Tristan, Author at Tristan Bancks

Tristan February 1, 2019

Writers Mutter

The importance of muttering while writing is underrated. People in cafes must think I’m insane but I’m usually too deep … View Post

Tristan January 16, 2019

Writing Tips For Kids Final Episode

The final episode of my Writing Tips for Kids video series is up on YouTube. The series features my top five tips for … View Post

Tristan January 2, 2019

Room to Read World Change Challenge Success!

The 2018 Room to Read World Change Challenge is over and we have exceeded our goal and raised $21,416 to fund a year’s … View Post

Tristan December 14, 2018

School Holiday Writing Workshops for Kids

I’m running one-hour school holiday writing workshops for kids in libraries all over Brisbane in January, helping children and teens aged 10+ to … View Post

Tristan December 4, 2018

2018 Adventures in the World of Kids’ and Teen Books

Sometimes it’s hard to remember what you did in a year, if you did anything, so I did a little Instagram time-travel … View Post

Tristan November 29, 2018

Inside the Writers’ Room

I’ve recently been lucky enough to go inside the writers’ room on three TV projects and below are the top ten … View Post

Tristan November 28, 2018

WIN Books for Christmas!

*** WINNER DRAWN! Congratulations to the winner of my Christmas giveaway – the entire Tom Weekly series plus Two Wolves and The Fall – Faye … View Post

Tristan November 6, 2018

KOALA and YABBA Award Winners

The YABBA Awards (Young Australians’ Best Book Awards) and KOALA Awards (Kids Own Australian Literature Awards) have been announced for another year and … View Post

Tristan September 18, 2018

Journey of a ‘Reluctant Reader’

I recently received a Facebook message from Kylie, the mother of a boy who suffers from dyslexia and has been very reluctant to read. … View Post