Its sequel Ishmael and the Return of the Dugongs was a 2008 CBCA Notable book. It was also included in the 2007 White Ravens selection for Outstanding International Books for children and young adults. In 2007 his second novel, a ‘laugh out loud’ comedy entitled Don’t Call Me Ishmael! was short-listed in both the CBCA awards and the NSW Premier’s Literary Awards and won the 2007 Children’s Peace Literature Award and the 2008 South Australian Festival Award for Children’s Literature. In 2009 the Italian translation of The Running Man was a finalists for the “Fondazione Cassa di Risparmio di Cento” Prize. In 2014 it was short-listed for the Prix Farniente in Belgium. In 2008 the German translation of The Running Man was short-listed for the German Youth Literature Prize and won the German Catholic Children’s and Young People’s Book Prize. It subsequently won the 2005 Children’s Book Council of Australia (CBCA) Book of the Year for Older Readers and was short-listed for the NSW, Victoria and South Australian State Premiers’ Literary awards. In 2004 his first YA novel The Running Man was published to great acclaim. In 2000 he resigned from his full-time position as an English/Economics teacher to pursue his dream of becoming a writer. Michael Gerard Bauer was born and lives in Brisbane Australia.
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