Sonya Hartnett is the internationally acclaimed author of several novels, including Thursday’s Child, Forest, Of a Boy, The Silver Donkey and Surrender. Her latest novel Butterfly was released in February this year.
In 2008 Sonya was the recipient of The Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award, the largest children’s book prize in the world. It is the first time this award has gone to an Australian.
Some of the many other awards Sonya has won include the Guardian Children’s Fiction Prize, the Children’s Book Council of Australia Book of the Year: Older Readers, The Age Book of the Year and the CBC Book of the Year (Young readers).
Sonya Hartnett appears courtesy of the Australia Council.
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Sonya Hartnett adalah pengarang beberapa novel yang diakui secara internasional, termasuk Thursday’s Child, Forest, Of a Boy, The Silver Donkey dan Surrender. Novel terbarunya Butterfly diterbitkan pada bulan Februari tahun ini. Pada tahun 2008, Sonya adalah penerima The Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award, satu penghargaan untuk buku anak-anak terbesar di dunia. Ini adalah pertama kalinya penghargaan ini diberikan pada orang dari Australia.
Beberapa dari penghargaan yang diterima Sonya termasuk dari The Guardian Children’s Fiction, The Children’s Book Council of Australia Book of the Year: Older Readers, The Age Book of the Year dan dari The CBC Book of the Year (Young Readers).
