GARY CREW

AUTHOR

Gary Crew is Australia's most awarded author for Children and Young Adults having won the Children's Book Council Book of the Year four times - twice for his Young Adult novels and twice for his illustrated books. He has also won the National Children's Book Award, the NSW and Victorian Premiers' Awards, the Ned Kelly Award for crime fiction and twice been short listed for the Edgar Allan Poe Mystery Fiction Award in the USA.

Gary began his career as an Engineering Draftsman graduating from QIT as a Design Draftsman in 1970. He began teaching High School in 1973 and resigned as Head of English to write full time in 1988. He has subsequently written more than 40 books (including GOTHIC HOSPITAL, OLD RIDLEY, STRANGE OBJECTS and THE WATERTOWER) which are published all over the world.

Gary is an experienced editor. He is also Senior Lecturer and Co-Ordinator of Creative Writing at the University of the Sunshine Coast. Because of his University and writing commitments Gary finds it difficult to tour visiting schools but is happy to do in-service work with teachers, teacher trainees, educators and other adult groups.