GWYNETH JANE PAGE / AUTHOR
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About Me

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Gwyneth at Stonehenge, England
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Mother-Daughter team, in their "PJ Mouse onesies" for a book week     author visit (2017)
Megan, (Illustrator) / Gwyneth, (author)
GENERAL 

I was born in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada,

however I have called many countries home. I grew up in such places as Peru, the United States, England, the Caribbean, and Canada and now reside on the Gold Coast, in Queensland, Australia, with my husband and four children. 

EDUCATION

I hold an MBA from Simon Fraser University.
EXPERIENCE / SKILLS

My work experiences have been quite varied. After leaving university and getting married, in the early years when my kids were young, I ran my own successful baking business which enabled me to work from home and be with my children.

My husband and I have also fixed up and sold (flipped) houses for a living. In 2013 I became allergic - literally - to some building materials and started looking for something else to do. Like many people, I had thought about writing a book from time to time but didn't know where to start. After taking a creative writing course at college, I embarked on writing my first children's picture chapter book The Travel Adventures of PJ Mouse in Canada. 

I am blessed with four very talented and wonderful children. My second eldest daughter Megan, has illustrated  all of the 'PJ Mouse' books. (Which is a good thing, as I can't even draw stick people very well!) My youngest daughter Emily, has illustrated two books in the "Animal pack" series and "The Caffeinated Squirrel",  all of them picture books for young readers.
AWARDS / RECOGNITION

My young adults novel, The World as We Know It was shortlisted for the 2018 CYA awards in Australia (Children's and Young Adult Writers and Illustrators conference) as well as receiving a "Highly Commended" notation.

INTERESTS

The thing I love best in the world is being a mom.  After that.....

I also love kids in general, and being a children's author is a wonderful experience, from the creative process of writing, to the fun of visiting students in schools. A lot of hard work goes into making a book, but the joy of meeting and interacting with kids, parents, grandparents and teachers, is truly very rewarding.  There is nothing quite like when someone tells you that your book is their favourite book.

​Travel is also one of my favourite pastimes....seeing natural wonders, learning the history of places,  meeting different people, and 
experiencing their cultures.  Life is too short, there are so many things I would love to do and see.

Fitness - I enjoy running, hiking, and keeping active.

Business - I very much like the challenge of being 
entrepreneurial and finding a way to make things work.


Favourite colour - Blue
WHAT I LIKE TO READ

Growing up I enjoyed books such as:

Make Way for Ducklings
Winnie the Pooh
The Wombles
Noddy
Wind in the Willows
Ten Apples Up on Top
Mister Men
The Borrowers
Pollyana
Anne of Green Gables
Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm
Little House on the Priarie
Nancy Drew Mysteries

As an adult I have an addiction to historical fiction, but read a variety of genre. Some of my favourite authors are: 

Cynthia Harrod-Eagles
Edward Rutherfurd
Jane Austen
J.K. Rowling
Bill Bryson
Adrian Plass
​Catherine Cookson


Gwyneth's Photo Gallery

Moments from my life.
2019 
Somerset College's 'Romancing the Stars' an evening of mingling with children's and young adult authors, illustrators, teachers, and librarians.
2018 Traveling with PJ Mouse in Papua New Guinea
2018 CYA Conference Brisbane, Australia (Children's and Young Adult Writers and Illustrators)
Sue-Ellen Pashley, Gwyneth Jane Page, Kris Sheather 2018 CYA Conference
Authors: Sue-Ellen Pashley, Gwyneth Jane Page, Kris Sheather
Gwyneth Jane Page 2018 CYA Conference
Gwyneth Receiving a 'Highly Commended Award' for her YA novel 'The World as We Know It'
2018 Storyfest, (Organized by Somerset College) Tugun,  Australia
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2018 Story Fest, Tugun QLD Australia
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Author Gwyneth Jane Page, Illustrator Megan Elizabeth
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Somerset "Celebration of Literature" 2017 Gold Coast, Australia
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Victoria British Columbia, Canada
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Gwyneth in Alaska
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Author School Visit
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Yosemite, California USA
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Venice Italy
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Falkirk Wheel, Scotland
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Neuschwanstein Castle, Bavaria, Germany
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Bath England
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Visiting the Edinburgh Book Festival, Scotland
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Manzanillo, Mexico
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PJ Mouse
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Milford Sound, New Zealand
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Danube River from Bratislava Castle, Slovakia
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Working on one of my PJ Mouse floats.
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Ballooning over Canungra Queensland, Australia
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10K Run, Victoria BC, Canada
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South of France
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Emerging Local Authors Recognition. Victoria BC Canada
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PJ Mouse Float in May Day Parade. Victoria, Canada
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Jane Austen's House, Chawton, Hampshire, England
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Xmas parade, Canada
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Laura Ingalls-Wilder "Little house on the Prairie" Museum. Independence Kansas, USA
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The site that inspired Lucy Maud Montgomery"s "Anne of Green Gables" Prince Edward Island, Canada
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Gwyneth Jane of Green Gables.


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  • HOME
  • ABOUT ME
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  • ABOUT MY BOOKS
    • THE TRAVEL ADVENTURES OF PJ MOUSE, SERIES >
      • PJ MOUSE IN ITALY
      • PJ MOUSE IN NEW ZEALAND
      • PJ MOUSE IN ENGLAND
      • PJ MOUSE IN QUEENSLAND
      • PJ MOUSE IN CANADA
    • THE ANIMAL PACK SERIES PICTURE BOOKS >
      • ELLY THE ELEPHANT
      • GERALD THE GIRAFFE
    • THE WORLD AS WE KNOW IT, YOUNG ADULT SERIES
    • Caffeinated Squirrel, picture book
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