Katherine Anne Scholes (born 5 July 1959) is an Australian writer. She was born in the
Dodoma Region
Dodoma Region (''Mkoa wa Dodoma'' in Swahili) is one of Tanzania's 31 administrative regions. The regional capital is the city of Dodoma. The region is located in central Tanzania, it is bordered by Singida Region to the west; Manyara Region ...
of
Tanzania
Tanzania (; ), officially the United Republic of Tanzania ( sw, Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania), is a country in East Africa within the African Great Lakes region. It borders Uganda to the north; Kenya to the northeast; Comoro Islands ...
where her parents were English missionaries, and spent most of her childhood there before moving to England and then
Tasmania
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[Scholes, Katherine]
Serengeti homecoming
''The Age
''The Age'' is a daily newspaper in Melbourne, Australia, that has been published since 1854. Owned and published by Nine Entertainment, ''The Age'' primarily serves Victoria, but copies also sell in Tasmania, the Australian Capital Territory ...
'', 31 January 2009.
Scholes is the author of the international bestsellers ''Make Me An Idol'', ''The Rain Queen'' and ''The Stone Angel''. She has also written several children's books including the acclaimed ''Peacetimes'', ''The Boy and the Whale'' and a young adult novel ''The Blue Chameleon'', which won a New South Wales State Literary Award. All of her books have been translated into numerous languages. Katherine also works in the film industry. She currently lives in Tasmania with her filmmaker husband
Roger Scholes
Roger Scholes (11 December 1950 – 3 June 2022) was an Australian independent film and television maker from 1983 on. He worked as a producer, director, writer, script editor, cinematographer, and editor in drama and documentary projects for ci ...
(1950-2022) and their two sons.
References
External links
Author's Website
1959 births
Living people
Writers from Tasmania
People from Dodoma
Australian people of English descent
Australian women novelists
Australian women children's writers
Australian children's writers
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