Melina Marchetta
Author of On the Jellicoe Road
About the Author
Melina Marchetta was born on March 25, 1965 in Australia. She is a writer and teacher who earned a teaching degree from the Australian Catholic University. She then got a job teaching at St Mary's Cathedral College, Sydney. Her first novel, Looking for Alibrandi was released in 1992. Looking for show more Alibrandi swept the pool of literary awards for young adult fiction in 1993 including the coveted CBCA Children's Book of the Year Award. Her second novel, Saving Francesca was released in 2003, followed by On the Jellicoe Road in 2006. Marchetta's fourth novel, the fantasy epic Finnikin of the Rock, was released in October 2008. It has since won the 2008 Aurealis Award for best young-adult novel and the 2009 ABIA (Australian Booksellers Industry Awards) Book of the Year for Older Children. Tell the Truth, Shame the Devil (2016) is her latest book. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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Works by Melina Marchetta
Lady Celie 9 copies
Ferragost / Molasses 2 copies
Associated Works
Just Between Us: Australian Writers Tell the Truth About Female Friendship (2013) — Contributor — 8 copies
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- Birthdate
- 1965-03-25
- Gender
- female
- Nationality
- Australia
- Birthplace
- Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- Places of residence
- Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- Education
- Rosebank College, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- Occupations
- teacher
writer
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