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Cop & Robber Wins YABBA & KOALA Awards

I’m excited to share that my middle-grade thriller novel Cop & Robber has won a YABBA (Young Australians’ Best Book Awards) and KOALA (Kids Own Australian Literature Awards), voted for kids, by kids. When I first started writing children’s books I used to dream of even being nominated for the YABBA and KOALAs, so this is super-exciting for me. Cop & Robber joins Two Wolves, The Fall and Detention as a YABBA / KOALA winner. Here’s my short acceptance speech (including pyrotechnics. Well, sparklers). And below you can see the winners and honour books in all categories. Congrats to all the authors and illustrators, thanks to…

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Scar Town Book Reviews

Scar Town Book Reviews

Here are all the first reviews of my new crime-thriller novel for ages 11+, Scar Town. I hope you get a chance to read it. 😉 … View Post
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Scar Town Cover Reveal

Scar Town Cover Reveal

The cover for my 2023 crime-thriller for middle-graders, Scar Town, has been released! It’s by Christa Moffitt, the brains and art behind Christabella Designs … View Post
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Cop & Robber Book Reviews

Cop & Robber Book Reviews

Reviews for my new crime-thriller novel for middle-graders, Cop & Robber. Magpies Journal review ‘Themes of atonement, forgiveness, compromise, loyalty and redemption flow seamlessly … View Post
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Cop & Robber Audiobook

Cop & Robber Audiobook

Cop & Robber (for age 10+) is the first of my books to have the audiobook released simultaneously with paper and ebook. I was lucky … View Post
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Cop & Robber Book Launch

Cop & Robber Book Launch

The Cop & Robber Brisbane launch party and workshop is on 5 July, 2022, 10am at Where the Wild Things Are Bookshop (next to Avid Reader … View Post
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Cop & Robber Cover Reveal

Cop & Robber Cover Reveal

My 2022 crime-thriller for middle-graders, Cop & Robber, now has a cover (with a quote from the extraordinary Morris Gleitzman, one of the authors I … View Post
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NanoWriMo 2021

NanoWriMo 2021

November is National Novel Writing Month (NanoWriMo 2021) and this year I’ve been taking part and documenting my efforts to write a 50,000-word novel … View Post
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WIN Ginger Meggs!

WIN Ginger Meggs!

WIN a signed copy of my new children’s book, illustrated by Jason Chatfield, Ginger Meggs! It’s a hardback, full-colour, 100th anniversary book … View Post
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Summer Reading Club

Summer Reading Club

  Need reading inspiration? A tip on your next great book? Want to gamify your reading? State Library of QLD’s Summer Reading Club … View Post
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WIN SCAR TOWN!

WIN SCAR TOWN!

WINNER ANNOUNCED: The winner of a signed Scar Town book, entry number 105 of the 197 people who entered, is Em You (@emmybean) who entered via … View Post
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