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Emily Rodda
Emily Rodda grew up with her two younger brothers on Sydney's North Shore and graduated from the University of Sydney in 1973 with an MA (Hons) in English Literature.
Always an avid reader, she moved naturally into a career in publishing, first as a book editor, and finally as Publisher at Angus & Robertson. Later she became Editor of the Australian Women's Weekly.
Emily Rodda's first book, Something Special, was published in 1984.
Dread mountain emily rodda biography
It began as a bedtime story she told to her young daughter, the eldest of her four children. Since then she has written over 100 books for children, ranging from picture books to novels.
As Jennifer Rowe (her real name) she has also written several mystery novels for adults, and created the characters and storylines for the TV series Murder Call.
Her children's books include the internationally best-selling Deltora Quest and Rowan of Rin fantasy series. She has won the Children's Book Council of Australia's Book of the Year for Yo