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Stephen Whiteside Stephen Whiteside i(A28328 works by)
Born: Established: 1955 ;
Gender: Male
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Stephen Whiteside is a bush poet, author and performer. In the early 1990s he began writing rhyming verse for children and was published in the New South Wales Schools Magazine. The ABC published some of the poems on audio-cassette of Australian stories and poems for children. His poems have received awards from the Grenfell Henry Lawson competition, the Nimbin Poetry Competition and the Bronze Swagman Competition. Whiteside is a GP in Melbourne.

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y separately published work icon The Billy That Died With Its Boots On and Other Australian Verse Newtown : Walker Books Australia , 2014 7476002 2014 selected work poetry children's

'With galloping rhythm and snappy rhyme, Stephen Whiteside's read-aloud poems portray the Australian outdoors, sporting life and animals, as well as the domestic world of the average Aussie kid - with the odd dinosaur and Martian thrown in for good measure. Includes "The Sash", winner of the Golden Gumleaf (Children's Poem of the Year), Australian Bush Laureate Awards, 2013.' (Publication summary)
2015 winner Australian Bush Laureate Awards — Book of the Year
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