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Mark Svendsen Mark Svendsen i(A29842 works by) (a.k.a. Mark Nestor Svendsen)
Born: Established: 1962 Yeppoon, Yeppoon - Byfield area, Rockhampton - Yeppoon area, Maryborough - Rockhampton area, Queensland, ;
Gender: Male
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1 Concerning Giraffes i "Giraffes have long tongues and very long necks", Mark Svendsen , 2018 single work poetry
— Appears in: A Boat of Stars : New Poems to Inspire and Enchant 2018; (p. 48-49)
1 A Note from Hannah's Dad i "Dear Ms Teacher Dear,", Mark Svendsen , 2018 single work poetry
— Appears in: A Boat of Stars : New Poems to Inspire and Enchant 2018; (p. 20-21)
1 M is for Medea Mark Svendsen , 2016 single work short story
— Appears in: Specul8 : Central Queensland Journal of Speculative Fiction , June no. 2 2016; (p. 144-158)
1 Tootling Along Mark Svendsen , 2015 single work short story
— Appears in: Specul8 : Central Queensland Journal of Speculative Fiction , October no. 1 2015;
1 y separately published work icon Not This Little Black Duck Mark Svendsen , Ben Redlich (illustrator), Mascot : Koala Books , 2012 6427645 2012 single work picture book children's

'All the other ducks are nasty and mean. But...not this little black duck! When you are being bullied, it is hard to stand up and say, 'I will not be like you. Not this little black duck.' You need strength, determination and self-knowledge-just like Duck, the Wonder Duck! Our Hero!' (Publisher's blurb)
1 5 y separately published work icon To Die For Mark Svendsen , North Sydney : Woolshed Press , 2011 Z1774154 2011 single work novel young adult adventure '"With a crack as though her back was breaking the dory lurched downwards. Christos felt himself twist, then fall inexorably, towards the head of the inquisitive shark."

'For his birthday, Christos takes his father's mackerel dory on his first solo trip. He plans to fish and then camp overnight on a local island. But things go terribly, terrifyingly wrong when Christos runs the dory aground on a reef, attracting a four-metre tiger shark as company for the most harrowing night of his life - a night during which he decides what he would be willing to die for.' (From the publisher's website.)
1 Travellers at Evening i "Particles of night-time take their places in the sky;", Mark Svendsen , 2009 single work poetry
— Appears in: Queenslanders All Over 2009; (p. 204)
1 With A Song in His Heart Mark Svendsen , 2009 single work obituary (for Val Vallis )
— Appears in: The Australian , 30 January 2009; (p. 10)
1 4 y separately published work icon Whacko the Chook Mark Svendsen , Ben Redlich (illustrator), South Melbourne : Lothian , 2007 Z1358081 2007 single work picture book children's
1 6 y separately published work icon Kestrel Mark Svendsen , Steven Woolman (illustrator), Laura Peterson (illustrator), South Melbourne : Lothian , 2006 Z1194781 2006 single work picture book children's 'Your dad says you're too young to have a rowboat so don't bother your head with it, boy..... A tender story of a boy and his grandfather, of the love they find in making things together, and the joy of giving.' back cover
1 Thinks i "I thought myself a little think", Mark Svendsen , 2005 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 22 November 2005; (p. 28) Let's Jabberwocky 2005;
1 Editing i "Some words aren't right", Mark Svendsen , 2005 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 22 November 2005; (p. 28) Let's Jabberwocky 2005;
1 In Their Own Words i "Ben Redlich lives in a place in his head", Mark Svendsen , 2005 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 22 November 2005; (p. 28)
1 7 y separately published work icon Circus Carnivore Mark Svendsen , Ben Redlich (illustrator), South Melbourne : Lothian , 2005 Z1193602 2005 single work picture book children's 'Inside the mind of a noisy, tantrumming child is the Noise-A-Matron, the nonsense machine that makes all her wailingly, naughty noises. This work enables us to meet all the workers who make sure the machine is always going full blast.' (Publisher's blurb)
1 Heaven and Hell Mark Svendsen , 2004 single work review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 13 November 2004; (p. 8)
— Review of In Tasmania Nicholas Shakespeare , 2004 single work prose
1 Fluttering i "Wind for days now, buckets of it,", Mark Svendsen , 2004 single work poetry
— Appears in: Divan , no. 5 2004;
1 3 y separately published work icon Shadowsnake Mark Svendsen , South Melbourne : Lothian , 2004 Z1141698 2004 single work children's fiction children's 'Three young boys embark on a Huckleberry Finn type adventure with an Australian flavour, camping by themselves in the bush. A mixture of scary stories and mysterious noises keep readers guessing as to what will happen next. This is a very light, easy-to-read book that will have particular appeal to boys. Rights of passage and the whole father/son relationship are viewed in a balanced manner.' (Publisher's blurb)
1 Refuge i "Knowing there are places", Mark Svendsen , 2004 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 12 June 2004; (p. 12)
1 Soapie Kings Mark Svendsen , 2004 single work review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 13 March 2004; (p. 6)
— Review of The Lovemakers : Book 2 : Money and Nothing Alan Wearne , 2004 single work novel
1 3 y separately published work icon Ratface and Snake-Eyes Mark Svendsen , South Melbourne : Lothian , 2003 Z1082668 2003 single work children's fiction children's
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