Katrina Nannestad

Katrina Nannestad is an Australian writer of books for children.

Career
Following her graduation from the University of New England, Armidale with qualifications in English and education, Nannestad began her career as a school teacher.

Her first book, Bungaloo Creek, was published by ABC Books in 2001.

Annie Waters concluded her review of We Are Wolves saying, "I guarantee that the Wolf children will find a place in your heart".

As of 2022, Nannestad was living in Bendigo, Victoria.

Awards
The Girl Who Brought Mischief


 * Winner, Patricia Wrightson Prize for Children's Books, New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards, 2014

We Are Wolves


 * Winner, Children and Young Adult category, Historical Novel Society Australasia, 2021
 * Winner, Children's Literature Award, Adelaide Festival Awards for Literature, 2022

Rabbit, Soldier, Angel, Thief

Waiting for the Storks
 * Winner, Children's book, Indie Awards, 2022
 * Winner, Booksellers Choice Award, Children's Book of the Year, 2022
 * Winner, Shadowers' Choice Award, Book of the Year: Younger Readers, CBCA Book of the Year Awards, 2022
 * Winner, Children and Young Adult category, Historical Novel Society Australasia, 2022
 * Winner, Children's Book Award, Queensland Literary Awards

Stand-alone titles

 * Bungaloo Creek, illustrated by Stephen Axelsen, 2001
 * The Girl Who Brought Mischief, 2013
 * We Are Wolves, illustrated by Martina Heiduczek, 2020
 * Rabbit, Soldier, Angel, Thief, 2021
 * Waiting for the Storks, 2022
 * Silver Linings, 2023
 * All the Beautiful Things, 2024 (Future)

Book series

 * Red Dirt Diaries series, 2010–
 * Olive of Groves series, illustrated by Lucia Masciullo, 2015–
 * The Girl, the Dog and the Writer series, 2017–
 * Lottie Perkins series, illustrated by Makoto Koji, 2018–
 * Mim series, 2021–