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ⓘ About Di Morrissey
Di Morrissey is one of the most successful and prolific authors that Australia has ever introduced to the world. She published her first book in 1991 with great success and went on to reproduce that tremendous success at least 20 times over the intervening years. She was inducted into the Australian Book Industry Awards (ABIA) Hall of Fame in 2017. She also received the Lloyd O’Neil Award for service to the Australian book industry. That honor was presented by her friend and fellow author, Tom Keneally. Di Morrissey was born in Wingham, New South Wales on March 18, 1943. However, a few years later, when she was five years old, her parents moved to Pittwater, in the northern part of Sydney, which she described as “remote and magical.” She actually grew up without a father.
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Who is Di Morrissey?
Di Morrissey is one of the most successful and prolific authors that Australia has ever introduced to the world. She published her first book in 1991 with great success and went on to reproduce that tremendous success at least 20 times over the intervening years. She was inducted into the Australian Book Industry Awards (ABIA) Hall of Fame in 2017.
Which Di Morrissey series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Queenie and TR series, the earliest of Di Morrissey's multi-book series: it opens with Follow the Morning Star (1993) and runs to 2 books across 1993–1996, ending with Heart of the Dreaming (1996). Di Morrissey's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.
How many books has Di Morrissey written?
Di Morrissey has 31 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1992 and 2025. 4 of them belong to 2 named series — the largest being the Lily Barton series with 2 books — and 27 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should Di Morrissey's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Di Morrissey's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Queenie and TR (1993–1996, 2 books) and Lily Barton (1996–2002, 2 books).
How are Di Morrissey's books organised into series?
This guide splits Di Morrissey's 31 books into 2 named series and 27 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Lily Barton (2 books, 1996–2002); Queenie and TR (2 books, 1993–1996).