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Diana Chase
Born in 1935 in Guildford, Western Australia, Diana Chase spent much of her childhood with her mother’s family on dairy farms in the south-west, where she developed an early passion for all animals, particularly ducks, dogs and horses. A qualified teacher and historian, Diana taught at various schools, in Western Australia and overseas. Surf’s Up (2000), won the Hoffman Award given to the highest ranked book by an Australian author and as chosen by young Western Australian readers.
Diana Chase died in 2008. Her talent and dedication to the craft of writing will be missed.
Awards
Winner, WAYRBA Hoffman Award, 2000
Short listed, Western Australian Premier’s Award, 2007
Books available from Fremantle Press
- No More Borders for Josef 2006
- Daisy Street 2005
- Lighthouse Kids, The 2003
- Chloe's Wish 2001
- Timeslip 1997
- Timeslip ebook 1997
From the Catalogue
Waarda series for young readers: A Cyclone is Coming!
by Darlene Oxenham with illustrations by Sally Morgan & Tracey Gibbs
Wilderness Society Award
Congratulations to Sally Morgan whose book The Last Dance won the Wilderness Society’s 2013 Environment Award for Children’s Literature. Meg McKinlay and Kyle Hughes-Odgers were also shortlisted in the same category for Ten Tiny Things