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Duncan Mackay

Duncan Mackay was born in Kenya and lived in Somalia, Scotland and New Zealand before migrating to Western Australia. He has been a journalist, historian and freelance writer, and also worked in government. Duncan’s second novel for younger readers, Storm Callers, was selected as a Notable Book by the Children’s Book Council of Australia (2008). His first novel was Money to Burn (1997). He has also written two works of colonial history, Working the Kauri (1991) and Frontier New Zealand(1992), and published several historical articles. He lives in Perth with his wife, and enjoys sports, music and the beach.

Awards

Notable Book, Children’s Book Council of Australia, 2008

Books available from Fremantle Press

Other Books by this Author

  • Money to Burn
  • Working the Kauri
  • Frontier New Zealand

Website

From the Catalogue

Stonepicker

by Frieda Hughes

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