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Claire Zorn is based on the South Coast of New South Wales. She is a writer of both fiction and non-fiction. Her work has been published in various literary journals and she has a particular passion for writing young adult fiction. Zorn has a Bachelor of Fine Arts and a Post Graduate Diploma in Writing.
Most Referenced Works
Personal Awards
- 2015 recipient Creative Industries Career Fund to attend the Reading Matters youth literature conference and workshops run by the Centre for Youth Literature in Melbourne.
Awards for Works
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One Would Think the Deep
St Lucia
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University of Queensland Press
,
2016
9156049
2016
single work
novel
young adult
'Sam stared at the picture of the boy about to be tipped off the edge of the world: the crushing weight of water about to pummel him. Sam knew that moment exactly, the disbelief that what was about to happen could even be possible. The intake of breath before the flood.
'Sam has always had things going on in his head that no one else understands, even his mum. And now she's dead, it's worse than ever.
'With nothing but his skateboard and a few belongings in a garbage bag, Sam goes to live with the strangers his mum cut ties with seven years ago: Aunty Lorraine and his cousins Shane and Minty.
'Despite the suspicion and hostility emanating from their fibro shack, Sam reverts to his childhood habit of following Minty around and is soon surfing with Minty to cut through the static fuzz in his head. But as the days slowly meld into one another, and ghosts from the past reappear, Sam has to make the ultimate decision ...... will he sink or will he swim.' (Publication summary)
- 2021 shortlisted REAL Awards — Fiction for Years 7-9
- 2017 selected White Ravens
- 2018 shortlisted West Australian Young Readers' Book Award — Older Readers
- 2017 shortlisted Prime Minister's Literary Awards — Young Adults' Fiction
- 2017 shortlisted New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards — Ethel Turner Prize for Young People's Literature
- 2017 winner CBCA Book of the Year Awards — Book of the Year: Older Readers
- 2017 CBCA Book of the Year Awards — Notable Book
- 2017 shortlisted Inky Awards — Gold Inky
- 2017 longlisted Indie Awards — Young Adult
- 2016 shortlisted Queensland Literary Awards — Young Adult Book Award
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The Protected
St Lucia
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University of Queensland Press
,
2014
7329687
2014
single work
novel
young adult
(taught in 2 units)
'A compulsively readable novel from the acclaimed author of The Sky So Heavy.
'The worst thing that could happen would be for my life to go back to how it was before Katie died.
'Hannah's world has imploded, all thanks to her older sister Katie. Her mum is depressed, her dad's injured and she has to go to compulsory therapy sessions. Hannah should feel terrible but for the first time in ages, she feels a glimmer of hope and isn't afraid anymore. Is it because the elusive Josh is taking an interest in her? Or does it run deeper than that?
'In a family torn apart by guilt, one girl's struggle to come to terms with years of harassment shows how deep previous scars can run.
'The Protected is an honest and searing portrayal of loss and grief that conveys the repercussions of bullying to the modern-day teenager.' (Publication summary)
- 2016 winner Western Australian Premier's Book Awards — Young Adults
- 2015 winner Prime Minister's Literary Awards — Young Adults' Fiction
- 2015 shortlisted Inky Awards — Gold Inky
- 2015 winner CBCA Book of the Year Awards — Book of the Year: Older Readers
- 2015 winner Victorian Premier's Literary Awards — Prize for Young Adult Fiction
- 2018 shortlisted REAL Awards — Fiction for Years 7-9
- 2016 shortlisted Barbara Jefferis Award
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The Sky So Heavy
St Lucia
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University of Queensland Press
,
2013
Z1935483
2013
single work
novel
young adult
(taught in 1 units)
'For Fin, it’s just like any other day – racing for the school bus, bluffing his way through class and trying to remain cool in front of the most sophisticated girl in his universe. Only it’s not like any other day because, on the other side of the world, nuclear missiles are being detonated.
'When Fin wakes up the next morning, it’s dark, bitterly cold and snow is falling. There’s no internet, no phone, no TV, no power and no parents. Nothing Fin’s learnt in school could have prepared him for this.
'With his parents missing and dwindling food and water supplies, Fin and his younger brother, Max, must find a way to survive in a nuclear winter … all on their own.
'When things are at their most desperate, where can you go for help?'
Source: Publisher's blurb.
- 2014 honour book CBCA Book of the Year Awards — Book of the Year: Older Readers
- 2014 shortlisted Inky Awards — Gold Inky
- 2013 shortlisted Aurealis Awards for Excellence in Australian Speculative Fiction — Young Adult Division — Best Novel
- 2019 honour book KOALA Awards — Fiction for Years 7-9
- 2019 shortlisted REAL Awards — Fiction for Years 7-9
- 2017 shortlisted West Australian Young Readers' Book Award — Older Readers