Deborah Abela


Deborah Abela is an Australian author of children's books, most notably the Max Remy, Super Spy series, Grimsdon and Teresa A New Australian. She has been writing for 15 years.

Awards

2017 KOALA Legend
2017, 2012, 2011 Grimsdon Shortlisted for YABBA and KOALA awards
2017 Teresa A New Australian Shortlisted for WAYRBA Awards
2017 Teresa A New Australian Best Book in Translation, Malta Book Awards
2017 The Stupendously Spectacular Spelling Bee shortlisted for the Australian Family Therapists Awards
2015 Ghost Club series shortlisted for KOALA, YABBA, CROC awards
2015 New City shortlisted for the KOALA, YABBA, CROC awards
2013 Ghost Club series shortlisted for Sisters In Crime Davitt Awards
2013 Maurice Saxby Award for Services to Children's Literature
2012 The Remarkable Secret of Aurelie Bonhoffen shortlisted Outstanding International Book Award USBBY
2011 Grimsdon awarded Most Enthralling Junior Fiction Award
2011 Grimsdon shortlisted Aurealis Awards
2011 Grimsdon shortlisted Speech Pathology Awards
2010 The Remarkable Secret of Aurelia Bonhoffen, was shortlisted for best children's book in the 2010, and was awarded "Notable Book of 2010" by the Children's Book Council of Australia.
2010 The Remarkable Secret of Aurelie Bonhoffen shortlisted for the Aurealis Awards
2010, 2007, 2005 Max Remy Superspy voted best series KOALA and YABBA awards
2008 Max Remy Superspy Angus and Robertson's Top 50 books
2007 Max Remy Superspy shortlisted USA Children's Choice Awards and WAYRBA awards
In 2008, she was awarded the May Gibbs Fellowship for Children's Literature.
Awarded the 2006 Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Gold Seal Best Book Award.

Max Remy Superspy Books