Zana Fraillon was born in Melbourne, but spent her early childhood in San Francisco. Her 2016 novel The Bone Sparrow won the ABIA Book of the Year for Older Children, the Readings Young Adult Book Prize and the Amnesty CILIP Honour. It was also shortlisted for the Prime Minister's Literary Awards, the Queensland Literary Awards, the Guardian Children's Fiction Prize, the Gold Inky and the CILIP Carnegie Medal.
She spent a year in China teaching English and now lives in Melbourne with her three children, husband and two dogs. When Zana isn't reading or writing, she likes to explore the museums and hidden passageways scattered across Melbourne. They provide the same excitement as that moment before opening a new book - preparing to step into the unknown where a whole world of possibilities awaits.
All I want for Christmas (for the kids)
The Ones That Disappeared by Zana Fraillon
Zana Fraillon, author of THE BONE SPARROW, wins at ABIA Awards 2017
ABIA Awards 2017 Shortlist
ABIA Awards 2017 Longlist
Children’s Book Council of Australia Notables 2017
Victorian Premier’s Literary Awards 2017
In-house review ... The Bone Sparrow by Zana Fraillon
5 Minutes with ... Zana Fraillon
The Ones That Disappeared by Zana Fraillon
Zana Fraillon, author of THE BONE SPARROW, wins at ABIA Awards 2017
All I want for Christmas (for the kids)
ABIA Awards 2017 Shortlist
ABIA Awards 2017 Longlist
Children’s Book Council of Australia Notables 2017
Victorian Premier’s Literary Awards 2017
In-house review ... The Bone Sparrow by Zana Fraillon
5 Minutes with ... Zana Fraillon