Phil Cummings is a
South Australia
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n children's fiction author. Born in
Port Broughton
Port Broughton is a small South Australian town located at the northern extent of the Yorke Peninsula on the east coast of Spencer Gulf. It is situated about 170 km north-west of Adelaide, and 56 km south of Port Pirie. At the , the t ...
, his first book, "Goodness Gracious", was published in 1989.
[Heuzenroeder, Catherine (1 July 2012).]
Children's author draws from book of life
. ABC RiverRetrieved 16 September 2012[Bio]
"Phil Cummings". Retrieved 16 September 2012 Since then he has published over 100 children's books.
Two of Cummings' works have been turned into theatrical productions.
Windmill Performing Arts
Windmill Theatre Co (previously known as Windmill Performing Arts), established in 2002 as a South Australian Government initiative, is Australia's flagship professional theatre company for child and young adult audiences. artistic director is ...
produced a production of "Boom Bah!" in 2008, and
John Schumann composed a musical version of "Danny Allen was here" for the 2012 Festival of Music.
Cummings collaborated with Glyn Lehmann to write two musicals suitable for primary schools to perform. The first is ''Arlie Abbstock and the Incredible Cape'' which can be part of the performing arts curriculum. The second musical focuses on environmental issues entitled ''One Drop of Rain.''
In addition Cummings and Lehmann wrote a song for Children's Book Week entitled ''A Book Will Take You There.''
Awards
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Carclew Fellowship, 1998.
[Phil Cummings]
, Premier's Reading Challenge The Premier's Reading Challenge is a literacy initiative developed by Australian state governments. It is set not as a competitive event, but rather as an individual challenge to each student, as well as to promote a love of reading books. The chall ...
, South Australia. Retrieved 16 September 2012.
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Children's Book Council of Australia
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Notable Book for Breakaway, 2002.
* Adelaide Festival of Arts Awards for Children's Literature, shortlisted, for "Danny Allen was here", 2008.
* CBCA 2016 Honour Picture Book of the Year for “Ride, Ricardo, Ride!”
* CBCA 2018 Shortlisted Book of the Year : Early Childhood for "Boy"
* "Boy" was the winner of the 2017
Children's Peace Literature Award
Children's Peace Literature Award is an Australian literary prize awarded every other year by the South Australian Psychologists for Peace, an interest group of the Australian Psychological Society.
The Children's Peace Literature Award was ina ...
and chosen for the 2021
International Board of Books for Young people (IBBY) Selection of Outstanding Books for Young People with Disabilities.
Partial bibliography
* Cummings, Phil; Smith, Craig (illustrator). (1989). "Goodness Gracious!" Ashton Scholastic Books Australia.
* Cummings, Phil. (1997). "Angel". Random House Australia.
* Cummings, Phil. (2000). "Breakaway". Random House Australia.
* Cummings, Phil. (2002). "Tearaway". Random House Australia.
* Cummings, Phil. (2007). "Danny Allen Was Here". Pan Macmillan.
* Cummings, Phil. (2008). "Take it Easy, Danny Allen". Pan Macmillan.
* Cummings, Phil; Rycroft, Nina (illustrator). (2008). "Boom Bah!" Working Title Press.
References
External links
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Phil Cummings on Austlit
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Australian children's writers
Living people
Date of birth missing (living people)
Year of birth missing (living people)