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Paul Jennings (Australian author)

Australian children's author (born )

This article is about the Australian writer. For other people named Paul Jennings, see Paul Jennings.

Paul JenningsAM (born 30 April ), is an English-born Australian writer for children, young adults and adults.[1] He is best known for his short stories that lead the reader through an unusual series of events and end with a twist.

Many of his stories were adapted for the cult classic children's television series Round the Twist. Jennings collaborated with Morris Gleitzman on the book series Wicked!, which was adapted into an animated TV series in , and Deadly!.

Early life and education

Paul Jennings was born on 30 April in Heston, Middlesex (now part of Hounslow in London).

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    • In his family emigrated to Australia.[2][3]

    He first attended Bentleigh West Primary School in Bentleigh, a suburb of Melbourne, and then Caulfield Grammar School.[4]

    He graduated with a Bachelor of Education Studies from Frankston Teachers' College and taught at Frankston State School, Kangaroo Flat State School, the Turana Youth Training Centre and the Royal Children's Hospital State School in Mount Eliza.

    He then went to the Lincoln Institute of Health Sciences (now part of Monash).[2]

    Career

    After graduating, he worked as a speech pathologist then lecturer in special education at the Burwood State College and later, in , Senior Lecturer in Language and Literature at Warrnambool Institute of Advanced Education[2] (both now part of Deakin University).[4]

    In , Jennings's first book of short stories, Unreal!, was published, during which he worked as a teacher, lecturer and speech therapist.

    He began writing for children when his son, aged 11, was having trouble reading.[5]

    Jennings's short stories were adapted for the first two seasons of children's television series Round the Twist in and , and then later in for the only season of series Driven Crazy.[citation needed]

    In Jennings's memoir, Untwisted: The Story of My Life, was published by Allen & Unwin.[6] Jennings started writing it ten years earlier, and it is his longest piece of writing.[7] In it, he examines many aspects of his life, including harbouring feelings of guilt about disliking his cold and emotionally abusive father, and having thoughts of attacking him.[8]

    Personal life

    Jennings first married aged He has six children, and is a great-grandfather.

    His third wife is comedian Mary-Anne Fahey.[9] He has two step-children and two adopted children, who have helped to inform some of his stories about children looking for their biological parents.

    Paul jennings biography Paul Jennings (b. , Portsmouth, Ohio) is an American composer. Jennings has been a prolific writer of music for concert bands at all levels, but especially at the grades 1 through 4 levels. In addition, he has written for orchestra, jazz ensemble, and choir.

    He currently resides in Warrnambool, Victoria.[3]

    Awards and honours

    • In , Jennings received a Gold Puffin Award, for selling one million books in Australia.
    • In he won an Angus & Robertson Bookworld Award, as Australian Author – Children's Literary Medal Criteria, "Best Selling Author" and "Most Valued Author".
    • In Jennings was made Victorian of the Year – Western Region, presented by the Australia Day (Victoria) Committee, for services to the Victorian community.
    • In he was appointed Member in the General Division of the Order of Australia (AM), in the Australia Day Honours List, for service to children's literature.[10]
    • In he was named Favourite Australian Author in Dymocks Children's Choice Awards.
    • In he was awarded the Dromkeen Medal, for significant contributions to the appreciation and development of children's literature.[11]
    • In he was made a Fellow of Monash University.[6]
    • In he received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Children's Book Council of Australia.[6][7]

    Awards for titles

    Young Australians' Best Book Award (YABBA):

    Unreal! – Winner, best book for older readers;
    Unbelievable! – Winner, best book for older readers;
    Uncanny! – Winner, best book for older readers;
    The Cabbage Patch Fib – Winner, best book for younger readers;
    The Paw Thing – Winner, best book for younger readers;
    Round The Twist – Winner, best book for older readers;
    Quirky Tails – Winner, fiction for younger readers;
    Unmentionable! – Winner, fiction for older readers;
    Unbearable! – Winner, fiction for older readers;
    Spooner Or Later – Winner, picture book section;
    Undone! – Winner, fiction for younger readers;
    Duck For Cover – Winner, picture book section;
    The Gizmo – Winner, fiction for younger readers;
    The Gizmo Again – Winner, fiction for younger readers;
    Wicked! – Winner, fiction for older readers;
    Tongue Tied – Winner, fiction for Younger Readers.

