Jenny Pausacker (born 2 November 1948 in

Adelaide Adelaide ( ) is the capital city of South Australia, the state's largest city and the fifth-most populous city in Australia. "Adelaide" may refer to either Greater Adelaide (including the Adelaide Hills) or the Adelaide city centre. The dem ...

) is an Australian author. Pausacker won her first literary competition prize at the age of ten, shortly after the death of her father. She finished her first novel at the age of sixteen, whilst attending

Methodist Ladies' College, Melbourne ("For God and for Home") , established = , type = Independent, single-sex, day and boarding school , denomination = Uniting , slogan = "MLC girls become world-ready women"< ...

, though it was rejected. Pausacker went on to do a Bachelor of Arts with Honours at

Melbourne University The University of Melbourne is a public research university located in Melbourne, Australia. Founded in 1853, it is Australia's second oldest university and the oldest in Victoria. Its main campus is located in Parkville, an inner suburb nor ...

in 1969, and a Master of Arts in 1972. In 1972 her first book was published, a picture book entitled ''The Three Dragons''. She lectured in children's literature at

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from 1975 until she obtained her PhD in that field in 1981. Pausacker has lectured at five other Australian universities, and also at the

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and the

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. She has published over sixty books for children and young adults, and also wrote reviews for ''

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'' for 5 years. She has written under the

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s Jaye Francis, Jade Forrester, Mary Forrest and Rosa Tomaselli. Her book ''What Are Ya?'' was shortlisted for the 1998

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. ''Mr Enigmatic'' won the 1995

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. ''Getting Somewhere'', was short-listed for the Older Readers category of the 1996 Children's Book Council Awards, and ''The Rings'' was listed as a notable book at the 1998 Children's Book Council Awards. ''Dancing on Knives'' was shortlisted for the 2005 Ethel Turner Prize for Young People's Literature.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Pausacker, Jenny Living people 1948 births Australian children's writers