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Children’s Author, Teacher, Speaker, Workshop Leader

Deborah trained as a teacher and completed a BA (Comm) before becoming writer/producer of a national children’s TV show. She left after 7 years and has since written 28 books for children, including her climate change trilogy, Grimsdon, New City and Final Storm. Teresa A New Australian, was inspired by her dad, who, with a million other refugees, made the journey to Australia after the devastation of WW2. The Stupendously Spectacular Spelling Bee and sequel, The Most Marvellous Spelling Bee Mystery, are dedicated to her grade 4 teacher who inspired her love of words. Her picture books are Wolfie, An Unlikely Hero and the 2021 CBCA Notable Bear in Space. The Book of Wondrous Possibilities (Aug 2022), is a love letter to booksellers, books and librarians about how books can save us when everything feels dark.

Deborah’s awards include CBCA Notables, US IBBY Outstanding International Book Award, Best Book in Translation in Malta, the Maurice Saxby Award for Services to Children’s Literature and many children’s choice awards. She’s been an ambassador for the National Year of Reading, the Premier’s Reading Challenge, the Premier’s Spelling Bee, Room to Read and a role model for Books In Homes.

Deborah has spoken to tens of thousands of children, their teachers and librarians since 2002 at international schools, conferences and festivals across Australia. She is passionate about getting kids excited about books and reading, and equipping teachers with activities to spark a love of writing in their students.

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