In This Episode…
Award-winning author Shivaun Plozza and her new middle-grade novel, The Boy, the Wolf and the Stars, and award-nominated Kate O’Donnell and her new novel, This One is Ours.
Pamela chats with Shivaun Plozza
Shivaun Plozza is an award-winning author of books for children and young adults. Her debut novel, Frankie, was a CBCA Notable Book and won a number of awards, including the Davitt Awards and a commendation from the Victorian Premier’s Literary Award. Her second novel, Tin Heart, sold in three foreign territories and was nominated to ALA’S Best Fiction for Young Adults list. She is a frequent contributor to anthologies, and when she is not writing she works as an editor and manuscript assessor.
Julie chats with Kate O’Donnell
Kate O’Donnell is a writer specialising in children’s and young adult literature. She has a BA in History and French from the University of Melbourne and studied Professional Writing and Editing at RMIT. Untidy Towns was published in 2017, and This One is Ours was released in October 2020.
Pamela reviews The Boy, the Wolf and the Stars by Shivaun Plozza
Julie reviews This One is Ours by Kate O’Donnell
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