Jack Heath

Jack Heath is an Australian writer of fiction for children and adults[3] who is best known for the Danger, Scream,[4] Liars[5] and Timothy Blake series.[2] He has been shortlisted for the ACT Book of the Year Award,[6] CBCA Notable Book Award,[7] Nottinghamshire Brilliant Book Award,[8] the Aurealis Sci-Fi book of the Year,[9] the National Year of Reading "Our Story" Collection,[10] a Young Australians Best Book Award,[11] a Kids Own Australian Literature Award[12] and the Australian of the Year Award.[13] He lives in Gungahlin, Canberra.

Jack Heath
Born	(1986-08-23) 23 August 1986 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation	Novelist Short Story Writer
Language	English
Residence	Gungahlin, Canberra, Australia[1]
Nationality	Australia
Education	Lyneham High School[2]
Genre	Young Adult Fiction Science Fiction Crime Fiction Thriller Children's Fiction
Partner	Venetia Major[2]
Website
jackheath.com.au

Genre and style

Heath's young adult novels are mysteries, characterised by the frequent juxtaposition of elaborate action set pieces and moral philosophy.[14] They usually include science fiction technologies or settings, and are almost always set in an ambiguous location.[15]

As a public figure

Heath was featured in the Shanghai World Expo[16] and spent a year reading only books by women in an effort to raise the profile of female authors.[17]

Books

Stand-alone novels

• Ink, Inc. (Dec 2013)
• Replica (Aug 2014)

The Liars series[18][19]

• The Truth App (1 Sep 2018)
• No Survivors (1 Dec 2018)
• The Set Up (1 March 2019)
• Lockdown (1 June 2019)
• Armageddon (1 Sep 2019)

The Fero Files[20]

• The Cut Out (Aug 2015) – a Children's Book Council of Australia notable book[21] and shortlisted for the Aurealis Award for Best Children's Fiction Novel[22]
• The Fail Safe (Sep 2016) - a Children's Book Council of Australia notable book,[23] shortlisted for ACT Book of the Year[24]

The Danger Series

• 300 Minutes Of Danger (Sep 2016)[25][26] - a Children's Book Council of Australia notable book[27]
• 400 Minutes Of Danger (Aug 2017)[25]
• 500 Minutes Of Danger (Aug 2018)[25]
• 200 Minutes Of Danger (Feb 2020)[25]

Countdown to Danger/Choose Your Destiny

• Countdown to Danger: Bullet Train Disaster (Feb 2011)
• Countdown to Danger: Shock wave (May 2012)
• Countdown to Danger: Deadly Heist (Feb 2013)

The Scream Series[28]

• Human Flytrap (May 2019)
• Spider Army (May 2019)
• Haunted Book (Aug 2019)
• Squid Slayer (Aug 2019)

Ashley Arthur series

• Money Run (2008) – shortlisted for the Nottinghamshire Brilliant Book Award[29]
• Hit List (2010) – shortlisted for the National Year of Reading "Our Story" Collection,[30] a YABBA[31] and a KOALA[32]

Six of Hearts series

• The Lab (2006)
• Remote Control (2007) – shortlisted for the Aurealis Award for Best Science-Fiction Novel[33]
• Third Transmission (2009) – excerpt published in The Invisible Thread: One Hundred Years of Words[34]
• Dead Man Running (2012)[35]

Timothy Blake series

• Hangman (Jan 2018)
• Hunter (Mar 2019)

Short stories

• Sleep (published in Voiceworks, issue #65), 2006
• The Mistress (published in Voiceworks, issue #68), 2007
• Right-angles and hair (published in The Sex Mook), 2007
• Emma (published in lip, issue #16), 2008
• 404 (published on jackheath.com.au), 2008
• Freak Show (published by the State Library of Queensland[36]), 2008
• The Beach (written for Salon 3 – Stoker and Shelley, and published on Tara Moss's blog, The Book Post),[37] 2009
• Method Living, 2010
• Flesh (written for Salon 5 – Pinol and Wells, and published on The Book Post),[38] 2010
• The Caretakers, 2011

