Katrina Nannestad
Author of Literary Fiction
based in VIC
Katrina Nannestad is a multi-award-winning children’s author whose writing encompasses history, mystery, adventure and humour. Her historical novels include All the Beautiful Things, Silver Linings, Waiting for the Storks, the CBCA Honour Book Rabbit, Soldier, Angel, Thief, We Are Wolves and The Girl Who Brought Mischief. Her series include The Travelling Bookshop, The Girl, the Dog and the Writer, Olive of Groves, Red Dirt Diaries and Lottie Perkins.
Katrina grew up in country New South Wales in a neighbourhood stuffed full of happy, slightly wild children. Her adult years have been spent raising boys, teaching, daydreaming and pursuing her love of stories. Katrina celebrates family, friendship and belonging in her writing and loves creating stories that bring joy or hope to other people’s lives.
