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Behind-the-scenes with the editors and writers of UNLIMITED FUTURES

Behind-the-scenes with the editors and writers of UNLIMITED FUTURES

UNLIMITED FUTURES (out 29 March) is an anthology filled with speculative fiction from emerging and established First Nations and Black writers, reflecting visionary pasts, hopeful…

#LoveOzYA celebrates charity status with a Pozible Party!

#LoveOzYA celebrates charity status with a Pozible Party!

Seven years since its inception as a passionate, proactive, and much-loved grassroots movement, #LoveOzYA – a national organisation celebrating and promoting Australian youth literature –…

Ask Alice: What impact has #LoveOzYA had on the Australian literary scene?

Ask Alice: What impact has #LoveOzYA had on the Australian literary scene?

Ask Alice is an online column produced by the #LoveOzYA team, and written by our Secretary, Alice Boer, who has published several young adult fantasy…

Ask Alice: Are young people actually reading Australian YA?

Ask Alice: Are young people actually reading Australian YA?

Ask Alice is an online column produced by the #LoveOzYA team, and written by our Secretary, Alice Boer, who has published several young adult fantasy…

What we’ve learned from the Steph Bowe Mentorship

What we’ve learned from the Steph Bowe Mentorship

Ellie Casey and Emilie Morscheck were the dual winners of the inaugural Steph Bowe Mentorship for Young Writers in 2021. With the mentorship open to…

Ask Alice: How do I know when my work is ready to submit?

Ask Alice: How do I know when my work is ready to submit?

Ask Alice is an online column produced by the #LoveOzYA team, and written by our Secretary, Alice Boer, who has published several young adult fantasy…

Most anticipated #LoveOzYA reads due out in 2022

Most anticipated #LoveOzYA reads due out in 2022

By Alexandra Patrikios What do thrillers, serial killers, and theatre kids all have in common? If you said a well-earned appreciation for timing, you wouldn’t…

Ask Alice: Is consent, sex, and female agency in YA fantasy as magical as we’d like?

Ask Alice: Is consent, sex, and female agency in YA fantasy as magical as we’d like?

Ask Alice is an online column produced by the #LoveOzYA team, and written by our Secretary, Alice Boer, who has published several young adult fantasy…

Creating a Sustainable Book Club with Annie McCann

Creating a Sustainable Book Club with Annie McCann

Annie McCann is the founder of a network of readers called Read3r’z Re-Vu, a Sydney-based network that connects avid readers, writers and illustrators.  I created…