Jackie French
Senior Australian of the Year, Australian Children’s Laureate, Australian Literacy Ambassador, and is an Adjunct Professor of the University of
Queensland in ‘any area you want to be’ because she works in so many fields. As well as successfully campaigning to change the way young
people are taught to read and preserving authors’ and publishers’ copyright, she works with literacy programmes in Australia and overseas
and has set up a conservation reserve in the valley that is her home, for the wombats and many endangered species. The wombats were not grateful.
Wombats never are. She is still not dead. Jackie also really loves trains, and Central Station.
Author
Jackie French AM is an author, historian, ecologist and honorary wombat, part time. She has written over 300 books, with over 100 awards and shortlistings in Australia and overseas. Some of her books have been bestsellers and others have been eaten by the wombats. She has beenSenior Australian of the Year, Australian Children’s Laureate, Australian Literacy Ambassador, and is an Adjunct Professor of the University of
Queensland in ‘any area you want to be’ because she works in so many fields. As well as successfully campaigning to change the way young
people are taught to read and preserving authors’ and publishers’ copyright, she works with literacy programmes in Australia and overseas
and has set up a conservation reserve in the valley that is her home, for the wombats and many endangered species. The wombats were not grateful.
Wombats never are. She is still not dead. Jackie also really loves trains, and Central Station.