Phillip Gwynne

{{short description|Australian author (born 1958)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2015}} {{Use Australian English|date=August 2015}} {{Infobox writer | name = Phillip Gwynne | birth_date = 1958 | birth_place = Melbourne, Victoria, Australia | occupation = Author | nationality = Australian | notable_works = Deadly, Unna?, Nukkin Ya, Jetty Rats | awards = Children's Book of the Year (1998), Children's Peace Literature Award (1999) }} '''Phillip Gwynne''' (born 1958) is an Australian author. He is best known for his 1998 debut novel, ''Deadly, Unna?'', a rites-of-passage story which uses Australian rules football as a backdrop to explore race relations in a small town in South Australia.<ref>[http://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/OLD?id=Aa%2C&idtype=oldid Phillip Gwynne], AustLit. Retrieved 22 June 2014.</ref> The novel won several awards, selling over 200,000 copies, and was adapted into a 2002 film titled ''Australian Rules''.<ref>[http://www.goodreadingmagazine.com.au/meettheauthor.cfm?hot=40 "Meet the Author: Phillip Gwynne"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305054446/http://www.goodreadingmagazine.com.au/meettheauthor.cfm?hot=40 |date=5 March 2016 }}, ''Good Reading Magazine''. Retrieved 22 June 2014.</ref> Gwynne has written numerous other books, including children's and young adult books as well as screenplays for television and movies.

==Life== Gwynne was born in Melbourne, Victoria, and grew up in rural areas in Victoria and South Australia. He graduated from James Cook University with a degree in marine biology. He also pursued a career as a computer programmer. He came to professional writing later in life and wrote his first novel at the age of 35. His award-winning novel ''Deadly, Unna?'' won Children's Book of the Year in 1998 and was made into a feature film ''Australian Rules'' in 2002.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DmO4Ellgmd0 "Philip Gwynne Bird Sighting"]</ref> ''Deadly, Unna?'' also won him the 1999 Children's Peace Literature Award.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/v112?mainTabTemplate=awardDefault|title=Children's Peace Literature Award|last=|first=|date=|website=AustLit|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2019-11-12}}</ref>

==Works== '''Young adult''' *''Deadly, Unna?'' (1998) *''Nukkin Ya'' (2000) *''Jetty Rats'' (2004) *''Swerve'' (2009) *'' The Debt book 1: Catch the Zolt'' (2013) *'' The Debt book 2: Turn off the Lights'' (2013) *''The Debt book 3: Bring Back Cerberus'' (2013) *'' The Debt book 4: Fetch the Treasure Hunter'' (2013) *''The Debt book 5: Yamashita's Gold'' (2013) *''The Debt book 6: Take a Life'' (2013)

'''Children's books''' *''The Worst Team Ever'' (1999) *''Born to Bake'' (2005) *''A Chook Called Harry'' (2009) *''Escape from Kids' Club'' (2010) *''Ruby Learns to Swim'' (2012) *''The Queen with the Wobbly Bottom'' (2012) *''Yobbos Do Yoga'' (2013) *''What's Wrong with the Wobbegong?'' (2014) *''Michael'' (2014) *''Little Owl'' (2014) *''Small Town'' (2020)

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