Born: Established: 1936 Boggabri, Narrabri - Boggabri - Wee Waa area, Far North NSW, New South Wales, ;
Gender:
Male
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Born in Boggabri, Fenton moved with his family to Sydney as a five-year old and was educated at Fairfield Primary School and Parramatta High School. Always sports-minded, Fenton played cricket and tennis at district level and cricket and rugby in combined schools competitions. He also coached sporting teams in the late 1970s and the 1980s.
Fenton has written several books on Australian sport. He has worked as a sound mixer for motion pictures including responsibility for the soundtracks of several major Australian films including Picnic at Hanging Rock, My Brilliant Career, The Getting of Wisdom and Evil Angels.
Awards for Works
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The Days of In Between
Gosford
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Omnibus Books
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2019
16878176
2019
single work
children's fiction
children's
'The shark was pale, shiny grey and quite magnificent. Hypnotised by the creature's eyes, like large black discs, he was hardly aware of other people gathering tightly around him.
'It's the last summer of the 1970s, and as 12-year-old Toby heads to the coast on a longed-for summer holiday, he finds himself almost invisible to his newly-wed father and step-mum. Toby's loneliness lifts when he meets Tara, the daughter of the local shark fisherman, who is dealing with family issues of her own.
'A terrifying incident on the old wharf begins a dramatic chain of events within the small coastal town-revealing secrets and creating ripples through both Toby's and Tara's families. A lyrical novel of the joys of childhood, friendship, facing truths, the trials of growing up and the days of in between.'
(Publication summary)
- 2020 CBCA Book of the Year Awards — Notable Book — Younger Readers
- 2020 longlisted APA Book Design Awards — Best Designed Children’s Fiction Book designed by Nicole Stofberg
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