Brigid Lowry facts for kids
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Brigid Lowry
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| Born | 25 March 1953 Auckland, New Zealand |
| Occupation | Author |
| Language | English |
| Alma mater | Auckland Teachers College, Curtin University, University of Western Australia |
| Genre | Children's author, young adult |
| Notable awards | Avis Page Award, Young Adult Fiction (New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults), Victorian Premier's Prize for Young Adult Fiction |
Brigid Lowry, born on March 25, 1953, is a talented author from New Zealand. She is best known for writing exciting books for children and young adults. She also writes poetry and short stories.
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About Brigid Lowry
Brigid Lowry was born in 1953 in Auckland, New Zealand. She studied at Auckland Teachers College. Later, she earned degrees from Curtin University and the University of Western Australia. Brigid has lived in Australia for some time. She returned to Nelson, New Zealand from 2000 to 2010. Currently, she lives in Perth, Western Australia.
Her Writing Career
Brigid Lowry mainly writes books for children and young adults. She also publishes poetry and short stories. She became a full-time writer in 1985. Besides writing, she teaches creative writing to others. Her work has appeared in many different magazines and reviews.
Awards and Recognition
Brigid Lowry's books have won several important awards.
Guitar Highway Rose
Her book Guitar Highway Rose won the 1999 Avis Page Award. This award is part of the West Australian Young Readers' Book Awards. It was also a finalist for the 1998 Children's Book Council of Australia Readers Book of the Year. In 2006, it was a finalist for the LIANZA Esther Glen Junior Fiction Award.
With Lots of Love from Georgia
In 2006, With Lots of Love from Georgia won the Young Adult Fiction category. This was at the New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults. It was also listed as a Storylines Notable Young Adult Fiction Book in 2006.
Tomorrow All Will Be Beautiful
Tomorrow All Will Be Beautiful won the 2008 Victorian Premier's Prize for Young Adult Fiction. It was also a finalist in the Young Adult Fiction category at the New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults.
Juicy Writing: Inspiration and Techniques for Young Writers
Her non-fiction book, Juicy Writing: Inspiration and Techniques for Young Writers, was recognized in 2009. It was on the Storylines Notable Non-Fiction Book list. It was also a finalist in the non-fiction category at the 2009 New Zealand Post Children's Book Awards.
Other Achievements
In 2008, Brigid Lowry received the Grimshaw-Sargeson Fellowship. She shared this honor with Paula Morris. In 2004, she was the Creative New Zealand Children's Writer in Residence. This was at the University of Otago College of Education. In 2017, she was the visiting writer at the Michael King Writers Centre.
Books by Brigid Lowry
Here are some of the books Brigid Lowry has published:
- Fizz, Max & Me (1993)
- Guitar Highway Rose (1996, reissued in 2004)
- Follow the Blue (2001)
- Spacecamp (2002), co-written with her son, Sam Field
- With Lots of Love from Georgia (2005)
- Tomorrow All Will Be Beautiful (2007)
- Juicy Writing: Inspiration and Techniques for Young Writers (2008), a non-fiction book
- Triple Ripple (2011)
- Still Life with Teapot: On Zen, Memoir and Creativity (2016), a memoir
- A Year of Loving Kindess To Myself and other essays. (2021), a memoir
