John Larkin (author)

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John Larkin
Born John Brendan Larkin
(1963-04-20) 20 April 1963 (age 61)
Yorkshire, England
Occupation Writer
Period 1993–present
Genre Young-adult fiction
Notable awards The Victorian Premier's Award
2012
Children 3

John Brendan Larkin (born 20 April 1963)[1] is an Australian writer. He is best known for The Shadow Girl[2] and The Pause,[3] both published by Penguin Random House. The Pause was released in April 2015. The Shadow Girl won the 2012 Victorian Premier's Award for young adult fiction.[4]

Life and career

Larkin was born in the South Yorkshire mining town of Maltby, Yorkshire, England. His mother, Pat, was also from Maltby and his Father Brendan is originally from Ireland. The family emigrated to Australia in the late 1960s landing in Sydney on Christmas Eve 1969. John is the middle child of three. He has an older sister Trish and a younger brother Paul both of whom, along with their parents, live in Western Australia. Larkin attended Toongabbie Public School and Pendle Hill High School.[5][6] He studied English Literature at Macquarie University, and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts, a Bachelor of Education and a Master's in Creative Writing.[7]

References

  1. ↑ Larkin, John. The Pacifist’s Guide to Self-Flagellation. Hodder Headline, 2003, p. 1.
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  5. ↑ Larkin, John. The Pacifist’s Guide to Self-Flagellation. Hodder Headline, 2003
  6. ↑ Pendle Hill High School
  7. ↑ http://thechildrensbookshopspeakersagency.com.au/

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