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Meet Jacqueline
Jacqueline is an international award winning author who adores exploring all the world has to offer! Her love of travel started at age three on moving from Sri Lanka to Australia with her parents. Having family sprinkled around the world; she has lived, worked and been on many adventures overseas. She currently resides in Canberra with her Irish-South African husband (who she met on an escapade in America), her daring daughter, fearless son and cheeky beagle named Sherlock. Her appreciation of travel and uniqueness of culture has been captured in the pages of her books. Jacqueline hopes her stories will encourage her readers to learn more about the world and help to cultivate an empathetic, accepting and inclusive community.
Representation
Represented by Beyond Words Literary Agency
https://www.beyondwordsagency.com
Awards
2021 Finalist – CYA All Stars Competition
2020 Award Winner – Book Excellence Award
2019 Shortlisted Book – Speech Pathology Australia Book of the Year Awards
2017 Anne Edgeworth Young Writers Fellowship Recipient
2017 Shortlisted Book – Speech Pathology Australia Book of the Year Awards
2017 Award Finalist – American Best Book Awards
Media
Details of Jacqueline’s appearances and media articles can be found under ‘news stories‘ on this website.
Founder and Director
www.storycreatorscommunity.com
ACT Writers Centre Baord Member
Contributor
Memberships & Associations
Story Creators Community – Founder and Director
Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI) – Member
Children’s Book Council of Australia – Member
ACT Writers Centre – Member
Love2Read Canberra – Friend
Just Write For Kids – Friend
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