Ursula Dubosarsky (born Ursula Coleman 1961) is an Australian writer of fiction and non-fiction for children and young adults. She has won nine national literary prizes, including five NSW Premier's Literary Awards, more than any other writer in the Awards' 30 year history. Her work is characterised by a child's vision and voice of both clarity and ambiguity.
2009 - New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards, Patricia Wrightson Prize for Young People's Literature for The Word Spy with illustrator Tohby Riddle
2007 - New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards, Ethel Turner Prize for Young People's Literature for The Red Shoe
2006 - Queensland Premier's Literary Awards, Young Adult Book Award for The Red Shoe
2006 - New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards, Ethel Turner Prize for Young People's Literature for Theodora's Gift
2006 - Victorian Premier's Literary Award, Prize for Young Adult Literature for Theodora's Gift
2001 - Adelaide Festival Literary Awards, Award for Children's Literature for Abyssinia
1995 - New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards, Ethnic Affairs Commission Award for The First Book of Samuel
1994 - New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards, Ethel Turner Prize for Children's literature for The White Guinea Pig
1994 - Victorian Premier's Literary Award, Alan Garner Prize for Children's Literature for The White Guinea Pig