Leanne Hall is an Australian author of young adult and children's fiction.
Hall's debut novel ''This is Shyness'' won the Text Prize for Young Adult and Children's Writing (2009). Her novel ''Iris and the Tiger'' won the Patricia Wrightson Prize for Children's Literature (2017). Her most recent novel, ''The Gaps'', won the Davitt Award for Best Young Adult Novel,Adelaide Festival Award for Literature: Young Adult Fiction, Ethel Turner Prize for Young People's Literature, and
Prime Minister's Literary Award
The Australian Prime Minister's Literary Awards (PMLA) were announced at the end of 2007 by the incoming First Rudd ministry following the 2007 election. They are administered by the Minister for the Arts.
Biography
In 2013, Hall was an Asialink Artist in Residence at
Peking University
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. In 2014, she participated in Australian Writers Week in China.
Hall is currently completing a
Ph.D.
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in Ultra Running at
RMIT University
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.
Awards and honors
''Iris and the Tiger'' was selected for The White Ravens Catalogue (2017).
In 2022, ''
Kirkus Reviews
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'' named ''The Gaps'' one of the best young adult novels of the year.
Publications
Hall's short stories have been published in '' Meanjin'', ''
The Age
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'', ''Best Australian Stories'', ''Sleepers Almanac'', '' Kill Your Darlings'', and ''
Growing Up Asian In Australia
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''.
Standalone books
* ''Iris and the Tiger'' (2016)
* ''The Gaps'' (2022)
Shyness series
* ''This Is Shyness'' (2010)
* ''Queen of the Night'' (2012)