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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 to … View Post

Tristan February 4, 2019

Byron Writers Festival StoryBoard

Check out the new video trailer for the Byron Writers Festival StoryBoard program. I’m proud to have been involved with StoryBoard for the … 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 creating … 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 and … View Post

Tristan August 27, 2018

Writing Tips for Kids 2 of 5

I have five key writing tips for making the process easier, more personal and more fun for kids. This is the second of my … View Post

Tristan May 18, 2018

Creative Writing Competition for Young Writers

Young writers aged 7-12 are invited to write a 500-word story for a chance to win amazing prizes, mentorship by a professional author 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 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 your next great … View Post

Tristan February 15, 2018

Illustrator Gus Gordon on Drawing the Tom Weekly My Life Series

Children’s book illustrator Gus Gordon (Herman and Rosie, Somewhere Else) talks about illustrating the Tom Weekly My Life series. Gus and I have … View Post