Elaine Forrestal (born 1941)[1] is a Western Australian writer of books for children and young adults, including her 1996 book, Someone Like Me.

Career

Elaine Forrestal was born in Perth, Western Australia in 1941.[2] She graduated with a Bachelor of Education and Diploma of Teaching from Edith Cowan University.[3] She worked as a school teacher prior to taking up full-time writing in 1999.[3][4] She also holds a higher degree in creative writing from the University of Western Australia.[3]

Forrestal began publishing short stories in 1983. The Watching Lake, published in 1991, was her first novel[3] and was shortlisted for the 1992 Western Australian Premier's Book Awards.[2]

In 2012 Forrestal was presented with the Muriel Barwell Award for Distinguished Service to Children's Literature by the Western Australian branch of the Children's Book Council of Australia.[2]

Her papers, including manuscripts and correspondence, are held in the State Library of Western Australia.[4]

Awards and recognition

Someone Like Me

Selected works

  • The Watching Lake, Puffin, 1991
  • Someone Like Me, Puffin, 1996
  • Leaving No Footprints, Puffin, 2001
  • Miss Llewellyn Jones, Fremantle Press, 2008
  • Black Jack Anderson, Penguin, 2008
  • Goldfields Girl, Fremantle Press, 2020

References

  1. ↑ "Forrestal, Elaine (1941–)". Trove, The National Library of Australia. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Elaine Forrestal". AustLit: Discover Australian Stories. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Elaine Forrestal". Writing WA. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
  4. 1 2 "Forrestal, Elaine (1941–)" (PDF). State Library of Western Australia. Archived (PDF) from the original on 3 January 2018. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
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