Walking Naked, Alyssa's second novel was released in August 2002. The US edition was shortlisted for the Michael Printz Award in 2005. It was a 'Commended Book' in the Victorian Premier's Literary Awards 2002 and has been translated into Dutch (for which it has been short listed for the 'Gouden Zoen' Award), Danish, German, and Belgian. While the novel did not receive an award, it was considered for publication.įinding Grace was short listed for the 2002 New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards (Ethel Turner Prize), the 2002 Queensland Premier's Literary Awards, the 2002 CBCA Book of the Year (Older Readers), the 2002 Sanderson Young Adult Audio Book of the Year, and the Best Designed Young Adult Book APA Design Awards 2002. She submitted her first text, Finding Grace, to The Australian/Vogel Literary Award in 1998. She taught management, accounting and marketing at a business college, worked for a home improvements company and then worked in Public Relations before becoming a full-time writer. She resides in the Hunter Region.īrugman has worked as an after-school tutor for Aboriginal children. She was born in Rathmines, a suburb of Lake Macquarie, Australia and attended five public schools before completing a Marketing Degree at the University of Newcastle.

JSTOR ( June 2012) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message)Īlyssa Brugman (born May 1974) is an Australian author of fiction for young adults.

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Finding Grace by Alyssa Brugman