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(Top) 1 Bibliography 1.1 Novels 1.2 Novellas 1.3 Children's fiction 1.4 Picture books 1.5 Critical studies and reviews of Metzenthen's work 2 Awards 3 References

David Metzenthen

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David Metzenthen
Born	1958 (age 65–66) Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Occupation	Writer
Language	English
Nationality	Australian
Notable works	Johnny Hart's Heroes, Jarvis 24

David Metzenthen (born 1958) is an Australian writer for children and young adults who was born in Melbourne, Victoria.

After completing his schooling in Melbourne, Metzenthen traveled to New Zealand where he held a variety of jobs. After returning to Australia he worked as a copywriter for Radio 3DB, for Grundy Television and for Myer before deciding to write full-time.^[1]

He now lives in Melbourne with his wife and two children.^[2]

Bibliography[edit]

This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (January 2017)

Novels[edit]

Metzenthen, David (1990). Danger wave. Sydney: Ashton Scholastic.
Lee Spain (1991)
Johnny Hart's Heroes (1996)
Finn and the Big Guy (1997)
Falling Forward (1998)
Gilbert's Ghost Train (1998)
Mick the Mimic (1998)
The Red Hot Footy Fiasco (1998)
Stony Heart Country (1999)
The Colour of Sunshine (2000)
Wildlight: A Journey (2002)
Boys of Blood and Bone (2003)
Tiff and the Trout (2004)
Blackwater (2007)
Jarvis 24 (2009)
Tigerfish (2014)
Dreaming the Enemy (2016)

Novellas[edit]

Roadie (1995)
Animal Instinct (1996)

Children's fiction[edit]

Brocky's Bananagram (1994)
Cody and Zero (1997)
The Diary of Fat Robbie Pile (1997)
Lefty Lemon Kicks Goals (1997)
Fort Island (1998)
Adrian Over the Top (1999)
Adrian Goes Out There (1999)
The Red Boxing Gloves (2002)
The Really Really High Diving Board (2003)
Spider! (2004)
Time Turns on Spooky Hill (2004)
Anton Rocks On (2004)
Roller-Coaster (2005)
The Really Really Epic Mini Bike Ride (2006)
Winning the World Cup (2007)
The Really Nearly Deadly Canoe Ride (2009)
Hide that Horse! (2009)
Squidnapped! (2010)
Save Our Sharks (2012)
Freda the Free-Range Chook (2012)

Picture books[edit]

The Rainbirds (2006) illustrated by Sally Rippin
One Minute's Silence (2014) illustrated by Michael Camilleri

Critical studies and reviews of Metzenthen's work[edit]

Kavanagh, Bec (September 2014). "[Untitled review of Tigerfish]". Australian Book Review. 364: 44.

Awards[edit]

1996 winner New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards — Ethel Turner Prize for Young People's Literature — The Ethel Turner Prize for Children's Writing — Johnny Hart's Heroes
1997 honour book Children's Book Council Book of the Year Awards — Book of the Year: Older Readers — Johnny Hart's Heroes
1998 honour book Children's Book Council Book of the Year Awards — Book of the Year: Older Readers — Gilbert's Ghost Train
2003 winner Victorian Premier's Literary Awards — Prize for Young Adult Fiction — Wildlight: A Journey
2003 winner Queensland Premier's Literary Awards — Best Young Adult Book — Boys of Blood and Bone
2004 honour book Children's Book Council Book of the Year Awards — Book of the Year: Older Readers — Boys of Blood and Bone
2007 honour book Children's Book Council Book of the Year Awards — Picture Book of the Year — The Rainbirds
2008 honour book Children's Book Council Book of the Year Awards — Book of the Year: Older Readers — Black Water
2010 winner Children's Book Council Book of the Year Awards — Book of the Year: Older Readers — Jarvis
2015 honour book Children's Book Council Book of the Year Awards — Picture Book of the Year — One Minute's Silence
2016 winner Queensland Literary Awards — Griffith University Young Adult Book Award — Dreaming the Enemy

References[edit]

