Wendy Orr
Author of Young Adult Fiction
based in VIC
Wendy Orr grew up in France, Canada and the USA, studied in the UK and now lives on the Mornington Peninsula.
Wendy was a busy childhood scribbler; the story that eventually became Nim’s Island was written when she was eight.
She has written over 40 books for children, teenagers and adults, been published in 29 languages, and garnered a string of awards, including the CBCA Book of the Year and the Prime Minister’s Award. Her Nim’s Island was the first Australian children’s book to become a Hollywood feature film and is still widely used in One School One Book programs across North America. Her latest is Honey and the Valley of Horses, a ‘magical story that reads like a classic in all the best ways.’
Wendy believes that every child deserves to find a spark of creativity to tell their own stories.
