Melina
Marchetta
Ever since her debut novel, Looking
for Alibrandi, burst onto the scene in 1992, the character
of Josephine Alibrandi has had a huge following among
teenage and adult readers alike. Winner of the CBCA Book
of the Year for Older Readers in 1993, Melina Marchetta's
novel has remained on the bestseller lists ever since.
  
Looking for Alibrandi was released as a major feature
movie in 2000. Starring Greta Scacchi, Pia Miranda
and Anthony La Paglia, it received rave reviews and
was a
huge box office success. Melina's screenplay was the
winner of the Premier's Literary Award and she also
won the AFI Award for the Best Adapted Screenplay,
one of
5 awards received by the film.
 
In
2003 Melina's much anticipated second novel, Saving
Francesca,
was
released to critical acclaim and
went on to win the 2004 CBCA Book of the Year for Older
Readers. 2006 saw the release of
On the Jellicoe Road, which went on to be shortlisted
in the Queensland Literary Awards and has now been awarded the prestigious 2009 Printz Award for excellence in young adult literature. Melina’s latest book is Finnikin of the Rock, (delete released in September 2008) a fantasy novel which has won the 2008 Aurealis Award for Best Young Adult Novel and also been shortlisted for the 2009 CBCA Book of the Year for Older Readers. Her next book, The Piper's Son, will be released in 2010.
More information at www.melinamarchetta.com.au.
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