References

1. "A new library for Gungahlin: drum roll please!". 1 June 2011. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
2. Hardy, Karen (8 December 2017). "This is not a children's book: Jack Heath delivers a warning". Retrieved 11 November 2019.
3. "Hangman". Allen & Unwin. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
4. "Primary School Days: Free at Town Hall". July 2017. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
5. "Stretching the truth: Jack Heath on 'The Truth App'". Books+Publishing. 30 August 2018. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
6. "2017 ACT Book of the year shortlist announced". 20 November 2017. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
7. "CBCA". cbca.org.au. Retrieved 26 April 2016.
8. "Money Run's listing on the list of finalists for the 2013 Nottinghamshire Brilliant Book Award". brilliantbookaward.nottinghamshire.gov.uk. Retrieved 19 November 2012.
9. "List of finalists in the 2007 Aurealis Awards Archived 9 January 2008 at the Wayback Machine". Aurealisawards.com. Retrieved 20 April 2008.
10. "Shortlist of titles for the National Year of Reading “Our Story” Collection". love2read.org.au. Retrieved 19 November 2012.
11. "Shortlist for the 2014 YABBA Awards". yabba.org.au. Retrieved 15 May 2014.
12. "Shortlist for the 2014 KOALA Awards Archived 17 May 2014 at the Wayback Machine". koalansw.org.au. Retrieved 15 May 2014.
13. "Jack Heath named ACT Young Australian of the Year 2009". abc.net.au. Retrieved 19 November 2012.
14. ""Third Transmission review by Tania McCartney". 17 September 2009. Retrieved 20 November 2012.
15. "An interview with Jack Heath"
16. "Business Development eNewsletter". business.act.gov.au. Archived from the original on 8 November 2012. Retrieved 20 November 2012.
17. "Guest post: Jack Heath spent a year reading books by women". LiteraryMinded. 2 December 2011. Retrieved 20 November 2012.
18. "Schools - Bookclub - Competitions - Liars - Scholastic Australia". scholastic.com.au. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
19. Heath, Jack (1 September 2019). "Liars — Jack Heath". Retrieved 11 November 2019.
20. "Kids' Book Review: Review: The Cut Out (#1)". www.kids-bookreview.com. Retrieved 26 April 2016.
21. "CBCA Notables List 2016". Retrieved 15 June 2017.
22. "List of finalists in the 2015 Aurealis Awards". Aurealisawards.org. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
23. "CBCA Notables List 2017". Retrieved 15 June 2017.
24. "2017 ACT Book of the year shortlist announced". 20 November 2017. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
25. "Jack Heath — Danger Series". jackheathwriter.com. September 2015. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
26. Heath, Jack (September 2015). 300 minutes of danger / Jack Heath. - Version details. Trove. ISBN 9781760271275. Retrieved 26 April 2016.
27. "CBCA Notables List 2016". Trove. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
28. Heath, Jack (May 2015). The human / James Heath - Details. Trove. ISBN 9781925065633. Retrieved 26 April 2016.
29. "Money Run's listing on the list of finalists for the 2013 Nottinghamshire Brilliant Book Award". brilliantbookaward.nottinghamshire.gov.uk. Retrieved 19 November 2012.
30. "Shortlist of titles for the National Year of Reading “Our Story” Collection". love2read.org.au. Retrieved 19 November 2012.
31. "Shortlist for the 2014 YABBA Awards". yabba.org.au. Retrieved 15 May 2014.
32. "Shortlist for the 2014 KOALA Awards Archived 17 May 2014 at the Wayback Machine". koalansw.org.au. Retrieved 15 May 2014.
33. "List of finalists in the 2007 Aurealis Awards Archived 9 January 2008 at the Wayback Machine". Aurealisawards.com. Retrieved 20 April 2008.
34. "The Invisible Thread : One Hundred Years of Words | AustLit: Discover Australian Stories".
35. https://www.amazon.com/Dead-Man-Running-Jack-Heath-ebook/dp/B008VN9TZU Retrieved 16 January 2014.
36. "State Library of Queensland Website Archived 5 December 2008 at the Wayback Machine".
37. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 11 February 2010.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
38. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 11 February 2010.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

External links

• Jack Heath's official website