Children's author Archives - Page 2 of 8 - Tristan Bancks

Tristan December 16, 2016

2016 Adventures in the World of Kids’ and Teen Books

It’s so boring when people say, ‘Where did the year go? It’s almost Christmas!’ but, seriously, ‘Where did the year go? It’… View Post

Tristan September 6, 2016

Children’s Book Week 2016

It’s been a fun couple of months of touring around, talking books and creativity, hopefully inspiring people to create their own stories and … View Post

Tristan June 28, 2016

Making Sense of Humour

Funnyman author Oliver Phommavanh has just launched his new book, The Other Christy. Here, Oliver gives tips on how kids can write their … View Post

Tristan March 20, 2016

Author Pranks Kids on Kids’ WB

I team with Kids’ WB host Shane Crawford and author / producer Adrian Beck to prank kids in a Melbourne bookstore – The Little Bookroom. Lots … View Post

Tristan November 10, 2015

ON THE RUN How it Was Written

One week to go before the US release of my Middle-Grade adventure novel On the Run (Farrar Straus Giroux), released in Australia as … View Post

Tristan August 20, 2015

5 Books That Influenced the Writing of Two Wolves / On the Run

I believe that everything you read makes you a better writer, even if the book you’re reading shows you what not to do. … View Post

Tristan June 28, 2015

How Do You Get Kids Interested in Reading?

As a follow up to last week’s blog post, 10 Ways to Inspire Kids to Read, I spoke to Rebecca Levingston on ABC Radio. … View Post

Tristan June 22, 2015

10 Ways to Inspire Kids to Read

Are you the parent or teacher of a kid or teen who is not yet a reader? As a child I read books because … View Post

Tristan May 14, 2015

Inspiring Kids and Teens to Read and Write

How do you get teenagers interested in reading and writing things other than text messages? This is the question posed to me by ABC … View Post

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