Ursula Dubosarsky is the author of more than fifty books for children and young adults. 

Her awarded books include (and are by no means limited to):

The Blue Cat, shortlisted for the Ethel Turner Prize for Young People’s Literature in the NSW Premier’s Literary Awards in 2018

Violet Vanishes, shortlisted for the Western Australian Premier’s Book Award in 2014

The Golden Day, shortlisted for the New South Wales Premier’s Literary Award in 2012 and the Queensland Premier’s Literary Award in 2011

The Word Spy, awarded the New South Wales Premier’s Literary Award in 2009

The Red Shoe, awarded the New South Wales Premier’s Literary Award in 2007 and the Queensland Premier's Literary Award in 2006

Theodora’s Gift, awarded the New South Wales Premier’s Literary Award and the Victorian Premier’s Literary Award in 2006

Abyssinia, awarded the Adelaide Festival Award for Literature in 2004 and shortlisted for the New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards and the Queensland Premier’s Literary Award in 2003

The Game of the Goose, shortlisted for the Queensland Premier’s Literary Award in 2001

The First Book of Samuel, awarded New South Wales Premier's Literary Award in 1995

The White Guinea Pig, awarded New South Wales Premier's Literary Award in 1994.

Alongside her fiction for older children, Ursula has also written picture books including The Terrible Plop (shortlisted for the Prime Minister’s Literary Awards in 2010) and Too Many Elephants in This House (Children’s Book Council Book of the Year Honour Book in 2013), which have both been adapted for the stage.

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The Garret is committed to accessibility and education. The transcript and interactive show notes of Ursula’s interview are available at www.thegarretpodcast.com/ursula-dubosarsky.