Allan Baillie


Allan Baillie is an Australian writer. He was born in Scotland but moved with his family to Australia when he was seven. His first job was working as a Cadet Journalist, and then he began to work as a journalist working on papers such as the Melbourne Sun, The Telegraph and The Australian Women's Weekly having studied journalism at Melbourne University. Turning to literature his books include Adrift, Little Brother and The China Coin. He lives in Sydney, Australia, with his wife and two children.
WWW allanbaillie.com.au

Pipe incident

Allan Baillie was injured on 8 November 2010 when he was sucked down a pipe at a swimming pool near Sydney and discharged onto the beach. He was swimming laps at Bilgola Beach rock pool with his wife when a Pittwater Council worker opened a valve to drain the pool for cleaning. He intends to seek compensation.

Children's novels

Children's picture books

  • Drac and the Gremlin
  • Bawshou Rescues the Sun: A Han Folktale
  • The Boss
  • Rebel!
  • Old Magic
  • DragonQuest
  • Star Navigator
  • ''Archie: The Big Good Wolf''

Children's non-fiction

  • ''Legends: Stories of Australia''

Young adult novels

  • Riverman
  • Eagle Island
  • Megan's Star
  • Hero
  • The China Coin
  • Magician
  • Songman
  • Secrets of Walden Rising
  • The Last Shot
  • Wreck!
  • Saving Abbie
  • Treasure Hunters
  • Cat's Mountain
  • ''Krakatoa Lighthouse''

Adult novels

  • ''Mask Maker''

Collections

  • Creature
  • Mates and Other Stories
  • Dream Catcher and Other Stories
  • The Phone Book
  • Ten Out of Ten
  • ''A Taste of Cockroach''

Short fiction

  • "The Plumber" in Dream Catcher and Other Stories
  • "Silent Night" in Bizarre
  • "Liz" in Amazing
  • "The Mouth" in Weird
  • "Dream Catcher" in Into the Future
  • "The Champion" in Dream Catcher and Other Stories
  • "The Bed-Sitter" in Dream Catcher and Other Stories
  • "Bones" in Spine Chilling
  • "Snatch" in Goodbye and Hello
  • "The Nag" in Dream Catcher and Other Stories
  • "Cheat!" in Dream Catcher and Other Stories
  • "The Gun" in Dream Catcher and Other Stories
  • "The Forest" in Dream Catcher and Other Stories
  • "Mobile" in Dream Catcher and Other Stories
  • "The Greening" in Tales from the Wasteland
  • "The Plot — Mordred's story" in ''The Road to Camelot''

Awards and nominations

  • Australian Multicultural Children's BOTY Award – Miscellaneous category- Joint Winner – 1992 for The China Coin
  • CBC Book of the Year – Picture Book category – Joint Winner – 1989 for Drac & the Gremlin
Various nominations
  • W.A. Young Readers Book Award – listed twice
  • S.A. Kanga Awards – listed once
  • New South Wales State Literary Award – shortlisted twice
  • Kids Own Aust Literature Award – shortlisted three times
  • Children's Peace Lit Award – Best Book – shortlisted once
  • Young Aust Best Book Award – Picture Book – shortlisted once