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Richard Newsome Richard Newsome i(A117806 works by)
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New Zealand,
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Pacific Region,
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Gender: Male
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Richard Newsome was born in New Zealand and grew up on Queensland's Gold Coast. He undertook a journalism cadetship with the Gold Coast Bulletin, working for the paper for seven years in all. Newsome then studied economics and worked as an international strategy consultant in Boston, USA, and in corporate communications in Sydney.

In 2005, Newsome chose to work full time as a writer. From Sydney, he returned to Queensland and took up residence in Brisbane.

Source: Barry Divola, 'Bedtime Story Hits the Big Time', Sydney Morning Herald, 'Spectrum' (26-27 September 2009): 35.

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y separately published work icon Stella the Unstoppable and the Talent Show Fiasco South Melbourne : Affirm Press , 2019 15410362 2019 single work children's fiction children's

'Stella’s excess energy and a mishap with a fire extinguisher (and the class guinea pig) have caught the attention of Principal Hinchliffe. In a bid to channel some of that energy into less destructive areas, Stella is given the challenge of creating a play for the annual talent show.

'The result is a hilarious romp of misbehaving dogs, fart books, the musical Cats and Instagloat, the must-have app of the moment. This is Hating Alison Ashley meets Dork Diaries with a dash of Matilda.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

2019 shortlisted Speech Pathology Australia Book of the Year Awards Eight to 10 Years
y separately published work icon The Billionaire's Curse The Valentines and the Billionaire's Curse 2008 Melbourne : Text Publishing , 2009 Z1526341 2008 single work novel young adult mystery

'Someone has stolen the world's most valuable diamond and a constable lies unconscious in the British Museum, two sedative darts protruding from his backside.

'Not something Gerald Wilkins knows or cares anything about. Not until he finds himself on a private luxury jet heading for London to attend the funeral of a great aunt he has never met. Not until he inherits her estate, worth twenty billion pounds. Not until he opens a bundle of envelopes from his dead great aunt.

'Was she murdered? Who stole the diamond? And what is the mysterious casket that everyone seems to be looking for?

'With the help of the Valentine twins, the rat-fearing Sam and the gymnastic champ Ruby, Gerald's got a mystery to solve. A mystery that will take them into secret passageways, a musty bookshop, an ancient crypt, a ruined tower and a colossal cavern where the secret of a priceless treasure lies protected by deadly booby traps.

'The Billionaire's Curse is an irresistible adventure story with an array of curious characters, ancient folklore and a whodunnit. Young and not-so-young adults, get ready to stay up late.' (From the publisher's website.)

2010 winner LIANZA Children's Book Awards Esther Glen Award
2010 shortlisted Australian Book Industry Awards (ABIA) Australian Book of the Year for Older Children
2010 shortlisted New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards Patricia Wrightson Prize for Children's Books
2008 inaugural winner Text Prize for Young Adult and Children’s Writing Shortlisted under the title 'The Valentines and the Billionaire's Curse'
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