Christine Harris (born 1955) is an Australian writer of

children's A child ( : children) is a human being between the stages of birth and puberty, or between the developmental period of infancy and puberty. The legal definition of ''child'' generally refers to a minor, otherwise known as a person younger ...

and

young adult A young adult is generally a person in the years following adolescence. Definitions and opinions on what qualifies as a young adult vary, with works such as Erik Erikson's stages of human development significantly influencing the definition of ...

with works both in speculative fiction and historical fiction.

Biography

Christine Harris was born in

Mile End, South Australia Mile End is an inner western suburb of Adelaide, located in the City of West Torrens, around 2 kilometres from the Adelaide city centre. It has a census area population of 4,413 people (2011). Much of the suburb is residential, but there are sma ...

in 1955. In 1992 Harris' first book was released, entitled ''Outer Face'' which was a collection of 14 of her short stories. She has since released numerous other short stories and released three other collections. Harris has also had published over ten novels including three series, written seven poems and released a picture book and two anthologies. She has won or been nominated for various awards including the 1999

Aurealis Award The Aurealis Award for Excellence in Speculative Fiction is an annual literary award for Australian science fiction, fantasy and horror fiction. Only Australians are eligible for the award. History The Aurealis Award was established in 1995 ...

best horror novel for '' Foreign Devil'', and the 2009 White Ravens Award for ''Audrey of the Outback'', among others. She was joint winner of the 2009

Children's Peace Literature Award Children's Peace Literature Award is an Australian literary prize awarded every other year by the South Australian Psychologists for Peace, an interest group of the Australian Psychological Society The Australian Psychological Society (APS) i ...

for ''Audrey Goes to Town''.

Bibliography

Novels

Vibes

*'' Jigsaw'' (1998) *''

Shadows A shadow is a dark area where light from a light source is blocked by an opaque object. It occupies all of the three-dimensional volume behind an object with light in front of it. The cross section of a shadow is a two-dimensional silhouette, ...

'' (1998) *''

Masks A mask is an object normally worn on the face, typically for protection, disguise, performance, or entertainment and often they have been employed for rituals and rights. Masks have been used since antiquity for both ceremonial and practic ...

'' (1998) *'' Suspicion'' (1998)

Hot Shots

*'' Brain Drain'' (2001) *'' Windbag'' (2001) *'' Psycho Gran'' (2001)

Spy Girl

*''

Secrets Secrecy is the practice of hiding information from certain individuals or groups who do not have the "need to know", perhaps while sharing it with other individuals. That which is kept hidden is known as the secret. Secrecy is often controvers ...

'' (2004) *''

Fugitive A fugitive (or runaway) is a person who is fleeing from custody, whether it be from jail, a government arrest, government or non-government questioning, vigilante violence, or outraged private individuals. A fugitive from justice, also kn ...

'' (2005) *''

Nightmare A nightmare, also known as a bad dream, Retrieved 11 July 2016. is an unpleasant dream that can cause a strong emotional response from the mind, typically fear but also despair, anxiety or great sadness. The dream may contain situations of d ...

'' (2006) *''

Danger Danger is a lack of safety and may refer to: Places * Danger Cave, an archaeological site in Utah * Danger Island, Great Chagos Bank, Indian Ocean * Danger Island, alternate name of Pukapuka Atoll in the Cook Islands, Pacific Ocean * Danger Isl ...

'' (2006) *''

Twisted Twisted may refer to: Film and television * ''Twisted'' (1986 film), a horror film by Adam Holender starring Christian Slater * ''Twisted'' (1996 film), a modern retelling of ''Oliver Twist'' * ''Twisted'', a 2011 Singapore Chinese film directed ...

'' (2007)

Audrey of the Outback

*''

It's a Miroocool! English auxiliary verbs are a small set of English verbs, which include the English modal verbs and a few others. Although definitions vary, as generally conceived an auxiliary lacks inherent semantic meaning but instead modifies the meaning of an ...

'' Picture book (2012) *''

Audrey of the Outback Audrey () is an English feminine given name. It is the Anglo-Norman form of the Anglo-Saxon name ''Æðelþryð'', composed of the elements ''æðel'' "noble" and ''þryð'' "strength". The Anglo-Norman form of the name was applied to Saint Au ...

'' (2008) *''

Audrey Goes to Town Audrey () is an English feminine given name. It is the Anglo-Norman form of the Anglo-Saxon name ''Æðelþryð'', composed of the elements ''æðel'' "noble" and ''þryð'' "strength". The Anglo-Norman form of the name was applied to Saint Au ...

