Lynne Babbage

Lynne Babbage first qualified as a biochemist and microbiologist before changing careers to become a teacher librarian. She has worked in both the primary and secondary sectors and has taught in both boys' and girls' schools in Sydney and Canberra. Lynne has been writing and reviewing in the field of children's literature for over twenty years, in journals such as Reading Time, Magpies and The Literature Base and in The Canberra Times. She has also been actively involved in The Children's Book Council of Australia, including two, two-year terms on the judging panel for the Children's Book of the Year Awards, and acted as a judge on the ACT Literature Awards panel. She is recently retired from the position of Head of Library at Marist College Canberra and is currently Vice-President of the ACT Branch of The Children's Book Council of Australia.