Cristy Burne

Summary

Cristy Burne is the award-winning internationally published author of more than 10 books. She's a dynamic speaker, science writer and author of children’s fiction and non-fiction. She’s also worked as a science editor in Switzerland, a patent editor in Japan, a science educator in South Africa, and a science circus performer in Australia.

Cristy is passionate about empowering our next generation of creative, science-savvy citizens.

Biography

Cristy Burne is an award-winning internationally published children’s author working on the intersection of story, science, technology and creativity. Cristy has worked at CERN (home of the Large Hadron Collider!), at Questacon (as part of a science circus!), and in a ute (as a rubbish collector!). She has also bungee-jumped, sky-dived, back-packed, and exploded sewage on her neighbour.

Cristy’s books have been shortlisted for the WA Premier’s Book Awards and the Wilderness Society’s Environment Award for Children’s Literature, won the WA Young Readers Book Awards, and been recognised as Notable Books in the Children’s Book Council of the Australia awards.

Cristy’s latest titles include Fiona Wood: Inventor of Spray-on Skin, Beneath The Trees, and the co-authored Wednesday Weeks science-meets-fantasy series of comedy adventures.

Relevant qualifications

2006 Masters – Professional Communication - Deakin University, Victoria (Distinction)

2001 Graduate Diploma – Science Communication - Australian National University, Australian Capital Territory (Distinction)

1997 Bachelor of Science – Biotechnology - Murdoch University, Western Australia (Distinction)

Recent experience

2022 Brisbane Writers Festival
2022 Voices on the Coast – Online/QLD
2021 Between The Lines - WA
2020-22 Girls Day Out in STEM - Online
2020 #LitFest2444 - Online
2019 Whitsunday Voices - QLD
2019 Somerset Storyfest - QLD
2019 Scribbler’s Festival - WA