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Articles for Writers

Below is a series of posts we think will be most useful for writers

Are there books for boys, or, why do we keep doing this?

Are there books for boys, or, why do we keep doing this?

Ask Alice is an online column written by our former Secretary, Dr Alice Boer-Endacott, who has published several young adult fantasy novels and a non-fiction…

What is the interplay, for younger readers (and beyond), between video games and books?

What is the interplay, for younger readers (and beyond), between video games and books?

Ask Alice is an online column written by our former Secretary, Dr Alice Boer-Endacott, who has published several young adult fantasy novels and a non-fiction…

Can musical theatre help younger audiences connect more deeply with written media?

Can musical theatre help younger audiences connect more deeply with written media?

 Ask Alice is an online column written by our former Secretary, Dr Alice Boer-Endacott, who has published several young adult fantasy novels and a non-fiction…

Is pregnancy meaningfully depicted in YA and if not, is that an issue?

Is pregnancy meaningfully depicted in YA and if not, is that an issue?

Ask Alice is an online column written by our former Secretary, Dr Alice Boer-Endacott, who has published several young adult fantasy novels and a non-fiction…

What should we do, publicly and privately, with meaningful YA works when their authors behave unacceptably? – Part 2

What should we do, publicly and privately, with meaningful YA works when their authors behave unacceptably? – Part 2

Ask Alice is an online column written by our former Secretary, Dr Alice Boer-Endacott, who has published several young adult fantasy novels and a non-fiction…

What should we do, publicly and privately, with meaningful YA works when their authors behave unacceptably?

What should we do, publicly and privately, with meaningful YA works when their authors behave unacceptably?

Ask Alice is an online column written by our former Secretary, Dr Alice Boer-Endacott, who has published several young adult fantasy novels and a non-fiction…

How does Australian YA appear (or not appear) on bookstore shelves?

How does Australian YA appear (or not appear) on bookstore shelves?

Ask Alice is an online column written by our former Secretary, Dr Alice Boer-Endacott, who has published several young adult fantasy novels and a non-fiction…

How is YA represented at small writers festivals?

How is YA represented at small writers festivals?

Ask Alice is an online column written by our former Secretary, Dr Alice Boer-Endacott, who has published several young adult fantasy novels and a non-fiction…

#LoveOzYA Body Horror Reads

#LoveOzYA Body Horror Reads

Celebrate Halloween year-round with these stomach twisting, totally gnarly body horror #LoveOzYA reads. You can download a printable poster below.