Elizabeth Fensham Biography
Personal, Addresses, Career, Writings
Born in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; father a headmaster; Education: Sydney University, graduated.
Addresses
Agent—c/o Author Mail, Bloomsbury Publishing, 38 Soho Sq., London W1D 3HB, England.
Career
Writer. Worked variously as an assembly-line worker in a meat cannery, a nurse's aide, a house assistant in an orphanage, and a care-giver for intellectually disabled adults. Teacher in Dandenong Ranges, Victoria, Australia, beginning c. 1991, and head of English department.
Writings
Helicopter Man, Bloomsbury (New York, NY), 2005.
Biographical and Critical Sources
PERIODICALS
Booklist, August, 2005, Debbie Carton, review of Helicopter Man, p. 2015.
Kirkus Reviews, May 15, 2005, review of Helicopter Man, p. 587.
Magpies, September, 2005, Anne Briggs, review of Helicopter Man, p. 34.
School Librarian, autumn, 2005, Sophie Smiley, review of Helicopter Man, p. 154.
School Library Journal, June, 2005, Cooper Renner, review of Helicopter Man, p. 159.
Voice of Youth Advocates, June, 2005, Amanda Soliman, review of Helicopter Man, p. 128.
ONLINE
Bloomsbury Press Web site, http://www.bloomsbury.com/ (February 24, 2006), "Elizabeth Fensham."
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