

The White Guinea-Pig, Viking (Ringwood, Victoria, Australia), 1994, Viking ( New York, NY), 1995. The Last Week in December, Puffin (Ringwood, Victoria, Australia), 1993.


Zizzy Zing, Angus & Robertson (North Ryde, New South Wales, Australia), 1991. High Hopes, Penguin ( New York, NY), 1990. Maisie and the Pinny Gig, illustrated by Roberta Landers, Macmillan (South Melbourne, Victoria, Australia), 1989. Notable Book designation, Children's Book Council of Australia (CBCA), for High Hopes, Zizzy Zing, Bruno and the Crumhorn, and Black Sails White Sails New South Wales commendation for Family Therapy Award, 1990, for High Hopes CBCA Young Readers Award shortlist, 1994, for The Last Week in December, and 2001, for The Game of the Goose New South Wales State Literary Award, and Victorian Premier's Award for Children's Literature, both 1994, and CBCA Award for Older Readers shortlist, 1995, all for The White Guinea-Pig New South Wales State Ethnic Affairs Commission Award, 1995, and Royal Blind Society Talking Book Award shortlist, inclusion in United Nations White Raven library collection, and CBCA Honour Book designation, all 1996, all for The First Book of Samuel Queensland Premier's Literary Award shortlist, 2001, for The Game of the Goose, and 2003, for Abyssinia South Australian Festival Award for Literature (Young Adult), and Ethel Turner Prize shortlist, New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards, both 2004, both for Abyssinia Ethel Turner Prize, and Victorian Premier's Literary Award, both 2006, both for Theodora's Gift Queensland Premier's Award, 2006, White Ravens International Catalogue Honor Book citation, CBCA Book of the Year designation, and Ethel Turner Prize, all 2007, all for The Red Shoe. Australian Public Service, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia, researcher, 1983-84 Reader's Digest magazine, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, freelance researcher, 1986.

Born June 25, 1961, in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia daughter of Peter (a writer and politician) and Verna (a writer) Coleman married Avi Dubosarsky, Decemchildren: Maisie, Dover, Bruno.
