Dee White facts for kids

Dee White is an Australian writer. She creates books, short stories, and poems for children. She also writes articles and educational materials. Dee helps other writers by running workshops. She even teaches online writing classes for kids all over the world! Dee lives in a beautiful part of Victoria, Australia.

About Dee White

Dee White was born in March 1964 in Melbourne, Australia. Her father came to Australia from Austria in 1939. This was during World War II. Before becoming a full-time writer, Dee worked in advertising. She also worked as a journalist, writing for newspapers and magazines. Dee enjoys drawing, painting, playing golf, and traveling to new places.

Sharing Her Love for Writing

Dee loves to share her passion for writing. She visits schools and gives workshops. She has also spoken at big events for writers and teachers. These include the Children's Book Council of Australia Conference. She also spoke at the SCBWI Europolitan Conference in Amsterdam. Dee continues to run online writing workshops for children. These workshops connect her with young writers around the globe.

How She Started Writing

Dee wanted to be a writer ever since she was a child. She started writing seriously when her own children were small. They were on a long camping trip around Australia. She began by writing articles about parenting and camping. Once her children started school, she focused on writing books for kids.

Awards and Fellowships

Dee White has received special awards for her writing. In 2009, she won a May Gibbs Creative Time Fellowship. This allowed her to spend time focusing on her writing. She also took part in a special writing residency in Brisbane in 2010. In 2013, Dee won a mentorship from SCBWI Nevada. She also received a grant from Copyright Agency Ltd. This helped her attend a conference in Nevada.

In 2017, Dee received a grant from Creative Victoria. This grant allowed her to spend a month in Paris. She used this time to research her book, Beyond Belief. This book is for middle-grade readers. It was inspired by the true story of Muslims in a Paris Mosque. They helped save Jewish children during World War II.

Books by Dee White

Dee White has written many exciting books. Here are some of them:

• Eddy Popcorn's Guide to Parent Training (2020)
• Beyond Belief – Heroes of the Holocaust (2020)
• Letters to Leonardo (2019)
• K9 Heroes – True Tales of Real Rescues (2017)
• Reena's Rainbow (2017)
• Cupcakes for Sleeping Beauty, Plays to Read (2016)
• Pippa's Pets – Scaredy Cat (2013)
• Pippa's Pets – Runaway Pony (2013)
• Pippa's Pets – Lost Dog (2013)
• Make a Finger Puppet (2013)
• Who Am I? (2013)
• I Like to Play (2013)
• Butterflies (2013)
• My Cat is Sleeping (2013)
• My Cat is Hiding (2013)
• Extreme Ed's Bike Adventures (2013)
• Extreme Ed's Air Adventures (2013)
• Tom's Dare (2013)
• Harry's Goldfield Adventure (2010)
• Letters to Leonardo (2009)
• Hope for Hanna (2008)
• A Duel of Words (2008)

Awards for Her Books

Dee White's book Beyond Belief - Heroes of the Holocaust has received special recognition:

• It was named a CBCA Notable Book in 2021. This means it was chosen as a book of high quality by the Children's Book Council of Australia.
• It was also a finalist in the ScreenCraft Cinematic Book Competition in 2021.