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Irma Gold Irma Gold i(A9625 works by)
Gender: Female
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BiographyHistory

Irma Gold is a writer and editor based in Canberra. She is the author of two children’s books, and has edited Muse, Lowdown and Meeting of Muses. Her work has appeared in anthologies and a variety of periodicals including Meanjin, Island, and the Canberra Times.

Most Referenced Works

Personal Awards

2011 recipient ACT Arts Grant to assist with costs of a Varuna professional development residency and travel costs, in 2011 - $1,566

Awards for Works

y separately published work icon Where the Heart Is Chatswood : EK Books , 2021 23293230 2021 single work picture book children's

'Inspired by an extraordinary true story, Where the Heart Is explores the friendship between Dindim the Magellanic penguin and his rescuer, Joao.

'With gorgeous illustrations and flowing prose, it depicts Dindim’s 8000-mile journey to his Patagonian home, and his longing to return. Young readers will delight in travelling across the ocean with Dindim, meeting whales and albatross! Heartfelt and educational, this is a celebration of the power of friendship and the beauty of the natural world.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

2021 winner ACT Notable Awards Children's Small Press
y separately published work icon The Breaking Adelaide : MidnightSun , 2021 20482096 2021 single work novel

'Hannah Bird has just arrived in Thailand. Disoriented and out of her depth, she meets Deven, a fierce and gutsy Australian expat who sweeps her into thrilling adventures rescuing elephants.

'As they head deeper and deeper into the fraught world of elephant tourism, their lives become tangled in ways Hannah never imagined. But how far will they go to save a life?

'Hannah is about to make a critical decision from which there will be no turning back, with shattering consequences.'

Source : publisher's blurb

2021 winner Canberra Critics Circle Awards Writing
2021 shortlisted ACT Notable Awards Fiction Big Press
y separately published work icon Seree’s Story Newtown : Walker Books Australia , 2020 20483220 2020 single work picture book children's

'Life in the jungle is good for young Seree and her mother until the day poachers come. Seree is forced to work in a circus far from the life she knows and is separated from her mother. Will they ever be reunited? An uplifting and thought-provoking tale about elephant conservation.' (Publication summary)

2023 shortlisted ACT Notable Awards Children's
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