Born: Established: 1952 Foster, Foster - Welshpool area, South Gippsland, Gippsland, Victoria, ;
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BiographyHistory
Most Referenced Works
Notes
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For information about this author's works for children not yet included in AustLit, see Australian Children's Books by Marcie Muir and Kerry White (Melbourne: Melbourne University Press, 1992-2003).
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Voted number 40 in the Booktopia Top 50 Favourite Australian Authors for 2018
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Alison Lester was chosen for the Australia Post 2019 Australian Legends of Children's Literature stamp issue .
On the Web
- Author's website Sighted: 07/11/2017
Personal Awards
- 2019 recipient Order of Australia — Member of the Order of Australia (AM) For significant service to literature as a children's author and illustrator, and to Indigenous literacy.
- 2018 winner Melbourne Prize — Melbourne Prize for Literature
- 2017 nominated The Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award
Awards for Works
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