Awards

Some­one Like Me

Elaine’s novel, Some­one Like Me, was cho­sen by AATE/ALEA as one of five focus books for the National Day of Read­ing project in Sep­tem­ber 2007.

Win­ner of:
Aus­tralian Children’s Book Coun­cil Book of the Year Award (Younger Read­ers) 1998
West Aus­tralian Young Read­ers Book Award (Younger Read­ers) Hoff­man Award 1998

Highly Com­mended in:
National Asso­ci­a­tion for Spe­cial Edu­ca­tion Needs Book Awards 1997 (UK)

Short listed for:
Young Aus­tralians Best Book Award 1999

The Watch­ing Lake

Short listed for:
West Aus­tralian Premier’s Book Awards 1991

Listed in:
Aus­tralian Children’s Book Coun­cil Notable Books 1992

Straggler’s Reef

Short listed for:
WA Premier’s Book Awards, 1999

Graf­fiti on the Fence

Short listed for:
Children’s Book Coun­cil of Aus­tralia Book of the Year Awards (Younger Read­ers), 2000

Stone Cir­cle

Short listed for:
West Aus­tralian Young Read­ers Book Awards, 2006

Black Earth

Short listed for:
WA Premier’s Book Awards, 2004

Deep Water

Short listed for:
WA Premier’s Book Awards, 2003
West Aus­tralian Young Read­ers Book Awards, 2005

Black Jack Anderson

Short­listed by:
West Aus­tralian Young Read­ers Book Awards (Older Read­ers), 2009

Miss Llewellyn-Jones

Short­listed for:
Crich­ton Award

Children’s Book Coun­cil of Aus­tralia Notable Book 2009 (Early Child­hood and Pic­ture Book of the Year categories)