# Allan Baillie

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Australian writer

Allan Baillie Born (1943-01-28) 28 January 1943 (age 83) Scotland Occupation Author, Journalist Nationality Australian Genre Children's literature, Young adult fiction, Adult fiction, Short stories Notable works Adrift, Little Brother, The China Coin

**Allan Baillie** (born 28 January 1943) is an Australian writer. He was born in Scotland but moved with his family to Australia when he was seven. His first job was working as a Cadet Journalist, and then he began to work as a journalist working on papers such as the*[Melbourne Sun](/source/Melbourne_Observer)*, *[The Telegraph](/source/The_Telegraph_(Adelaide))* and *[The Australian Women's Weekly](/source/The_Australian_Women's_Weekly)* having studied journalism at [Melbourne University](/source/Melbourne_University). Turning to literature his books include *Adrift*, *[Little Brother](/source/Little_Brother_(Baillie_novel))* and *[The China Coin](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_China_Coin&action=edit&redlink=1)*. He lives in Sydney, Australia, with his wife and two children.[1]

## Pipe incident

Allan Baillie was injured on 8 November 2010 when he was sucked down a pipe at a swimming pool near Sydney and discharged onto the beach. He was swimming laps at Bilgola Beach rock pool with his wife when a Pittwater Council worker opened a valve to drain the pool for cleaning. He intends to seek compensation.[2]

## Bibliography

### Children's novels

- *[Adrift](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Adrift_(novel)&action=edit&redlink=1)* (1984)

- *Little Brother* (1985)[3]

- *Little Monster* (1991)

- *The Bad Guys* (1993) (aka *The Bad Boys*)

- *The Excuse* (1997)

- *Foggy* (2001)

- *Imp* (2002)

- *[My Australian Story](/source/My_Australian_Story): Riding with Thunderbolt: The Diary of Ben Cross* (2004)

### Children's picture books

- *Drac and the Gremlin* (1988)

- *Bawshou Rescues the Sun: A Han Folktale* (1991)

- *The Boss* (1992)

- *Rebel!* (1993)

- *Old Magic* (1996)

- *DragonQuest* (1996)

- *Star Navigator* (1997)

- *Archie: The Big Good Wolf* (1998)

### Children's non-fiction

- *Legends: Stories of Australia* (1999)

### Young adult novels

- *Riverman* (1986)

- *Eagle Island* (1987)

- *Megan's Star* (1988)

- *Hero* (1990)

- *The China Coin* (1991)

- *Magician* (1992)

- *Songman* (1994)

- *Secrets of Walden Rising* (1996)

- *The Last Shot* (1997)

- *Wreck!* (1997)

- *Saving Abbie* (2000)

- *Treasure Hunters* (2002)

- *Cat's Mountain* (2006)

- *Krakatoa Lighthouse* (2009)

### Adult novels

- *Mask Maker* (1974)

### Collections

- *Creature* (1987)

- *Mates and Other Stories* (1989)

- *Dream Catcher and Other Stories* (1995)

- *The Phone Book* (1995)

- *Ten Out of Ten* (2003)

- *A Taste of Cockroach* (2005)

### Short fiction

- "The Plumber" (1988) in *Dream Catcher and Other Stories* (ed. Allan Baillie)

- "Silent Night" (1989) in *Bizarre* (ed. Penny Matthews)

- "Liz" (1989) in *Amazing* (ed. Penny Matthews)

- "The Mouth" (1990) in *Weird* (ed. Penny Matthews)

- "Dream Catcher" (1991) in *Into the Future* (ed. Toss Gascoigne, Jo Goodman, Margot Tyrrell)

- "The Champion" (1991) in *Dream Catcher and Other Stories* (ed. Allan Baillie)

- "The Bed-Sitter" (1991) in *Dream Catcher and Other Stories* (ed. Allan Baillie)

- "Bones" (1992) in *Spine Chilling* (ed. Penny Matthews)

- "Snatch" (1992) in *Goodbye and Hello* (ed. Margot Hillel)

- "The Nag" (1995) in *Dream Catcher and Other Stories* (ed. Allan Baillie)

- "Cheat!" (1995) in *Dream Catcher and Other Stories* (ed. Allan Baillie)

- "The Gun" (1995) in *Dream Catcher and Other Stories* (ed. Allan Baillie)

- "The Forest" (1995) in *Dream Catcher and Other Stories* (ed. Allan Baillie)

- "Mobile" (1995) in *Dream Catcher and Other Stories* (ed. Allan Baillie)

- "The Greening" (2000) in *Tales from the Wasteland* (ed. [Paul Collins](/source/Paul_Collins_(fantasy_writer)))

- "The Plot — Mordred's story" (2002) in *The Road to Camelot* (ed. [Sophie Masson](/source/Sophie_Masson))

## Awards and nominations

- Australian Multicultural Children's BOTY Award – Miscellaneous category- Joint Winner – 1992 for *The China Coin*

- CBC Book of the Year – Picture Book category – Joint Winner – 1989 for *Drac & the Gremlin*

Various nominations

- W.A. Young Readers Book Award (WAYRA) – listed twice (once shortlisted)

- S.A. Kanga Awards – listed once

- [New South Wales State Literary Award](/source/New_South_Wales_Premier's_Literary_Award) – shortlisted twice

- Kids Own Aust Literature Award (KOALA) – shortlisted three times

- Children's Peace Lit Award (PEACE) – Best Book – shortlisted once

- Young Aust Best Book Award (YABBA) – Picture Book – shortlisted once

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** [Allan Baillie author profile at Penguin Books](http://www.penguin.com.au/contributors/80/allan-baillie)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Sucked feet first down the tube"](http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/sucked-feet-first-down-the-tube-20101113-17rui.html). 13 November 2010.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["LITTLE BROTHER Baillie, Allan Nelson"](https://web.archive.org/web/20160303215201/http://bookshops.com.au/isbns/0170065545). *bookshops.com.au*. Archived from [the original](http://bookshops.com.au/isbns/0170065545) on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 13 January 2015.

## External links

- [Children's literature portal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Children%27s_literature)

- [Official website](http://www.allanbaillie.com.au)

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