Catherine Jinks (born 1963) is an Australian writer of fiction books for all age groups. She has won many awards including the Children's Book Council of Australia Book of the Year Award four times, the Victorian Premier's Literary Award, the Aurealis Award for science fiction, the IBBY Australia Ena Noel Encouragement Award, the Adelaide Festival Award, and the Davitt Award for crime fiction.
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Early life
Jinks was born in Brisbane, Queensland, and grew up in Papua New Guinea where her father worked as a patrol officer. She went to Ku-ring-gai High School in Sydney, where the library was named after her in 2007.
Awards
1996 winner Children's Book of the Year Award: Older Readers – Pagan's Vows
1997 co-winner Aurealis Award for best young-adult novel – Eye to Eye
1998 winner Children's Book of the Year Award: Older Readers – Eye to Eye
2001 winner Children's Book of the Year Award: Younger Readers – You'll Wake the Baby
2006 winner Davitt Award — Best Young Adult Book – Evil Genius
2009 winner Davitt Award — Best Young Adult Book – Genius Squad
2014 winner Children's Book of the Year Award: Younger Readers – A Very Unusual Pursuit
2019 winner Best Novel, Australian Shadow Awards – Shepherd
2020 shortlisted Colin Roderick Award — Shepherd