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J. C. Burke
2023 Presenter
Biography
J. C. Burke is a young adult fiction writer.
Both of J. C.’s parents were authors and her father is the author and journalist, David Burke. J. C. initially trained as an oncology nurse after losing her mother to a prolonged battle with cancer, but shifted her direction into creative writing in 2000. Her first work was published in 2002.
She has written a number of novels including The Things We Promise, Pretty Girl, Pig Boy, Ocean Pearl, The Story of Tom Brennan and The Red Cardigan.
J. C. has been nominated and won a number of literary awards including: the Ned Kelly Awards for Crime Writing, the Davitt Award, the Inky Awards and the Children’s Book Council Book of the Year (CBCA) Awards.
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