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Why do books get banned (and are we really thinking of the children)?
Ask Alice is an online column produced by the #LoveOzYA team, and written by our Secretary, Alice Boer-Endacott, who has published several young adult fantasy…
#LoveOzYA Reads Centring Mental Health
The #LoveOzYA team has together a list of a few of our favourite reads that feature complex depictions of mental health. What we love about…
Interview with Karen Comer on ‘Grace Notes’ (from the Archive)
Karen Comer’s beautiful verse novel, Grace Notes, recently took home won the CBCA for Young Adult Readers. TO celebrate this deserved win, please enjoy this video…
Ask Alice: Who is it Answering Your Questions… Who is Ask Alice?
Ask Alice is an online column produced by the #LoveOzYA team, and written by our Secretary, Alice Boer-Endacott, who has published several young adult fantasy…
A Roundtable Discussion of Australian YA Speculative Fiction
This article was written by Christine Yunn-Yu Sun. Born in Taiwan and now based in Melbourne, Christine is a writer, translator, reader, reviewer, journalist and…
#LoveOzYA LGBTQIA+ Reads Vol. 3
Happy pride #LoveOzYA fam! These titles feature characters who identify as a part of the LGBTQIA+ community, and explore what it means to be young…
How was YA presented at the 2024 Writers Festivals?
Ask Alice is an online column written by our former Secretary, Alice Boer-Endacott, who has published several young adult fantasy novels and a non-fiction essay…
Revisiting the depiction of sex and consent in YA Fantasy: What’s changed?
Ask Alice is an online column written by our former Secretary, Alice Boer-Endacott, who has published several young adult fantasy novels and a non-fiction essay…
Is there enough diversity within (Aus) YA fiction?
Ask Alice is an online column written by our former Secretary, Alice Boer-Endacott, who has published several young adult fantasy novels and a non-fiction essay…