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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…
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…
Ask Alice: How do you maintain creative momentum during NaNoWriMo (and beyond)?
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 with Steven Herrick about HOW TO REPAINT A LIFE
Steven Herrick is an Australian poet and author. He’s written 24 novels for adults, teenagers, and children, many of them verse novels. He caught up…
#LoveOzYA Q&A with Lynette Noni about THE GILDED CAGE
After studying journalism, academic writing and human behaviour at university, Lynette Noni finally ventured into the world of fiction. She is now a full-time writer…
#LoveOzYA Q&A with C.S Pacat for DARK RISE
C.S. Pacat is the USA-Today best-selling author of Dark Rise, the Captive Prince trilogy, and the GLAAD-nominated graphic novels Fence. Born in Australia and educated…
Book Chat with Jessica Walton
Term 4 Book Chat for Secondary Teachers & Librarians! Jessica Walton joins us to talk about her new graphic novel, Stars in Their Eyes! About…
#LoveOzYA Q&A with AViVA about SELF/LESS
AViVA is a multidisciplinary artist, with international success, garnering more than 3 billion global streams on her music to date. Her debut young adult novel,…