Row, Jennifer

Jennifer Row was born on April 2, 1948 in Sydney ( Australia ). In 1973 she graduated from the University of Sydney , receiving a master 's degree ( English Master of Arts ) in the field of English literature . She began her career as a junior editor at Hamlyn Publishing House . She then worked for fourteen years with Angus & Robertson at various levels: from editor to director and finally to publisher. In those years, she began to write children's books under the name of Emily Rodd, taking the name of her grandmother as a pseudonym. Jennifer’s first book, “Something Special,” was published in 1984 and was awarded the Australian Children's Readers Award . In total, Jennifer was awarded this award five times ^[4] .

From 1984 to 1992, Rowe continued to engage in publishing, and later worked as an editor at Australian Women's Weekly , writing was limited to her free time. Since 1994, Rowe has decided to devote most of her working time to writing books. She currently combines writing with advice for publishers. He lives in the Blue Mountains of New South Wales with her husband, Jeffrey Allan Davis, Jr. Iii. He has four children. Daughter Kate Rowe - writes books (some of Teen Power Inc. were co-written with her), sings and writes songs.

Rowe wrote the well-known crime series Verity Birdwood for adults: Grim Pickings ( 1988 ) (filmed as Australian television as a mini-series), Murder by the Book , Death in Store , The Makeover Murders and Strangehold " . Later she also wrote about Detective Tessa Vance in the books “Suspect” (also published as “Deadline” ) and “Something Wicked” ; both books were used in the Australian television show Murder Call . Rowe also acted as the editor of crime stories , Love Lies Bleeding, and participated in the 1997 Crimes for Summer collection with Moonlight Becomes You .

Emily Rodda

Among the books she wrote for children under the pseudonym of Emily Rodd, the most famous are the series “ Magic Belt Tiloara ” ( “Deltora Quest” ), “Rowan of Rin” and “ AO Magnificent Six ” ( “Teen Power Inc . " )

Worldwide, over 10 million copies of books from the “Deltora Quest” series ( fantasy ) have already been sold ^[5] . It was published in Australia , New Zealand , USA , Canada , Japan , Italy , Brazil , China , the Czech Republic , Denmark , France , Finland , Germany , Hungary , Indonesia , the Netherlands , Norway , Poland , Portugal , Romania , Russia , Serbia , South Korea , Spain , Sweden , Taiwan , Thailand , Turkey and the UK . Anime series "Deltora Quest" was shown by Japanese television in 2007 .

Her books Finders Keepers and The Timekeeper (fiction, 1990 and 1992) are well-known, screened by Australian television as a mini-series The Finder . “Teen Power Inc.” series is another series about the adventures of six teenagers who organized a labor agency, but always end up in some kind of adventure - sometimes deadly.

The latest books by Emily Rodda, the trilogy about the kingdom of Rondo - "The Key To Rondo", "The Wizard of Rondo" and "The Battle for Rondo" are also a huge success. The first of them has already become its third most popular book, and the second is already in sixth place. The first place is taken by her Deltora Quest series .

• 1985 - Children's Book Council of Australia (CBCA): Junior Book of the Year - Something Special
• 1987 - CBCA : Junior Book of the Year - Pigs Might Fly
• 1989 - CBCA : The Best-Kept Secret
• 1991 - CBCA : Book of Year for Younger Readers - Finders Keepers
• 1994 - CBCA : Book of Year for Young Readers - Rowan of Rin
• 1995 - The Dromkeen Medal ^[6]
• 1997 - CBCA : Honor Book for Young Readers - Rowan and the Keeper of the Crystal
• 1999 - Dymock's Children's Choice Awards: Favorite Australian Young Reader Book - Rowan of Rin Series
• 2000 - COOL Awards for Younger Readers Award for Bob The Builder And The Elves
• 2003 - YABBA award (VIC children's choice) - Deltora Quest 2
• 2002 - KOALA award (NSW children's choice) - Deltora Quest series
• 2002 - Aurealis Awards : Peter McNamara Convenors' Award - Deltora Quest Series
• 2002 - WA Young Bookmark: Most Popular Book - Deltora Quest - The Forests of Silence
• 2003 - COOL Awards for Younger Readers Award for the Deltora Quest 2 series
• 2004 - COOL Awards for Younger Readers Award for the Deltora Quest 3 series
• 2008 - Aurealis Awards Best Children's Novel for The Wizard of Rondo

Like Jennifer Row

• Verity Birdwood (series) (1988–1993)
• Tessa Vance (series) (1997–1998)
• Angela's mandrake & other feisty fables (2000) (reissued as Fairy Tales for Grown-Ups )

Like Emily Rodda

Series

• The Deltora Quest (2000–2005) (three main series plus bonus books)
• Rowan of Rin (1994–2004)
• Fairy Realm (2005) (two series)
• Teen Power Inc. (1994–1999) (reissued as Raven Hill Mysteries )
• Squeak Street (2005)
• Rondo Trilogy (2007–2010):
  • The Key to Rondo (2007)
  • The Wizard of Rondo (2008)
  • The Battle for Rondo (2010)

Selected Works

• Something Special (1984)
• Pigs might Fly (1986) (reissued as The pigs are flying )
• The Best-kept Secret (1988)
• Dog Tales (2001)
• Finders Keepers (1990)
• The Timekeeper (1992) (a sequel to Finders Keepers )
• Crumbs! (1990)
• The Julia tapes (1999)

For younger children

• Power and Glory (1994)
• Yay! (1996)
• Game plan (1998)
• Where do you hide two elephants? (1998)
• The long way home home (2001)
• Green fingers (1998)
• Fuzz the famous fly (1999)
• Bob the builder and the elves (1998)
• Gobbleguts (2000)

Editor

• Love Lies Bleeding (Allen & Unwin, 1994) ^[7]

In Russian

Rowan of Rin :

• Rowan from Rina (Rowan from Rina, Rowan and Wandering, Rowan and Keeper Cristal) (2007)
• Rowan - student of the sorceress (Rowan in the country of Ziba, Rowan and bukshahi) (2007)

Magic Belt Tiloara / The Deltora Quest :

• All about the magical land of Tiloar / The Deltora Quest (2007)

(stories 1-8: Forest of Silence, Lake of Tears, City of Rats, Quicksand, Ominous Mountain, Beast Cave, Valley of the Lost, Return to Teal)

• The Forest of Silence / The Forests of Silence (2005)
• City of Rats / City of the Rats (2006)

AO Magnificent Six / Teen Power Inc. :

• The Case of the Black Pearls / (2001)
• The case of the precious fish / (2000)
• The Case of the Cunning Writer / (2000)
• The Case of Stolen Cats / Cry of the Cat (2000)
• The case of the mysterious hermit / (2001)
• The Bad Dog Mystery Case (2000)
• The case of the missing millionaire / The Missing Millionaire (2000)

• Murder Call, drama, television series (36 episodes, 1997-2000) - author and creative consultant
• Blue Heelers, television police drama (1994)
• Grim Pickings, television mini-series (1989), based on the book and script by Peter Gauler and Graham Koutsveld ^[8]
• Deltora Quest, anime series for Japanese television (2007)

• Emily Rodda Official Website
• Interview 2003 with SMH
• Austlit - Rowe, Jennifer
• Mystery Short Fiction: 1990-2006 (Neopr.) (Inaccessible link) . William G. Contento. The appeal date is March 24, 2008. Archived September 4, 2008.