    Canberra's Own Outstanding List (COOL Award):

    Round The Twist – Winner, Primary Section;
    The Cabbage Patch Fib – Winner, Primary Section;
    Unreal! – Winner, Primary Section;
    The Gizmo – Winner, Primary Section;
    The Paw Thing – Winner, Secondary Section;
    Wicked! – Winner, Primary Section;
    The Paw Thing – Winner, Coolest Book of the Decade.

    West Australian Young Readers' Book Award (WAYRBA):

    Unreal! – Winner of Special Award, Highest Ranked Australian Author, Secondary Readers Section;
    The Paw Thing – Winner of Hoffman Award, Highest Ranked Australian Author and Primary Readers Section;
    Uncanny! – Winner of Hoffman Award, Highest Ranked Australian Author and Primary Readers Section;
    Unbearable! – Winner of Hoffman Award, Highest Ranked Australian Author and Primary Readers Section;
    Undone! – Winner of Hoffman Award, Highest Ranked Australian Author and Primary Readers Section.

    Kids Own Australian Literature Award (KOALA):

    Unreal! – Winner Secondary Readers Section;
    Unmentionable! – Winner Infant/Primary Readers Section;
    Unbearable! – Winner Infant/Primary Readers Section;
    Undone! – Winner Infant/Primary Readers Section;
    Duck For Cover – Winner Infant/Primary Readers Section;
    Uncovered! – Winner Senior Book.

    Kids Reading Oz Choice Award (KROC):

    Uncanny! – Winner Most Popular Oz Book;
    Unbelievable! – Winner Most Popular Oz Book;
    Unreal! – Winner Most Popular Oz Book;
    Undone! – Winner Most Popular Oz Book;
    Undone! – Winner Most Popular Oz Book;
    The Gizmo – Winner Most Popular Oz Book;
    Round the Twist – Winner Most Popular Oz Book;
    Wicked! – Winner Most Popular Oz Book;
    Wicked! – Winner Most Popular Oz Book;
    The Gizmo – Best Oz Children's Book;
    – No.s 1, 3, 4, 6, 7 and 10 in the Top Ten Books.

    Books I Love Best Yearly (BILBY Award):

    Unreal! – Winner Read Alone Primary Section;
    Undone! – Winner Read Alone Primary Section;
    The Gizmo – Winner Read Australian Primary Section.

    Australian Writers' Guild:

    , AWGIE Award – Best Children's Adaptation (TV) Round The Twist;
    , AWGIE Award – Best Children's Adaptation (TV) Round The Twist – Episode 5.

    ABPA Joyce Nicholson Award:

    , Spooner Or Later – winner, best designed children's book of the year.

    Wilderness Society Environment Award for Children's Literature:

    , Picture Book – The Fisherman and the Theefyspray.

    Prix Jeunesse Award:

    – Winner Round The Twist (Television Series).

    Australian Publishers Association – Book Industry Awards:

    – Peoples Choice Award for Children's Books for Come Back Gizmo.

    Christian Schools' Book Award:

    – awarded to Paul Jennings and Jane Tanner for The Fisherman and the Theefyspray.

    Dymocks Children's Choice Awards:

    – Favourite Australian Younger Reader Book, Sink The Gizmo;
    – Favourite Australian Older Reader Book, Wicked.

    Queensland Premiers Literary Award:

    – Best Children's Book Unseen!.