'' (2008) *'' Audrey's Big Secret'' (2009)

Raven Lucas

*''

Missing Missing or The Missing may refer to: Film *Missing (1918 film), ''Missing'' (1918 film), an American silent drama directed by James Young *Missing (1982 film), ''Missing'' (1982 film), an American historical drama directed by Costa-Gavras *Missi ...

'' (2012) *'' Dead Wrong (2012)

Other novels

*'' Strike!'' (1994) *'' Outer Face'' (1995) *''

Countdown A countdown is a sequence of backward counting to indicate the time remaining before an event is scheduled to occur. NASA commonly employs the terms "L-minus" and "T-minus" during the preparation for and anticipation of a rocket launch, and eve ...

'' (1995) *''

Baptism of Fire The phrase baptism by fire or baptism of fire is a Christian theological concept originating from the words of John the Baptist in Matthew 3:11. It also has related meanings in military history and popular culture. Christianity The term ''bapti ...

'' (1996) *'' Pitt Man'' (1996) *''

Deadly Friends Deadly may refer to: * Deadliness, the ability to cause death Arts and entertainment * ''Deadly'', a 2011 novel by Julie Chibbaro * ''Deadly'', a children's book series by Morris Gleitzman and Paul Jennings * ''Deadly'' (Australian TV series) ...

'' (1997) *'' Slime Time'' (1997) *''

Torture Chamber A torture chamber is a room where torture is inflicted.

'' (1997) *'' Foreign Devil'' (1999) *''Omega'' (2000) *'' Jamil's Shadow'' (2001) *''

Hairy Legs Hairy may refer to: * people or animals covered in hairs or fur * plants covered in trichomes * insects covered in setae * people nicknamed "the Hairy" * Hairy (gene) See also * Hairies, a fictional people * Haerye, a Korean text * Hary (disam ...

'' (2001) *'' Halfway Round The World'' (2001) *'' Head Space'' (2004) *'' Outback: The Diary of Jimmy Porter 1927-1928'' (2005) *''

Cool Bananas ''Cool Bananas'' is the first album by the New Zealand band DD Smash led by Dave Dobbyn, released in 1982. It entered the charts at number 1, purely on tour exposure. In 2015, as part of the 40th anniversary celebrations of the New Zealand M ...

'' (2007) *'' Mask of the Jackal'' (2007)

Collections

*'' Outer Face'' (1992) *'' Buried Secrets'' (1993) *''

Widdershins Widdershins (sometimes withershins, widershins or widderschynnes) is a term meaning to go counter-clockwise, to go anti-clockwise, or to go lefthandwise, or to walk around an object by always keeping it on the left. Literally, it means to take ...

'' (aka ''Party Animals'') (1995) *''

Fortune Cookies A fortune cookie is a crisp and sugary cookie wafer usually made from flour, sugar, vanilla, and sesame seed oil with a piece of paper inside, a "fortune", usually an aphorism, or a vague prophecy. The message inside may also include a Chinese ...

'' (1998) *'' Warped'' (2000)

Omnibuses

*'' Mystery Stories for Girls'' (2006) (part of the ''7 Sister Mysteries'' with

Ellen Miles Ellen Miles is an American author, the writer of the ''Puppy Place'' and ''Kitty Corner'' series of children's books. Early life She was born in New York City, on April 8, 1957, and now lives in Vermont. Career Several of her stories have ...

) *''Freaks'' (2007) (features ''Torture Chamber'', ''Wally the Undead'', and ''Slime Time'')

Plays

*''

Break a Leg "Break a leg" is a typical English idiom used in the context of theatre or other performing arts to wish a performer " good luck". An ironic or non-literal saying of uncertain origin (a dead metaphor), "break a leg" is commonly said to actors ...

'' (2001)

Chapter books

*'' It Came from the Lab'' (1999) *'' Brain Drain'' (2001)

Picture books

*'' Sleeping In'' (1997) *''

I Don't Want to Go to School ''I Don't Want To Go To School'' is the second soundtrack album by The Naked Brothers Band, it was the soundtrack for the second season of The Naked Brothers Band. The album was released as a deluxe fanpack that includes a poster, lyrics and two ...

'' (2000) *'' Snowy's Rescue'' (2007)

Non-fiction

*'' Trees in My Ears: Children from Around the World Talk to Christine Harris'' (1992) *''

Oddballs {{Other uses, Oddball (disambiguation){{!Oddball The Oddballs are a British comedy act formed in 1980 by Danny Blue (Comedian), Danny Blue and Richard Welsh. Television appearances include ''EastEnders'', ''Taggart'', ''The Des O'Connor Show'', '' ...

'' (1998) *''

Little Book of Elephants Little is a synonym for small size and may refer to: Arts and entertainment * ''Little'' (album), 1990 debut album of Vic Chesnutt * ''Little'' (film), 2019 American comedy film * The Littles, a series of children's novels by American author John ...

'' (2000)

Poems

*''

Suffocating Asphyxia or asphyxiation is a condition of deficient supply of oxygen to the body which arises from abnormal breathing. Asphyxia causes generalized hypoxia, which affects primarily the tissues and organs. There are many circumstances that can i ...

'' (2000) in ''Warped'' *'' Mesmerised'' (2000) in ''Warped'' *'' Sick'' (2000) in ''Warped'' *'' Splatter'' (2000) in ''Warped'' *''

Scream Scream may refer to: *Screaming, a loud vocalization Amusement rides * Scream (Heide Park), a gyro drop tower in Soltau, Germany * Scream! (ride), a tower ride at Six Flags Fiesta Texas and Six Flags New England * Scream! (roller coaster), at ...

'' (2000) in ''Warped'' *''

Sharp Sharp or SHARP may refer to: Acronyms * SHARP (helmet ratings) (Safety Helmet Assessment and Rating Programme), a British motorcycle helmet safety rating scheme * Self Help Addiction Recovery Program, a charitable organisation founded in 199 ...

'' (2000) in ''Warped'' *'' Control'' (2000) in ''Warped''

Short fiction

*" Aliens Sprom Outer Face" (1992) in ''Outer Face'' *" Jenny and Mouse" (1992) in ''Outer Face'' *"

Second Hand Used goods mean any item of personal property offered for sale not as new, including metals in any form except coins that are legal tender, but excluding books, magazines, and postage stamps. Risks Furniture, in particular bedding or upholstere ...

" (1992) in ''Outer Face'' *" Mirror Door" (1992) in ''Outer Face'' *" Not Bad for a City Kid" (1992) in ''Outer Face'' *" All About Lavinia" (1992) in ''Outer Face'' *" The Book of Spells" (1992) in ''Outer Face'' *" A Bad Year" (1992) in ''Outer Face'' *"The Boarder" (1992) in ''Outer Face'' *" Minding the Gum" (1992) in ''Outer Face'' *"

Knocked Out A knockout (abbreviated to KO or K.O.) is a fight-ending, winning criterion in several full-contact combat sports, such as boxing, kickboxing, muay thai, mixed martial arts, karate, some forms of taekwondo and other sports involving striking, a ...

" (1992) in ''Outer Face'' *" When the Dragon Raises Its Head" (1992) in ''Outer Face'' *"

Perfect Target ''Perfect Target'' is a 1997 action/thriller film directed by Sheldon Lettich and starring Daniel Bernhardt. Plot A former soldier finds mercenary work as security for the president of a foreign country and becomes the fall guy for an assassinati ...

" (1992) in ''Outer Face'' *" What Mingumma Never Saw" (1992) in ''Outer Face'' *"

Seeing Is Believing Seeing Is Believing may refer to: Film and television * "Seeing Is Believing" (''Code Lyoko'' episode) * '' UFOs: Seeing Is Believing'', a UFO documentary film * '' Seeing Is Believing: Handicams, Human Rights and the News'', a 2002 Canadian doc ...

" (1993) in ''Buried Secrets'' *" Zorro Strikes Again" (1993) in ''Buried Secrets'' *" Black Widow Women" (1993) in ''Buried Secrets'' *" Metal Mouth" (1993) in ''Buried Secrets'' *" Longing for William" (1993) in ''Buried Secrets'' *"

" (1993) in ''Buried Secrets'' *" Alex and Alex" (1993) in ''Buried Secrets'' *" The Missing Finger" (1993) in ''Buried Secrets'' *" Martin John Davis" (1993) in ''Buried Secrets'' *"

My Worst Nightmare ''My Worst Nightmare'' (original title: ''Mon pire cauchemar'') is a 2011 French-Belgian comedy-drama film written and directed by Anne Fontaine, starring Isabelle Huppert, Benoît Poelvoorde and André Dussollier. Plot Icy, uptight Agathe is a s ...

" (1993) in ''Buried Secrets'' *"

The Dream A dream is an experience during sleep. Dream, The Dream, Dreams, etc. may also refer to: Art Paintings * ''Le Rêve'' (Detaille), an 1888 painting by Édouard Detaille * ''Le Rêve'' (Picasso) (''The Dream'' in French), 1932 oil painting by ...

" (1993) in ''Buried Secrets'' *" Waiting for Paris" (1993) in ''Buried Secrets'' *" Welcome Back" (1993) in ''Buried Secrets'' *" Madonna and the Big Night Out" (1993) in ''Buried Secrets'' *" Perfect Replica" (1995) in ''Widdershins'' *" Bedroom Spy" (1995) in ''Widdershins'' *" The Haunting of Clayton Quinn" (1995) in ''Widdershins'' *" Party Animal" (1995) in ''Widdershins'' *" Not Much Time" (1995) in ''Widdershins'' *" My Enemy" (1995) in ''Widdershins'' *" A Sort of Agent" (1995) in ''Widdershins'' *"

Throwback Throwback may refer to: * Atavism, or evolutionary throwback, a reversion to an ancestral type * Throwback (drink), a 2009 brand of soft drink Arts and entertainment * Throwback uniform, a sports uniform which mimics an older uniform of th ...

" (1995) in ''Widdershins'' *"

Any Day ''Any Day'' is a 2018 studio album by the Sea and Cake, released on Thrill Jockey Thrill Jockey is an American independent record label established by former Atlantic Records A&R representative Bettina Richards and based in Chicago. History R ...

" (1995) in ''Widdershins'' *" Dinner at the Tumbling Turnip" (1995) in ''Widdershins'' *" Monique and the Animal" (1995) in ''Widdershins'' *" Quadruple Babes" (1995) in ''Widdershins'' *" A Real Corpse" (1997) in '' hivers: A Real Corpse / Spook Bus'' (ed. Paul Collins) *" Rent-A-Crowd" (1997) in ''

'' (ed. Claire Carmichael, Margaret Clark, Christine Harris) *"

Hungry Ghosts Hungry ghost is a concept in Buddhism, and Chinese traditional religion, representing beings who are driven by intense emotional needs in an animalistic way. The terms ' literally "hungry ghost", are the Chinese translation of the term ''pret ...

" (1998) in ''Fortune Cookies'' *" Made in Australia" (1998) in ''Fortune Cookies'' *" Like Father Like Son" (1998) in ''Fortune Cookies'' *"

Dear Alice ''Dear Alice'' ( sv, För kärleken) is a 2010 Swedish drama film directed by Othman Karim starring Danny Glover, Tuva Novotny and Peter Gardiner. The film is written by Karim and ''Grace Maharaj-Eriksson''. ''Dear Alice'' competed at the 201 ...

" (1998) in ''Fortune Cookies'' *" Dancing on the Carpet (1998) in ''Fortune Cookies'' *"

" (1998) in ''Fortune Cookies'' *" Another Burger" (1998) in ''Fortune Cookies'' *" A Good Name" (1998) in ''Fortune Cookies'' *" Orange Umbrellas" (1998) in ''Fortune Cookies'' *" The Trap" (2000) in '' Tales from the Wasteland: Stories from the 13th Floor'' (ed. Paul Collins) *" Warped" (2000) in ''Warped'' *" A Stupid Dream" (2000) in ''Warped'' *" Ho Blasted Ho!" (2000) in ''Warped'' *" Make-Believe" (2000) in ''Warped'' *" What About Me?" (2000) in ''Warped'' *" Truth-Dare-Doubledare" (2000) in ''Warped'' *" Use-By Date" (2000) in ''Warped'' *" Love at First Byte" (2000) in ''Warped'' *" Weaver Street Junkie" (2000) in ''Warped'' *" Deciding the Future" (2000) in ''Warped'' *"

Alibi An alibi (from the Latin, '' alibī'', meaning "somewhere else") is a statement by a person, who is a possible perpetrator of a crime, of where they were at the time a particular offence was committed, which is somewhere other than where the crim ...

" (2000) in ''Warped'' *" Outside the Universe" (2000) in ''Warped'' *" The Class Mascot" (2000) in ''Warped'' *"

Together ''ToGetHer'' (, aka Superstar Express) is a 2009 Taiwanese drama starring Jiro Wang of Fahrenheit, Rainie Yang and George Hu. It was produced by Comic International Productions ( 可米國際影視事業股份有限公司) and directed by Linzi P ...

" (2000) in ''Warped''

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Harris, Christine 1955 births Living people Australian women novelists Australian children's writers 20th-century Australian novelists 21st-century Australian novelists 20th-century Australian women writers 21st-century Australian women writers Australian women children's writers