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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
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…
#LoveOzYA Q&A with Vanessa Len about ONLY A MONSTER
Vanessa Len is an Australian author of Chinese-Malaysian and Maltese heritage. An educational editor, she has worked on everything from language learning programs to STEM…
#LoveOzYA Q&A with Kate Hendrick about FISH OUT OF WATER
Kate Hendrick is a high school Visual Arts and Photography teacher whose novels The Accident and The Finder are published by Text. She lives in…
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…
#LoveOzYA Q&A with Sophie Gonzales and Cale Dietrich for IF THIS GETS OUT
Sophie Gonzales is a YA contemporary author best known for her Grease retelling Only Mostly Devastated and 2021’s Perfect on Paper. Cale Dietrich is a self-proclaimed YA…
#LoveOzYA Q&A with Amie Kaufman and Meagan Spooner about BEYOND THE END OF THE WORLD
Amie Kaufman and Meagan Spooner are two bestselling authors of science fiction and fantasy for young adults. Together, they have co-authored seven books, including The Starbound…
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…
#LoveOzYA Q&A with Alicia Jasinska about THE MIDNIGHT GIRLS
Alicia Jasinska is a fantasy writer hailing from Sydney, Australia. A library technician by day, she spends her nights writing and hanging upside down from…