    Bibliography

    Short story collections

    Picture books

    Rascal series

    • Rascal The Dragon
    • Rascal in Trouble
    • Rascal's Trick
    • Rascal Takes Off
    • Rascal at the Show
    • Rascal and the Cheese
    • Rascal And Little Flora
    • Rascal and the Hot Air Balloon
    • Rascal and the Monster
    • Rascal Goes Fishing
    • Rascal and the Dragon Droppings
    • Little Rascal to the Rescue
    • Rascal Plays Up
    • Rascal Runs Away
    • Rascal's Shadow
    • Rascal and the Bad Smell
    • Rascal Bumps His Head
    • Rascal's Big Day

    Miscellaneous

    • Teacher Eater ()
    • Grandad's Gifts ()
    • The Fisherman and the Theefyspray ()

    Chapter books

    Cabbage Patch series

    • The Cabbage Patch Fib ()
    • The Cabbage Patch War ()
    • The Cabbage Patch Pong ()
    • The Cabbage Patch Curse ()

    Gizmo series

    • The Gizmo ()
    • The Gizmo Again ()
    • Come Back Gizmo ()
    • Sink The Gizmo ()

    Singenpoo series

    • The Paw Thing ()
    • Singenpoo Strikes Again ()
    • Singenpoo Shoots Through ()
    • Singenpoo's Secret Weapon ()

    Miscellaneous

    • The Spitting Rat ()[12]
    • Sucked In ()
    • Maggot ()
    • The Lorikeet Tree ()

    Novels

    Deadly series (co-written with Morris Gleitzman)

    1. Nude ()
    2. Brats ()
    3. Stiff ()
    4. Hunt ()
    5. Grope ()
    6. Pluck ()

    Wicked series (co-written with Morris Gleitzman)

    1. The Slobberers ()
    2. Battering Rams ()
    3. Croaked ()
    4. Dead Ringer ()
    5. The Creeper ()
    6. Till Death Do Us Apart ()

    YA novels

    Puzzle and joke books

    1. Spooner or Later ()
    2. Freeze A Crowd ()
    3. Duck For Cover ()
    4. Spit It Out ()

    Compilations and bind-ups

    • Thirteen!

      Unpredictable Tales ()

    • Wicked: All six books in one ()
    • Uncollected: Every Story from Unreal!, Unbelievable!, and Quirky Tails ()
    • Uncollected: Volume Two: Every Story from Uncanny!, Unbearable!, and Unmentionable! ()
    • Uncollected: Volume Three: Every Story from Undone!, Uncovered!, and Unseen! ()
    • Deadly: All six books in one ()
    • The Fantastic And Amazing Gizmo ()
    • The Many Adventures of Singenpoo ()
    • The Cabbage Patch Fibs ()
    • Paul Jennings' Funniest Stories ()
    • Paul Jennings' Weirdest Stories ()
    • Paul Jennings' Spookiest Stories ()
    • Paul Jennings' Trickiest stories ()
    • Unreal!

      The Ultimate Collection: 30 Stories in 30 Years ()

    Miscellaneous

    • Round the Twist ()
    • Round The Twist #1: Pink Bow Tie & Nails (a graphic novel) ()
    • The Paul Jennings Superdiary
    • The Paul Jennings Superdiary
    • The Paul Jennings Superdiary
    • The Bird Said Nothing (eBook) ()

    Adult non-fiction

    The Reading Bugand how you can help your child to catch it ()

    Memoir

    • Untwisted&#;: the story of my life.

      Crows Nest, NSW: Allen & Unwin.

    Critical studies and reviews of Jennings's work

    Untwisted
    • Smith, Barnaby (January–February ). "Winning the lottery&#;: Paul Jennings's unusual new memoir". Australian Book Review. : 36–

    Television

    See also

    References

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      "Paul Jennings on 'Untwisted'". Good Reading. Retrieved 8 October

    8. ^Wood, Patrick (7 October ). "Paul Jennings is one of Australia's most beloved children's authors. His own father couldn't see it". Australia: ABC News. Retrieved 8 October
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    16. ^"The Spitting Rat". Archived from the original on 17 August Retrieved 13 February : CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) Full text online.
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    19. ^IMDb 'Round The Twist' –
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