Award, Celapene Press, 2009.
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Shortlisted story, Snap, Charlotte Duncan Award, Celapene Press, 2009.
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Student Choice Teacher Award nomination, Business Excellence Awards, Gold Coast Institute of TAFE, 2008.
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Goethe Institut Fortbildungsseminar und Stipendium - Goethe Institut Teacher Seminar and Scholarship, Germany, 1988.
(This prestigious two month travel/study scholarship is awarded to a teacher of German for outstanding service and dedication to the advancement of German language studies in their home state or country.)