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Katherine Battersby Katherine Battersby i(A134155 works by)
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BiographyHistory

Katherine Battersby grew up in a small coastal town in North Queensland, Australia. In 2010 she won a Marten Bequest Travelling Schlarship for her writing. Battersby has written stories for the New South Wales School Magazine and her short stories have also been published in anthologies.

Most Referenced Works

Personal Awards

2015 recipient Creative Industries Career Fund to travel to Montreal to take up mentoring opportunities at the SCBWI conference.
2012 shortlisted CBCA Book of the Year Awards Crichton Award for Debut Illustrator for 'Squish Rabbit'
2010-2011 Marten Bequest Travelling Scholarship

Awards for Works

y separately published work icon Brave Squish Rabbit New York (City) : Puffin , 2012 Z1887404 2012 single work picture book children's 'Squish is just a little rabbit, but being little leads to big fears...of storms and chickens and the dark...especially the dark! What will Squish do when he can't find his friend one stormy night? Maybe he'll discover that being brave makes the dark a little wonderful after all.' (Publisher's blurb)
2013 shortlisted Speech Pathology Australia Book of the Year Awards Young Children
2013 finalist Crystal Kite Award Australian and New Zealand Division
y separately published work icon Brave Squish Rabbit New York (City) : Puffin , 2012 Z1887404 2012 single work picture book children's 'Squish is just a little rabbit, but being little leads to big fears...of storms and chickens and the dark...especially the dark! What will Squish do when he can't find his friend one stormy night? Maybe he'll discover that being brave makes the dark a little wonderful after all.' (Publisher's blurb)
2013 shortlisted Speech Pathology Australia Book of the Year Awards Young Children
2013 finalist Crystal Kite Award Australian and New Zealand Division
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