Leanne Hall (author)
# Leanne Hall (author)

Leanne Hall is an Australian author of young adult and children's fiction.

Hall's debut novel This is Shyness won the Text Prize for Young Adult and Children's Writing (2009). Her novel Iris and the Tiger won the Patricia Wrightson Prize for Children's Literature (2017). Her most recent novel, The Gaps, won the Davitt Award for Best Young Adult Novel, Adelaide Festival Award for Literature: Young Adult Fiction, Ethel Turner Prize for Young People's Literature, and Prime Minister's Literary Award for Young Adult.

## Biography

In 2013, Hall was an Asialink Artist in Residence at Peking University. In 2014, she participated in Australian Writers Week in China.

Hall is currently completing a Ph.D. in Ultra Running at RMIT University.

## Awards and honors

Iris and the Tiger was selected for The White Ravens Catalogue (2017).

In 2022, Kirkus Reviews named The Gaps one of the best young adult novels of the year.

Awards for Hall's writing :

| Year | Title | Award | Result |
| - | - | - | - |
| 2009 | This Is Shyness | Text Prize for Young Adult and Children's Writing | Winner |
| 2010 | This Is Shyness | Western Australian Premier's Book Award for Young Adult | Shortlist |
| 2011 | This Is Shyness | Inky Award for Gold Inky | Shortlist |
| 2012 | Queen of the Night | Inky Award for Gold Inky | Shortlist |
| 2016 | Iris and the Tiger | INDIES Award for Juvenile Fiction (Children's) | Finalist |
| 2017 | Iris and the Tiger | Australian Book Design Awards for Children's Fiction | Shortlist |
| 2017 | Iris and the Tiger | Patricia Wrightson Prize for Children's Literature | Winner |
| 2018 | Iris and the Tiger | Young Australians Best Book Awards: Fiction for Older Readers | Shortlist |
| 2022 | The Gaps | Davitt Award for Best Young Adult Novel | Winner |
| 2022 | The Gaps | Adelaide Festival Award for Literature: Young Adult Fiction | Winner |
| 2022 | The Gaps | NSW Premier's Literary Award: Ethel Turner Prize for Young People's Literature | Winner |
| 2022 | The Gaps | Victorian Premier's Prize for Writing for Young Adults | Shortlist |
| 2022 | The Gaps | Australian Book Industry Award: Book of the Year for Older Children | Shortlist |
| 2022 | The Gaps | Prime Minister's Literary Award for Young Adult | Winner |
| 2022 | The Gaps | Children's Book Council of Australia: Children's Book of the Year Award: Older Readers | Shortlist |

## Publications

Hall's short stories have been published in Meanjin, The Age, Best Australian Stories, Sleepers Almanac, Kill Your Darlings, and Growing Up Asian In Australia.

### Standalone books

* Iris and the Tiger (2016)
* The Gaps (2022)

### Shyness series

* This Is Shyness (2010)
* Queen of the Night (2012)
