David Hewitt McRobbie (born 1934) is an Australian writer of television, radio and children's literature.
David McRobbie | |
|---|---|
| Born | David Hewitt McRobbie 17 September 1934 Glasgow, Scotland |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Genre | children's books |
| Children | 4 |
Biography
editMcRobbie was born in Glasgow, Scotland in 1934.[1] In 1958 he moved to Australia and worked as a teacher in the 1960s in Papua New Guinea.[2] He is currently a full-time writer but has previously worked as a television and radio producer, a ship's engineer, and a college lecturer. McRobbie's first published work was in 1976 with a collection of stories, entitled Talking Tree and Other Stories.[3] In 1991 he started writing the series of Wayne which he adapted in 1996 into a television series entitled The Wayne Manifesto.[3] In 2000 he created the television series Eugenie Sandler P.I. and was short-listed for the Children's Book Council of Australia Book of the Year Award for older readers for his novel, Tyro.[2] In 2002 his novel Mum, Me, and the 19th C was a finalist for the Aurealis Award for best young-adult novel.[4]
List of Works
editNovels
editWayne series
- The Wayne Manifesto (1991)
- Waxing with Wayne (1993)
- The Wayne Dynasty (1993)
- The Wages Of Wayne (1994)
- Wayne in the Wings (1994)
- A Whole Lot of Wayne (2008)
Other novels
- Punch Lines (1987)
- Head Over Heels (1990)
- The Fourth Caution (1991)
- This Book Is Haunted (1993)
- Timelock (1993)
- Mandragora (1994)
- Prices (1995)
- See How They Run (1996)
- Mum, Me, the 19c (1999)
- Tyro (1999)
- Eugenie Sandler P.I. (2000)
- Fergus Mcphail (2001)
- Mum, Me, and the 19th C (2002)
- Strandee (2003)
- Mad Arm of the Y (2005)
- Vinnie's War (2011)
Collections
edit- Talking Tree and Other Stories (1976)
- Flying with Granny and Other Stories (1989)
Short fiction
edit- "Album" (1995) in Dark House (ed. Gary Crew)
Source: Fantastic Fiction, ISFDB
Television
edit- The Wayne Manifesto (1996–1997) writer of 26 episodes, adapted from the Wayne series
- See How They Run (1999) adapted from McRobbie's 1996 novel See How They Run
- Eugenie Sandler P.I. (2000) creator and writer
- Fergus McPhail (2004) creator and writer of 26 episodes
Source: IMDB
Nominations
editAurealis Awards
- Best young-adult novel
- 2002: Nomination: Mum, Me, and the 19th C
two children's awards from the school of the arts sydney Children's Book Council of Australia Book of the Year Award
- Older Readers
- 2000: Nomination: Tyro
References
edit- ^ "David McRobbie - Summary Bibliography". ISFDB. Retrieved 26 April 2010.
- ^ a b "Author and producer David McRobbie". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 5 June 2005. Archived from the original on 13 September 2005. Retrieved 26 April 2010.
- ^ a b "David McRobbie". Fantastic Fiction. Retrieved 26 April 2010.
- ^ "The Locus Index to SF Awards: 2003 Aurealis Awards". Locus Online. Archived from the original on 24 April 2010. Retrieved 26 April 2010.