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Tristan July 22, 2019

Book Soundtrack: Detention

Music was crucial in creating the mood for the writing of my new novel, Detention, about an escape from an immigration detention centre, a … View Post

Tristan July 1, 2019

Detention Book Reviews

It’s finally arrived! After years of percolating the story idea, and then more years of writing and rewriting, before editing and printing, … View Post

Tristan June 24, 2019

The Team Behind a Book

I’d love to take all the credit for creating my books but the truth is that no author works alone. Everyone … View Post

Tristan June 14, 2019

Sarah Dale, Refugee Lawyer, Adviser on My New Book ‘Detention’

I had many advisers in the writing of my new book, Detention (out 2 July, for ages 10+), about a girl who escapes from an immigration … View Post

Tristan June 3, 2019

Win a Signed Copy of DETENTION

***WINNER ANNOUNCED*** Thanks to everyone who entered via Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube and eNews to win a signed copy of my new book Detention. … View Post

Tristan May 27, 2019

Life-Changing Children’s Books

‘A book must be the axe for the frozen sea within us.’ – Franz Kafka I asked some of Australia’s … View Post

Tristan May 20, 2019

Let Life In

Creativity is at its best when there’s a free flow between truth and fiction, between your world and the world of the … View Post

Tristan May 13, 2019

Newington College LitFest

I opened Newington College LitFest last week with a call to action for the boys to buy thousands of sausage sandwiches in support of … View Post

Tristan March 25, 2019

Book Week 2019

In 2019, the Children’s Book Council of Australia (CBCA) Book Week theme is Reading is My Secret Power. Stories are powerful. The ability … View Post