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Story by Luca Dukovski Photo by Ryan Low Will Kostakis is a proclaimed award-winning author. I had the opportunity to
Story by Harry Benscher Photo by Ryan Low Jeremy Lachlan explains how his books reflect his life story and how
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By Nikhil Tindale TW: Violence, substance abuse Reading Misery, by Stephen King, is an experience akin to climbing through an intestinal tract. The author’s intestine to be exact. It is
Dystopian Sci-Fi Blurb Ashleigh and Aiden are thirteen-year-old twins who promise to always look out for each other. Aiden is more dedicated to the task than Ashleigh, but when it
Fantasy Blurb Every four years, two girls are kidnapped from the village of Gavaldon. Legend has it these lost children are sent to the School for Good and Evil, the
Blurb When the Pevensie children - Peter, Susan, Edmund and Lucy - step through a wardrobe door in the strange country house where they are staying, they find themselves in the land
Story by Luca Dukovski Photo by Ryan Low Will Kostakis is a proclaimed award-winning author. I had the opportunity to sit down with him and ask him about his secrets to writing with voice, but also some personal experiences that have motivated and influenced his successful career so far. […]
Story by Harry Benscher Photo by Ryan Low Jeremy Lachlan explains how his books reflect his life story and how government regimes forced him to change not only characters in his books but how the books are sold. Such as how the villain in the first two books was based […]
Story by Aiden Plumbe Photo by Ryan Low Kirli Saunders is a proud Gunai woman, a award-winning writer of poetry, picture books and plays. She has also created several artworks and is recording an album with Mark Kester-Harvey. She has written eight highly acclaimed books, her first one being The Incredible […]
Story by Sam EyersPhoto by Ryan Low In his youthful wisdom, Will decided to email publishers saying he had written a book that he actually hadn’t. To seem more professional, Will used his “home email” that he had made in Year 3, but his youthfulness made him naive to the fact that the email may have been a tad inappropriate. He […]
Story by Daniel Everett Photo by Ryan Low Jack Heath has taken his time to reveal the secrets behind his writing. He has provided his knowledge and tips with a year 10 class. Jack is an Australian author with a lifetime of experience in writing books, receiving dozens of awards. […]
Story by Seth BogardusPhoto by Ryan Low Matthew Lin has been drawing since he was six. It has been a large tradition in his family. Most of his family has had something to do with art in their lives but his largest inspiration was his aunt. She had a similar job […]
Story by Daniel Everett Photo by Ryan Low Daniel Everett: Mark, starting off with a question about your inspiration, is there anything that inspired you? Mark Greenwood: Well as a kid I’ve always loved reading and history, which is why lots of my books have that history element. Most importantly, […]
By Justin Zhang In his most well-known book, Saltwater Boy, Christmas tells the tale of Matthew, a city boy who comes to a coastal rural community after suffering hardship. Settling into the tight-knit community of Crawley Point, he meets and befriends Bill, a mysterious local figure. Matthew begins to build […]
Story by Leo Liu and Harry Benscher Joel McKerrow’s recipe for writing is simple: to reflect your own personality and conflicts into your stories. Do this and he believes your writing will pop. It is reflected in the books that he’s written, including Heist and Urban Legend Hunters. These mystery […]
Story by Sam Eyers Cover Photo by Ryan Low Pip Harry started her journey off as a magazine reporter for companies such as “TV Week” and “New Weekly”. She moved on to working for McDonalds and later Google in Singapore. She enjoyed her time at Google, and fondly remembered the […]
