Michael Gerard Bauer
- January 5, 2024
- Young Adult Author
Quick Facts
| Full Name | Michael Gerard Bauer |
| Occupation | Young Adult Author |
| Date Of Birth | Aug 10, 1955(1955-08-10) |
| Age | 69 |
| Birthplace | Brisbane |
| Country | Australia |
| Birth City | Queensland |
| Horoscope | Leo |
Michael Gerard Bauer Biography
| Name | Michael Gerard Bauer |
| Birthday | Aug 10 |
| Birth Year | 1955 |
| Place Of Birth | Brisbane |
| Home Town | Queensland |
| Birth Country | Australia |
| Birth Sign | Leo |
Michael Gerard Bauer is one of the most popular and richest Young Adult Author who was born on August 10, 1955 in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. He is most well-known for his acclaimed novels for young adults, The Running Man (2004) and Don’t Call Me Ishmael (2005). He was also awarded the 2005 Children’s Book Council of Australia (CBCA), Book of the Year Award and the 2007 Children’s Peace Prize.
He is a contemporary to fellow Australian young adult author He is a contemporary of fellow Australian young adult author John Marsden..
Bauer was born in Brisbane and attended Marist College, Ashgrove before attending the University of Queensland. He completed an Arts Degree with a triple Major in English literature and became a teacher of Economics and English in Brisbane and Ipswich secondary schools. In 2003, Bauer won the inaugural Writesmall Short Story competition at the Brisbane Writers Festival.
Bauer lives in Brisbane Queensland. The Running Man, his first novel has been well received, winning the 2005 CBCA Book of the Year for Older Readers; was listed as one of the top 10 books for young adults for 2004 in Magpies magazine; and was short-listed for the 2005 NSW Premier’s Award, Victorian Premier’s Award, and the 2006 South Australian Festival Awards for Literature. The Running Man also won the Courier Mail 2005 People’s Choice Award for Younger Readers. In 2008 it won the German Catholic Youth Book Award for promoting Christian values in children’s literature. The presentation ceremony took place in Mainz, Germany in June 2008. Bauer has also written six other books, Don’t Call Me Ishmael (2006), Ishmael and the Return of the Dugongs (2007), Dinosaur Knights (2008), You Turkeys (2009), Just a Dog (2010) and Ishmael and the Hoops of Steel (2011).
He was born in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
Michael Gerard Bauer Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Young Adult Author |
| House | Living in own house. |
Michael Gerard Bauer is one of the richest Young Adult Author from Australia. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Michael Gerard Bauer 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
He studied English at the University of Queensland before he became a writer.
He published Eric Vale Epic Fail, his eighth young adult novel, in 2012.
Michael Gerard Bauer (born 1955 in Brisbane) was an Australian English teacher but is now a full-time children’s and young adult author.
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At the 2018 Queensland Literary Awards Bauer received one of three Queensland Writers Fellowships to write a new YA novel in 2019.
Facts & Trivia
Michael Ranked on the list of most popular Young Adult Author. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Australia. Michael Gerard Bauer celebrates birthday on August 10 of every year.
In 2018 Bauer’s first picture book “Rodney Loses It!” illustrated by Chrissie Krebs won the CBCA Book of the Year in the Early Childhood category as well as 2018 Speech Pathology Book of the Year award in the 3 to 5 years category.
How many children does Michael Gerard Bauer have?
Bauer studied English at the University of Queensland, and now teaches English and economics on the secondary-school level in the city of Brisbane, where he was born and still lives with his wife and two children.
When was Michael Gerard Bauer?
Michael Gerard Bauer was born and lives in Brisbane Australia. In 2000 he resigned from his full-time position as an English/Economics teacher to pursue his dream of becoming a writer. In 2004 his first YA novel The Running Man was published to great acclaim.
Where was Michael Gerard Bauer born?
Brisbane, Australia
What happens in Dont Call Me Ishmael?
Ishmael Leseur is cursed with a name that demands attention – mostly from class bully Barry Bagsley and his gang of goons. Just when he thought his street cred could not plummet any lower, he is saddled with befriending the new boy. James Scobie is small, twitchy and uses words like ‘rudimentary’.
What is Ishmael Leseur syndrome?
Physical traits, actions. Poor Ishmael Leseur suffers from Ishmael Leseur syndrome, which makes a person who is perfectly normal act completely and utterly stupid and make them look like the biggest goof ball there.