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Angela Sunde

Goodreads Author

Born

New Zealand

Website

http://www.angelasunde.com

Genre

Children's, Fantasy, Humor and Comedy

Member Since

April 2011

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Author and illustrator, Angela Sunde writes novels, picture books and short stories. She is the author of the light-hearted fantasy novels Snap Magic and Pond Magic (an Aussie Chomp - Penguin Australia), and illustrator/co-author of the children's novel, The Coral Sea Monster.

Formerly an award-winning language and literacy teacher, Angela now combines judging and mentoring writing competitions with delivering engaging presentations and inspiring workshops at schools, libraries, festivals and writers’ groups.

Awarded a Creative Time Residential Fellowship by the May Gibbs Children’s Literature Trust in 2013; First Place (National Best Book - illustrator/co-author) in the Write-a-Book-in-a-Day awards 2011; 3rd place in the CYA Conference 'Il ...more

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Average rating: 4.22 · 36 ratings · 16 reviews · 2 distinct works

	Pond Magic 4.11 avg rating — 19 ratings — published 2010	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Snap Magic 4.35 avg rating — 17 ratings — published 2014 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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While the cat's away, the mice will play

It's been a crazy, busy, fun week. I'm a member of the Society of Children's Book Writers & Illustrators and the Gold Coast rep of the Queensland team. Last Sunday, with our Assistant Regional Advisor, Sheryl Gwyther, burrowed away within the leafy Adelaide suburb of Norwood for four weeks during her May Gibbs Children's Literature Trust CTR Fellowship, twenty-five SCBWI members gathered in the lu Read more of this blog post »

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