Alyssa Brugman's first novel, Finding Grace, was published by Allen + Unwin in 2001 to critical acclaim. Her second, Walking Naked, won the 2004 IBBY Australia Ena Noel Award for Encouragement for Australian Writers and Illustrators; was a CBCA Honour Book for Older Readers in 2003; and was shortlisted for the 2003 Victorian Premier's literary awards Prize for Young Adult Fiction.
