Neil Grant writes about his experiences at the Brahmaputra Literary Festival in India, the country where his new coming of age novel The Honeyman and the Hunter is set.
The Brahmaputra River flows 1800 kilometres from its origin in Tibet to the Gangetic Delta in Bangladesh before mingling with the waters of the Bay of Bengal.… Read the rest
Astrid Scholte discusses how working in the film industry has influenced her writing and debut novel Four Dead Queens.
I knew I wanted to be involved in the magic of movie-making when I first saw Jurassic Park.… Read the rest
While Halloween takes place once a year, we’ve gathered together some of our favourite recent releases that will thrill and chill readers of all ages and scare them all year round, plus we’re giving away three great book packs!… Read the rest
Everyone wants to know how to cope with the end of the world right? Lili Wilkinson shares insights from her research into the world of doomsday prep & preppers, a key theme of her new novel After The Lights Go Out.… Read the rest
Writing for young adults can be fraught – how far can you go before your book is quietly removed from library shelves? And who are you writing for – teenagers or adults?… Read the rest
We were delighted to share news of Erica Wagner’s award of the Dromkeen Medal for outstanding achievement in the creation of Australian children’s and young adult literature. Her acceptance speech about her love of books and fascinating career in publishing was too good not to share with a broader audience, so you can enjoy it below:
Thank you so much to my colleagues, Anna McFarlane and Eva Mills, who nominated me, to the fantastic team at Allen & Unwin – whose cleverness and sense of fun I appreciate so much every day – and to every author, illustrator and colleague I’ve ever worked with – this is your medal too!… Read the rest
Today publisher Erica Wagner was awarded the Dromkeen Medal for outstanding achievement in the creation of Australian children’s and young adult literature. We at Allen & Unwin can’t think of a more deserving recipient!… Read the rest
With Nexus, the final installment of the Zeroes trilogy now out in stores, we felt it was finally time to find out just who wrote each of the six main characters, so we forced suggested Scott Westerfeld, Margo Lanagan & Deborah Biancotti finally spill all their secrets from writing the series.… Read the rest
Michael Pryor is one of Australia’s most prolific and published authors, with 35 books and over fifty short stories to his name! We recently caught up with him to discuss new book Gap Year in Ghost Town, and learn about the use and appeal of humour in YA writing.… Read the rest
Our Liz reports from the launch of Kim Kane’s When the Lyrebird Calls at Readings Books glorious new Children’s shop in Carlton, where Sofie Laguna helped send this delightful new timeslip novel into the world. … Read the rest
