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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

Tristan July 18, 2018

Byron Writers Festival 2018

Byron Writers Festival is one of the best literary events on the calendar – a big, bright, sunshine-and-idea-fuelled celebration of stories. I’m … View Post

Tristan June 21, 2018

WIN Tom Weekly: My Life & Other Failed Experiments!

** Thanks to the 259 people who entered! The winners have been drawn using the number randomiser at www.random.org. Congratulations to Andrew-Toni … View Post

Tristan May 28, 2018

WIN Tom Weekly Books

Books 4 and 5 in my Tom Weekly series (illustrated by Gus Gordon) are being rereleased 1 June with new covers, bigger illustrations and … View Post

Tristan May 18, 2018

New Tom Weekly Teaching Resources

Teachers are using the revamped and redesigned Tom Weekly book series as short story readalouds in the classroom and also as a way to … View Post

Tristan April 30, 2018

Two Wolves Audiobook

I recently recorded the audiobook of my crime / mystery novel for middle-graders, Two Wolves (CBCA Honour Book, shortlisted Prime Minister’s Literary … View Post

Tristan March 13, 2018

Tom Weekly Book Series

I’m excited to share the new covers for my Tom Weekly book series created by amazing illustrator Gus Gordon … View Post

Tristan February 26, 2018

Book Week 2018

The Australian Children’s Book Week theme for 2018 is ‘Find Your Treasure’. Such a perfect description of the search to discover … View Post