# Meg McKinlay

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Australian children's writer

Meg McKinlay Occupation Children's writer young adult novelist poet Alma mater University of Western Australia Genre Young adult fiction children's picture books Notable awards Prime Minister's Literary Awards YA Fiction (2016) & Children's Fiction (2021)

**Meg McKinlay** is a Western Australian writer. She has written a number of books for children and young adults, including *How to Make a Bird* and *A Single Stone*. She has won two [Prime Minister's Literary Awards](/source/Prime_Minister's_Literary_Awards) and three [Crystal Kite Awards](/source/Crystal_Kite_Award).

## Biography

Born Megan McKinlay, she spent her childhood in [Bendigo](/source/Bendigo), Victoria. During high school she was an exchange student in Japan.[1] She graduated with a PhD from the [University of Western Australia](/source/University_of_Western_Australia) (UWA) in 2001 for her thesis "Gender and cross-cultural analysis: The novels of Tsushima Yûko 1976–1985".[2] She subsequently lectured at UWA in [Australian literature](/source/Australian_literature), Japanese and creative writing and, as of 2016[\[update\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Meg_McKinlay&action=edit) was an honorary research associate of that university.[3]

In 2010 she won a residency in Japan and in 2020 she won a [May Gibbs](/source/May_Gibbs) Children's Literature Trust Fellowship.[1] As well as writing for children and young adults, she has published one book of poetry, *Cleanskin*.[4]

McKinlay currently lives in [Fremantle](/source/Fremantle), Western Australia.[5]

## Awards

- *Surface Tension* - 2012 [Davitt Award](/source/Davitt_Award), Best Young Adult Novel winner[6]

- *Ten Tiny Things* - 2013 [Crystal Kite Award](/source/Crystal_Kite_Award), New Zealand/Australia regional winner[7]

- *A Single Stone* - 2015 [Aurealis Award for best children's fiction](/source/Aurealis_Award_for_best_children's_fiction) winner[8] - 2015 [Queensland Literary Awards](/source/Queensland_Literary_Awards), Children's Book Award winner[9] - 2016 [Prime Minister's Literary Awards](/source/Prime_Minister's_Literary_Awards),Young Adult Fiction winner[10][11]

- *Catch a Falling Star* - 2019 [Western Australian Premier's Book Awards](/source/Western_Australian_Premier's_Book_Awards), winner Prize for Writing for Children[12] - 2020 [Crystal Kite Award](/source/Crystal_Kite_Award) New Zealand/Australia regional winner[13]

- *How to Make a Bird* - 2020 [Western Australian Premier's Book Awards](/source/Western_Australian_Premier's_Book_Awards), winner Prize for Writing for Children[14] - 2021[Prime Minister's Literary Awards](/source/Prime_Minister's_Literary_Awards), Children's Fiction winner[15] - 2021 [Crystal Kite Award](/source/Crystal_Kite_Award), New Zealand/Australia regional winner[13] - 2021 [Children's Book of the Year Award: Picture Book](/source/Children's_Book_of_the_Year_Award%3A_Picture_Book) winner[16][17]

## Selected works

- *The Truth about Penguins*, co-authored with Mark Jackson, 2010

- *Surface Tension*, 2011

- *Ten Tiny Things*, illustrated by [Kyle Hughes-Odgers](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kyle_Hughes-Odgers&action=edit&redlink=1), 2012

- *A Single Stone*, 2015

- *Duck!,* illustrated by Nathaniel Eckstrom, 2018

- *Catch a Falling Star*, 2019

- *How to Make a Bird,* illustrated by Matt Ottley, 2020

- *Bella and the Voyaging House*, illustrated by Nicholas Schafer, 2021

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-:2_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-:2_1-1) ["Megan McKinlay"](https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/A71488). *AustLit: Discover Australian Stories*. Retrieved 18 December 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** McKinlay, Megan (2001), [*Gender and cross-cultural analysis: The novels of Tsushima Yûko 1976–1985*](https://trove.nla.gov.au/work/192730513), retrieved 18 December 2021

