Gary Crew

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Gary David Crew (b. 23 September 1947) is an Australian writer of young adult fiction.

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[edit] Life

Crew was born in Brisbane, Queensland.

He lives with his wife Christine on several acres in the cool, high mountains of the Sunshine Coast Hinterland. Their children Rachel, Sarah and Joel are all adults and living in Brisbane. Rachel and Sarah both have law degrees, Joel is a full time professional golfer and golf club manager.

Crew especially loves his Jack Russell terrier, Ferris, his Doberman, Beulah, (named for Ferris Beuller's Day Off[citation needed]), and his second Jack Russell, Miss Wendy. Gary and Chris are both keen gardeners, growing mostly camellias, oriental magnolias, and old roses in their extensive country garden. He loves reading - especially illustrated non -fiction - he's quite partial to videos.

[edit] Literary career

Dr. Gary Crew began writing fiction in 1985. Because of his teaching back ground and his own teenage children, he entered the Teenage Fiction or Young Adult genre[citation needed] and has subsequently published 12 novels in that field. He has twice been awarded the Children's Book Council of Australia (CBCA), Book of the Year for Older Readers, for Strange Objects in 1991 and Angel's Gate in 1993].

Crew has also been twice short listed for the Edgar Allan Poe Mystery Fiction Award for Youth in the USA and awarded the American Children's Book of Distinction. Among his many awards is the Ned Kelly Prize for Crime Fiction. [1996].

He also specialises in fiction texts for Illustrated Books for Older Readers. He has won the CBC Book of the Year twice in the Picture Book category. for First Light in 1993 and The Watertower in 1994. He was short listed for this award in 2000 with Memorial.

His main interest is to research non-fiction events then transpose them into fiction. He also writes Crime and Science Fiction short stories for both youth and adult audiences. He is the series Editor of Lothian's After Dark series of Macabre Tales. His books are published internationally - from Greenland to New York.

He is a Senior lecturer in Creative Writing, Children's and Adult Literature at the University of the Sunshine Coast. He is the Chair of the Queensland Writers' Centre.

[edit] Bibliography

  • Edward Britton (2000)
  • The Watertower (1994)
  • Beneath the Surface (2005)
  • The Lace Maker's Daughter (2005)
  • The Well (1992) (with Narelle Oliver)
  • The Bent Back Bridge (1994)
  • The Fort (2000)
  • The Grandstand (2000)
  • The Inner Circle (1986)
  • Strange Objects (1990)
  • No Such Country (1991)
  • The House of Tomorrow (1992)
  • Lucy's Bay (1992)
  • Angel's Gate (1994)
  • Inventing Anthony West (1994)
  • The Lost Diamonds of Killiecrankie (1995) (with Peter Gouldthorpe)
  • The Blue Feather (1997) (with Michael O' Hara)
  • The Windmill Trilogy (1998-1999)
1. The Windmill
2. The Cave
3. The Survivors
  • Dear Venny,Dear Saffron (2000) (with Libby Hathorn)
  • Leo the Lion Tamer (2000)
  • Mama's Babies (2000)
  • Cruel Nest (2001)
  • Gothic Hospital (2001)
  • Force of Evil (2002)
  • In the Wake of the Mary Celeste (2005)
  • The End of the Line (2007)

[edit] External links

[edit] References

http://www.home.gil.com.au/~cbcqld/crew/crew.htm


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NAME Crew, Gary
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION Contemporary Australian children's writer and academic
DATE OF BIRTH September 23, 1947
PLACE OF BIRTH Brisbane, Queensland Australia
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH