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Melina Marchetta’s first novel, Looking for Alibrandi, swept the pool of literary awards for young adult fiction in 1993, winning the Children’s Book Council of Australia (CBCA) Book of the Year Award (Older Readers) among many others. In 2000 it was released as a major Australian film, wining an AFI award and an Independent Film Award for best screenplay as well as the NSW Premier’s Literary Award and the Film Critics Circle of Australia Award. Melina taught secondary school English and History for ten years, during which she released her second novel, Saving Francesca, in 2003, followed by On the Jellicoe Road in 2006. Her novels have been published in more than 14 countries and 11 languages.
