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Gender: Female
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Cristy Burne has New Zealand and Australian citizenship. She has lived in Japan, where she worked as a teacher. During this time in Japan she became fascinated with Japanese folklore and the supernatural yokai - demons - which are very much a part of Japanese culture, but little known outside Japan. Burne has spent most of her career as a science writer, and has worked for a computing network designed to solve global problems. She won the Voices on the Coast Youth Literature Award for emerging writers, in Queensland. Burne lives in Perth, Western Australia.

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y separately published work icon Wednesday Weeks and the Tower of Shadows Sydney : Lothian , 2021 20485801 2021 single work children's fiction children's

'In a world of magic, can science save the day?

'Wednesday Weeks never wanted to be a sorcerer’s apprentice. She’d rather study science than magic. But when her cloak-wearing, staff-wielding grandpa is captured by a power-hungry goblin king, Wednesday must find a way to embrace her magical heritage and rescue him from the dreaded Tower of Shadows.

'Luckily, she’s not alone. Her best friend Alfie is a prime-number fan and robotics expert who’s all-in on Wednesday’s epic plan involving parallel universes, swords of power, and a wise-cracking talking skull.

'But it’s going to take more than science, magic, and the world’s cutest robot to take down this bad guy. Because the goblin king is playing for the ultimate prize – and Wednesday and Alfie just walked into his trap…' (Publication summary)
2021 shortlisted Western Australian Premier's Book Awards — Premier's Prize for Writing for Children
2022 CBCA Book of the Year Awards — Notable Book — Younger Readers
y separately published work icon Aussie STEM Stars : Fiona Wood Melbourne : Wild Dingo Press , 2020 19702467 2020 single work biography children's

'Aussie STEM Stars is an inspiring children’s series that celebrates Australia’s experts in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics

'The first books is about Fiona Wood, Australia’s leading burns specialist and inventor of spray-on skin.

'“Fiona has this incredible aura of energy and determination. She’s revolutionised treatment and outcomes for burns patients around the world – and she continues to work tirelessly in this area, striving for a better future. I think everyone she meets comes away affected and uplifted by her spirit, stamina, generosity and courage. It was an extraordinary honour to work with Fiona to tell her story.” ~ Cristy Burne, author'

(Source: publisher's blurb)
2021 shortlisted Speech Pathology Australia Book of the Year Awards — Eight to 10 Years
y separately published work icon Zeroes and Ones Sydney : Brio Books , 2018 15749611 2018 single work information book children's

'Fuelled by pizza, late nights and unparalleled geekery, this is the history of some of the world's most important milestones in the development of technology - from the earliest computers made of light bulbs and an old tin to Wikileaks and smartphones. Packed with weird facts, astonishing tidbits and extraordinary anecdotes, travel around the world and meet the people who made the world we live in today.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.
2019 shortlisted Speech Pathology Australia Book of the Year Awards — Eight to 10 Years
2019 CBCA Book of the Year Awards — Notable Book — Eve Pownall Award
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