Judith Clarke (24 August 1943 – 14 May 2020) was an Australian best-selling author of short stories for children and young adults.
Life
Clarke was born on 24 August 1943 and raised in Sydney. She worked as a teacher, lecturer and librarian. She graduated from the University of New South Wales, and Australian National University.
Clarke died on 14 May 2020 in Melbourne.
Awards
Young People's Talking Book of the Year Award (1991) from the Variety Club
Boston Globe-Horn Book Honor Book in Fiction and Poetry, for Kalpana's Dream
Children's Books of the Year Awards Winner-Children's Book Council of Australia, for Wolf on the Fold
Children's Books of the Year Awards Honor, Older Readers, for Night Train (Holt, 2000), by the Children's Book Council of Australia
Victorian Premier's Literary Awards Winner, by Young Adult Fiction-State Library of Victoria, Australia
Queensland Premier’s Literary Young Adult Book Award winner (2007) for One Whole and Perfect Day
Michael L. Printz Honor Book, for One Whole and Perfect Day
Prime Minister's Literary Award, Young Adult Fiction (2018) shortlisted for My Lovely Frankie
