Tristan, Author at Tristan Bancks

Tristan November 16, 2020

YABBA and KOALA Children’s Choice Awards 2020

So proud to see Detention win the YABBA (VIC) and KOALA (NSW) Children’s Choice Book Awards alongside winners in other categories by … View Post

Tristan November 2, 2020

Young Writers’ StorySchool Trailer

Young Writers’ StorySchool launches mid-November! An online video writing masterclass for kids and teens to supercharge writing in the classroom and at home. … View Post

Tristan September 4, 2020

Nit Boy Video Game

Nit Boy, the book, is now a video game! Be one of the first to play the game, designed by Ben Train at Mad … View Post

Tristan August 8, 2020

QLD Literary Awards

I was excited to hear that Detention is a finalist in the QLD Literary Awards. The Griffith University Children’s Book … View Post

Tristan July 14, 2020

Nit Boy Interview With Author Tristan Bancks

Here’s an interview on the writing of my newly released book, Nit Boy, two books in one, illustrated by superstar illustrator, … View Post

Tristan July 6, 2020

How to Draw With Illustrator Heath McKenzie

Superstar illustrator, Heath McKenzie, shows kids how to draw Ned the nit from our new book, Nit Boy! https://youtu.be/l-M5MYrYhiY. Heath … View Post

Tristan July 1, 2020

Nit Boy Online Book Launch

Here is the video of the special, final edition of CBCA NSW’s Lunchtime Storytime Facebook Live in which I, officially, launched my … View Post

Tristan June 26, 2020

WIN Nit Boy!

********************** And the winner of a signed Nit Boy book, entry number 111 of the 181 people who entered, is Rebecca Toltz, who entered via Twitter! Congrats, … View Post

Tristan June 18, 2020

Nit Boy Book Trailer

Here’s the updated book trailer for my new release, Nit Boy. It’s two books in one, a relaunch of … View Post