Allan Baillie (b. 1943) is a writer not afraid to deal with current and challenging social and political issues in his books. In particular, he examines the interplay of cultures in novels such as The China Coin and Songman, or picture books such as The Boss and Old Magic, and is very interested in Australia's relationship with the traditional and modern societies in its Asian corner of the world.

• Allan's home page
• His biography pages for the publishers Penguin and Scholastic.  
• More pages with information on Alan from Lateral Learning and OzLit
• Austlit has a list of works and prizes, and you can search further in the database for reviews and analysis

For a broader list, have a browse through the Australian Authors and Illustrators page from the NSW branch of the Australian School Library Association.

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