Sally Murphy is an Australia

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 and poet

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, who has had thirty books published, including verse novel

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Biography

Sally Murphy was born in Perth

Perth, Western Australia

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, the youngest of six children, and grew up in the southwest town of Collie

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. She started writing stories at a young age, entering local writing competitions throughout her childhood. After leaving school she completed a Bachelor of Arts

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 degree at the University of Western Australia

University of Western Australia

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 and a Teaching Diploma at Edith Cowan University

Edith Cowan University

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. She has worked as a teacher of high school English, and a range of primary school subjects including Music, and also in other jobs including running a tourist information centre and in local government.

Her first book, a book of printable educational activities, Speak Out, was published by Ready Ed Publications in 1997. Since then she has had thirty books published, including verse novels Pearl Verses the World (2009) and Toppling (2010), picture books, junior novels and educational titles.

Verse Novels

• Pearl Verses the World, illustrated by Heather Potter (2009)
• Toppling, illustrated by Rhian Nest James (2010)

Picture Books

• Snowy’s Christmas, illustrated by David Murphy (2009)
• Pemberthy Bear, illustrated by Jacqui Grantford (2006)
• The Floatingest Frog, illustrated by Simon Bosch (2004)

Chapter Books

• The Big Blowie, illustrated by Craig Longmuir (2008)
• R is for Rolf, illustrated by Trevor Pye (2006)
• Bugged, illustrated by Stephen Axelsen (2006)
• Stuck, illustrated by Stephen Axelsen (2006)
• Doggy Duo, illustrated by Teresa Culkin-Lawrence (2003)

Educational Titles

• Two Tricky Tales
• Marty’s Birthday
• Buzzy Fly
• Be Careful
• Remember Me
• Over the Fence
• Sonoran Desert Animals
• The Extraordinary House
• Icecream
• Who Wants to Be a Millionaire
• Desert critters
• Frogs: Awesome Amphibians
• Aussie Authors
• Aussie Authors 2
• Writing the News
• Speak Out
• Speak Up
• Spellbound
• The Book Book
• Assembly: Poems to perform

Pearl Verses the World

• Winner, Children’s Book category, The Indie Award, 2009
• Shortlisted for the Indie Book of the Year Award, 2009
• Shortlisted for Children’s Book, Mary Ryan’s Award, Queensland Premier’s Literary Awards, 2009
• Shortlisted for Junior Category, Red Dot Book Award 2009-2010 (International School Libraries Network, Singapore)
• Shortlisted for WAYRBA (Western Australian Young Readers Book Award), Younger Readers Category, 2010
• Shortlisted for CBCA Children’s Book of the Year Awards, Young Readers Category, 2010

External links

• Sally Murphy's Website
• Sally Murpy's Blogspot