John Larkin (author)

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 and won the Griffith University Young Adult Book Award at the 2015 Queensland Literary Awards. The Shadow Girl won the 2012 Victorian Premier's Award for young adult fiction.[4]

John Larkin
BornJohn Brendan Larkin
(1963-04-20) 20 April 1963
Maltby, West Riding of Yorkshire, England
OccupationWriter
Period1993–present
GenreYoung adult fiction
Notable works
  • The Shadow Girl
  • The Pause
Notable awards2012 Victorian Premier's Award

2015 Queensland Literary Award

Children3

Life and career

Larkin was born in the mining town of Maltby, then in the West Riding of Yorkshire (now South 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 who currently lives in Western Australia, although John currently lives in Ireland.[5] Larkin attended Toongabbie Public School and Pendle Hill High School.[6][7] He studied English literature at Macquarie University, and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts, a Bachelor of Education and a master's degree in creative writing.[8] He is now still writing books and also teaches at schools such as Knox Grammar Preparatory School. Larkin has a daughter named Chantelle, who is studying to be a doctor. He also has a son, Damian, who is a lifeguard, firefighter, and in the army reserves.[9]

Bibliography

Larkin, John (April 2015), The pause, North Sydney, N.S.W. Random House Australia (published 2015), ISBN 978-0-85798-170-7

References
  1. Larkin, John. The Pacifist’s Guide to Self-Flagellation. Hodder Headline, 2003, p. 1.
  2. "The Shadow Girl". Random House Australia.
  3. "The Pause". Random House Australia.
  4. "Victorian Premier's Literary Awards". grlc.vic.gov.au. Archived from the original on 10 April 2015. Retrieved 5 April 2015.
  5. "John Larkin Books". Retrieved 8 September 2018.
  6. Larkin, John. The Pacifist’s Guide to Self-Flagellation. Hodder Headline, 2003
  7. Pendle Hill High School
  8. http://thechildrensbookshopspeakersagency.com.au/
  9. "Knox Prep teacher John Larkin releases new novel". Retrieved 8 September 2018.
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