Goldie Alexander
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Goldie was born in Melbourne just before the 2nd World War. Her parents had migrated from Poland in the late 1920’s, and when she was small, she hardly spoke any English. Her earliest memories are of a time when young children were allowed to wander the streets without anyone worrying too much about them getting into trouble.
Her first four Young Adult books were ‘Dolly Fiction’ novels published under the pseudonym of Gerri Lapin. Her first book under her own name, “Mavis Road Medley” is a time travel fiction exploring the world of Princes Hill and her parents’ struggles to survive the Depression. Since then Goldie has written more than 80 books, and many prize winning short stories and articles.
These days Goldie works full time as a writer, teaches creative writing and takes workshops in Universities, TAFE colleges, clubs and schools.
She known for her historical, science fiction and mystery novels, plus her short stories and non fiction such as Mentoring Your Memoir.
When Goldie isn’t writing and revising, she enjoys spending time with her family and friends, reading, watching movies and DVD’s, knitting and walking. She says these are her ways of coming up with ideas.
‘My Australian Story: Surviving Sydney Cove’ is now in its 10th edition. ‘Mavis Road Medley’ (Margaret Hamilton Books 1991) was chosen by the Victorian Australian Centre for Youth Literature as one of their 150 ‘treasures’.
Some of her latest books include 3 collections of short stories for young readers, Killer Virus, Horrible Cousins, and Space Footy. Her crime stories for children is the series A~PI: Hedgeburners and Car-Crimes. Her latest historical fiction for young readers is ‘The Youngest Camelleer’ ‘Gallipoli Medals’.
Just out are the YA ‘Dessi’s Romance’ and ‘That Stranger Next Door.
For middle grade readers: “eSIde, a Journey into Cyberspace”, “Neptunia” and for Junior readers “Gallipoli Medals”
For adults a paranormal romance “Penelope’s Ghost”
Latest YA verse novel is ‘In Hades’ and the middle grade ‘My Holocaust Story: Hanna”
