#TooCoolForSchool Ya Panel
Steph Bowe was born in Melbourne in 1994 and lives in Queensland. Her first novel, Girl Saves Boy, was published by Text in 2010 and her second, All This Could End, came out in 2013. She is currently a Schools Ambassador for the Stella Prize in Queensland.
Christopher Currie is a writer and bookseller from Brisbane, whose fiction has appeared in anthologies and journals internationally. His first book, a novel for adults called The Ottoman Motel, was shortlisted for the Commonwealth Book Prize and the Queensland Literary Awards in 2012. Clancy of the Undertow is his first novel for young adults.
Richard Newsome lives in Brisbane with his family. He won the inaugural Text Prize for Young Adult and Children’s Writing for The Billionaire’s Curse, the first book in the acclaimed Billionaire series. It was soon followed by The Emerald Casket, The Mask of Destiny, The Crystal Code, The House of Puzzles, and, finally, The Curiosity Machine, which brings the boy billionaire’s thrilling adventures to a satisfying close.
Paula Weston lives in Brisbane with her husband, a retired greyhound and a moody cockatiel. Burn is book four in The Rephaim series after Shadows, Haze and Shimmer.
Julie Fison writes books for children and young adults. Her work includes How to get to Rioand The Call of the Wild, part of the Choose Your Own Ever After series, for readers who like to decide how the story goes. Counterfeit Love, about an ambitious young television reporter trying to make a name for herself in Hong Kong, is Julie’s latest book for teens. It is loosely based on Julie's own time as a journalist in Asia. A family holiday on the Noosa River inspired her series for young adventure lovers, Hazard River. www.juliefison.com
Free
Event Details
Date:
6 July 2016
Time: 3.00 pm
Where is it?
Dymocks Brisbane
177 Albert St
brisbane City, 4000
QLD
For further information...
Nicole Armanno
07 3007 2800
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