Alyssa (F.) Brugman (1974-) Biography

Born 1974, in Lake Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia; Education: University of Newcastle, B.B.A., 1996.

Addresses

Agent—c/o Author Mail, Allen & Unwin, P.O. Box 8500, St. Leonards, New South Wales 1590, Australia.

Career

Writer. Worked variously as an after-school tutor for Aboriginal children, a business college instructor, an operations manager, and in public relations.

Member

Australian Society of Authors.

Honors Awards

Book of the Year shortlist, Australian Children's Book Council (ACBC), and Ethel Turner Prize nomination, New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards, both 2002, both for Finding Grace; Book of the Year shortlist, ACBC, 2003, for Walking Naked.

Alyssa Brugman

Writings

Finding Grace (young adult novel), Allen & Unwin (St. Leonards, New South Wales, Australia), 2001, Delacorte (New York, NY), 2004.

Walking Naked (young adult novel), Allen & Unwin (St. Leonards, New South Wales, Australia), 2002.