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["UWA's 'book bag'"](https://www.web.uwa.edu.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0019/3011428/124130_MARCOM-UNIVIEW-SCREEN-spring-2015-vol-35.pdf) (PDF). *University of Western Australia*. Spring 2015. p. 42. Retrieved 18 December 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Meg McKinlay"](https://www.varuna.com.au/meg-mckinlay). *Varuna*. Retrieved 18 December 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** Harrison, Penny (23 February 2021). ["10 Quirky Questions with author Meg McKinlay"](http://www.kids-bookreview.com/2021/02/10-quirky-questions-with-author-meg.html). *kid's book review*. Retrieved 18 December 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["2012 Davitt Awards winners announced"](https://www.booksandpublishing.com.au/articles/2012/09/04/24855/2012-davitt-awards-winners-announced/). *Books+Publishing*. 4 September 2012. Retrieved 18 December 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["'Ten Tiny Things' wins SCBWI Crystal Kite Award"](https://www.booksandpublishing.com.au/articles/2013/05/02/27054/ten-tiny-things-wins-scbwi-crystal-kite-award/). *Books+Publishing*. 2 May 2013. Retrieved 18 December 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-AAW_2015_8-0)** [*The Winners of the 2015 Aurealis Awards*](https://aurealisawards.org/2016/03/25/the-winners-of-the-2015-aurealis-awards/), Aurealis Awards, 25 March 2016, retrieved 18 December 2021

1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** ["Queensland Literary Awards 2015 winners announced"](https://www.booksandpublishing.com.au/articles/2015/10/12/34183/queensland-literary-awards-2015-winners-announced/). *Books+Publishing*. 12 October 2015. Retrieved 18 December 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** ["Prime Minister's Literary awards 2016: Lisa Gorton and Charlotte Wood share fiction prize"](https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2016/nov/09/prime-ministers-literary-awards-2016-lisa-gorton-and-charlotte-wood-share-fiction-prize). *The Guardian*. 8 November 2016. Retrieved 18 December 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-11)** ["Prime Minister's Literary Awards 2016 winners announced"](https://www.booksandpublishing.com.au/articles/2016/11/09/80802/prime-ministers-literary-awards-2016-winners-announced/). *Books+Publishing*. 9 November 2016. Retrieved 18 December 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-:0_12-0)** ["Scott joins WA Writers Hall of Fame, WA Prem's Book Award winners announced"](https://www.booksandpublishing.com.au/articles/2020/08/10/154890/scott-joins-wa-writers-hall-of-fame-wa-prems-book-award-winners-announced/). *Books+Publishing*. 10 August 2020. Retrieved 18 December 2021.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-:1_13-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-:1_13-1) ["'How to Make a Bird' wins SCBWI Crystal Kite Award"](https://www.booksandpublishing.com.au/articles/2021/05/14/186303/how-to-make-a-bird-wins-scbwi-crystal-kite-award/). *Books+Publishing*. 14 May 2021. Retrieved 18 December 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-14)** ["WA Premier's Book Awards announced"](https://www.booksandpublishing.com.au/articles/2021/08/26/192143/wa-premiers-book-awards-announced/). *Books+Publishing*. 26 August 2021. Retrieved 18 December 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-15)** ["PMLA 2021 winners announced"](https://www.booksandpublishing.com.au/articles/2021/12/15/207378/pmla-2021-winners-announced/). *Books+Publishing*. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 18 December 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-16)** O'Brien, Kerrie (20 August 2021). ["At the end of the world there is love: winners of 2021 CBCA awards announced"](https://www.smh.com.au/culture/books/at-the-end-of-the-world-there-is-love-winners-of-2021-cbca-awards-20210817-p58jen.html). *The Sydney Morning Herald*. Retrieved 18 December 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-17)** ["CBCA Book of the Year 2021 winners announced"](https://www.booksandpublishing.com.au/articles/2021/08/20/191847/cbca-book-of-the-year-2021-winners-announced/). *Books+Publishing*. 21 August 2021. Retrieved 18 December 2021.

## External links

- [Official website](https://megmckinlay.com/)

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