Deborah Abela

Deborah Abela (born 13 October 1966 in Sydney) is an Australian author of children's books, most notably the Max Remy, Super Spy series, Grimsdon and Teresa A New Australian. She has been writing for 15 years.

2017 KOALA Legend (Kids Own Literature Awards)

2017, 2012, 2011 Grimsdon Shortlisted for YABBA and KOALA awards

2017 Teresa A New Australian Shortlisted for WAYRBA Awards (Western Australian Young Readers Book Awards)

2017 Teresa A New Australian Best Book in Translation, Malta Book Awards

2017 The Stupendously Spectacular Spelling Bee shortlisted for the Australian Family Therapists Awards

2015 Ghost Club series shortlisted for KOALA, YABBA, CROC awards

2015 New City shortlisted for the KOALA, YABBA, CROC awards

2013 Ghost Club series shortlisted for Sisters In Crime Davitt Awards

2013 Maurice Saxby Award for Services to Children's Literature

2012 The Remarkable Secret of Aurelie Bonhoffen shortlisted Outstanding International Book Award USBBY

2011 Grimsdon awarded Most Enthralling Junior Fiction Award

2011 Grimsdon shortlisted Aurealis Awards

2011 Grimsdon shortlisted Speech Pathology Awards

2010 The Remarkable Secret of Aurelia Bonhoffen, was shortlisted for best children's book in the 2010, and was awarded "Notable Book of 2010" by the Children's Book Council of Australia.

2010 The Remarkable Secret of Aurelie Bonhoffen shortlisted for the Aurealis Awards

2010, 2007, 2005 Max Remy Superspy voted best series KOALA and YABBA awards

2008 Max Remy Superspy Angus and Robertson's Top 50 books

2007 Max Remy Superspy shortlisted USA Children's Choice Awards and WAYRBA awards

In 2008, she was awarded the May Gibbs Fellowship for Children's Literature.

Awarded the 2006 Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Gold Seal Best Book Award.