^ Austlit - David Metzenthen

^ Penguin Books - Author Biography

v t e Children's Book of the Year Award for Older Readers
1946–1949	The Story of Karrawingi the EmubyLeslie Rees (1946) Shackleton's Argonauts: A Saga of the Antarctic IcepacksbyFrank Hurley (1948)
1950–1959	Whalers of the Midnight SunbyAlan Villiers (1950) Verity of Sydney TownbyRuth C. Williams (1951) The Australia BookbyEve Pownall (1952) Aircraft of Today and Tomorrow by James H. Martin & W. D. Martin (1953) Good Luck to the RiderbyJoan Phipson (1953) Australian Legendary TalesbyK. Langloh Parker (1954) The First WalkaboutbyNorman B. Tindale and Harold Arthur Lindsay (1955) The Crooked SnakebyPatricia Wrightson (1956) The Boomerang Book of Legendary Tales edited by Enid Moodie Heddle (1957) Tiger in the BushbyNan Chauncy (1958) Devil's HillbyNan Chauncy (1959) Sea MenacebyJohn Gunn (1959)
1960–1969	All the Proud TribesmenbyKylie Tennant (1960) TangarabyNan Chauncy (1961) The Racketty Street GangbyL. H. Evers (1962) Rafferty Rides a WinnerbyJoan Woodberry (1962) The Family ConspiracybyJoan Phipson (1963) The Green LaurelbyEleanor Spence (1964) Pastures of the Blue CranebyH. F. Brinsmead (1965) Ash RoadbyIvan Southall (1966) The Min-MinbyMavis Thorpe Clark (1967) To the Wild SkybyIvan Southall (1968) When Jays Fly to BarbmobyMargaret Balderson (1969)
1970–1979	Uhu by Annette Macarthur-Onslow (1970) Bread and HoneybyIvan Southall (1971) Longtime PassingbyH. F. Brinsmead (1972) Family at the Lookout by Noreen Shelley (1973) The Nargun and the StarsbyPatricia Wrightson (1974) Fly WestbyIvan Southall (1976) The October ChildbyEleanor Spence (1977) The Ice is ComingbyPatricia Wrightson (1978) The Plum-Rain Scroll by Ruth Manly (1979)
1980–1989	Displaced PersonbyLee Harding (1980) Playing Beatie BowbyRuth Park (1981) The Valley BetweenbyColin Thiele (1982) Master of the GrovebyVictor Kelleher (1983) A Little FearbyPatricia Wrightson (1984) The True Story of Lilli StubeckbyJames Aldridge (1985) The Green WindbyThurley Fowler (1986) All We Know by Simon French (1987) So Much to Tell YoubyJohn Marsden (1988) Beyond the LabyrinthbyGillian Rubinstein (1989)
1990–1999	Came Back to Show You I Could FlybyRobin Klein (1990) Strange ObjectsbyGary Crew (1991) The House Guest by Eleanor Nilsson (1992) Looking for AlibrandibyMelina Marchetta (1993) The GatheringbyIsobelle Carmody (1994) Angel's GatebyGary Crew (1995) FoxspellbyGillian Rubinstein (1995) Pagan's VowsbyCatherine Jinks (1996) A Bridge to Wiseman's CovebyJames Moloney (1997) Eye to EyebyCatherine Jinks (1998) Deadly, Unna?byPhillip Gwynne (1999)
2000–2009	48 Shades of BrownbyNick Earls (2000) Wolf on the FoldbyJudith Clarke (2001) ForestbySonya Hartnett (2002) The MessengerbyMarkus Zusak (2003) Saving FrancescabyMelina Marchetta (2004) The Running ManbyMichael Gerard Bauer (2005) The Story of Tom BrennanbyJ. C. Burke (2006) Red SpikesbyMargo Lanagan (2007) The Ghost's ChildbySonya Hartnett (2008) Tales from Outer SuburbiabyShaun Tan (2009)
2010–2019	Jarvis 24byDavid Metzenthen (2010) The Midnight ZoobySonya Hartnett (2011) The Dead I KnowbyScot Gardner (2012) Sea HeartsbyMargo Lanagan (2013) WildlifebyFiona Wood (2014) The ProtectedbyClaire Zorn (2015) CloudwishbyFiona Wood (2016) One Would Think The DeepbyClaire Zorn (2017) Take Three GirlsbyCath Crowley, Fiona Wood And Simmone Howell (2018) Between Us by Clare Atkins (2019)
2020–present	This is How We Change the EndingbyVikki Wakefield (2020) The End of the World Is Bigger than LovebyDavina Bell (2021) Tiger Daughter by Rebecca Lim (2022) NeverlandersbyTom Taylor (2023)
Picture Book (1955–present) Early Childhood (2001–present) Younger Readers (1982–present) Eve Pownall Award for Information Books (1988–present)

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