Gary Crew has an outstanding reputation as a writer of Young Adult fiction and innovative picture books. His numerous prizes and awards include CBC Book of the Year: Older Readers for Strange Objects and Angel's Gate (1991 and 1994) which also received widespread international recognition; CBC Honour Book for Memorial (2000), CBC Picture Book of the Year for First Light (1994); CBC Picture Book of the Year for The Watertower (1995); The Lost Diamonds of Killiecrankie was a notable book in 1996. He is also the author of The Viewer and Mama's Babies, which were CBC Notable Books for 1998 and 1999 respectively. Gary is editor of the After Dark series and author of the picture books Bright Star, Troy Thompson's Excellent Peotry Book, Troy Thompson's Radical Prose Folio, Leo The Lion Tamer and Valley of Bones.
Genres: Children's Fiction, Young Adult Fantasy
New Books
Series
Novels
The Inner Circle (1986)
Strange Objects (1990)
No Such Country (1991)
The House of Tomorrow (1992)
Lucy's Bay (1992)
Angel's Gate (1993)
Inventing Anthony West (1994)
The Lost Diamonds of Killiecrankie (1995) (with Peter Gouldthorpe)
The Blue Feather (1997) (with Michael O'Hara)
Mama's Babies (1998)
Dear Venny, Dear Saffron (2000) (with Libby Hathorn)
Edward Britton (2000) (with Philip Neilsen)
Cruel Nest (2000)
Gothic Hospital (2000)
Leo the Lion Tamer (2000)
Force of Evil (2002)
The Diviners Son (2004)
In the Wake of the Mary Celeste (2004)
Me and My Dog (2005)
The Saw Doctor (2006)
The End of the Line (2007)
The Truth About Emma (2007)
The Children's Writer (2010)
The Visions of Ichabod X (2015)
Voicing the Dead (2015)
Leaving the Lyrebird Forest (2018)
In The Secret Place (2023)
Strange Objects (1990)
No Such Country (1991)
The House of Tomorrow (1992)
Lucy's Bay (1992)
Angel's Gate (1993)
Inventing Anthony West (1994)
The Lost Diamonds of Killiecrankie (1995) (with Peter Gouldthorpe)
The Blue Feather (1997) (with Michael O'Hara)
Mama's Babies (1998)
Dear Venny, Dear Saffron (2000) (with Libby Hathorn)
Edward Britton (2000) (with Philip Neilsen)
Cruel Nest (2000)
Gothic Hospital (2000)
Leo the Lion Tamer (2000)
Force of Evil (2002)
The Diviners Son (2004)
In the Wake of the Mary Celeste (2004)
Me and My Dog (2005)
The Saw Doctor (2006)
The End of the Line (2007)
The Truth About Emma (2007)
The Children's Writer (2010)
The Visions of Ichabod X (2015)
Voicing the Dead (2015)
Leaving the Lyrebird Forest (2018)
In The Secret Place (2023)
Collections
Crew's 13 Classic Tales of the Macabre and Fantastic (1997)
Troy Thompson's Excellent Poetry Book (poems) (1998)
Troy Thompson's Excellent Poetry Book (poems) (1998)
Anthologies edited
Picture Books
The Watertower (1994)
Gulliver in the South Seas (1994)
Tracks (1994)
First Light (1995)
Caleb (1996)
Bright Star (1996)
The Figures of Julian Ashcroft (1996) (with Hans De Haas)
Tagged (1997)
The Viewer (1997)
Memorial (1999)
Gino the Genius (2000)
Valley of the Bones (2000)
The Kraken (2000)
The Rainbow (2000)
Arno the Garbo (2001) (with Craig Smith)
The Wreck of the Quetta (2002)
Pig On the Titanic (2005)
The Mystery of the Eilean Mor (2005)
Cat on the Island (2008)
The Cuckoo (2014)
Finding Home (2022)
In the Beech Forest (2022)
Gulliver in the South Seas (1994)
Tracks (1994)
First Light (1995)
Caleb (1996)
Bright Star (1996)
The Figures of Julian Ashcroft (1996) (with Hans De Haas)
Tagged (1997)
The Viewer (1997)
Memorial (1999)
Gino the Genius (2000)
Valley of the Bones (2000)
The Kraken (2000)
The Rainbow (2000)
Arno the Garbo (2001) (with Craig Smith)
The Wreck of the Quetta (2002)
Pig On the Titanic (2005)
The Mystery of the Eilean Mor (2005)
Cat on the Island (2008)
The Cuckoo (2014)
Finding Home (2022)
In the Beech Forest (2022)
Novellas and Short Stories
Series contributed to
After Dark
1. The Bent Back Bridge (1995)
2. The Barn (1995)
3. The Well (1996) (with Narelle Oliver)
32. The Fort (1998)
33. The Grandstand (1999)
1. The Bent Back Bridge (1995)
2. The Barn (1995)
3. The Well (1996) (with Narelle Oliver)
32. The Fort (1998)
33. The Grandstand (1999)
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