Ep 40: Suzanne O’Sullivan on what commissioning editors are looking for in children’s books.
Ep 40: Suzanne O’Sullivan on what commissioning editors are looking for in children’s books.
Meet Suzanne O’Sullivan, commissioning editor for Lothian Children’s Books and the Associate Publisher of Children’s Boo... Read more
16 Jan 2019
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29mins
Ep 39: Marisa Pintado on what young adult publishers really want.
Ep 39: Marisa Pintado on what young adult publishers really want.
Meet Marisa Pintado, YA publisher for Hardie Grant Egmont in Melbourne. Marisa is also the author of award-winning middl... Read more
16 Jan 2019
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46mins
Ep 38: Kimberly McCreight on how she knew she had to write her novel.
Ep 38: Kimberly McCreight on how she knew she had to write her novel.
Meet Kimberly McCreight, best selling author of the Outliers YA trilogy. When Kimberly missed out on a job, she took it ... Read more
16 Jan 2019
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26mins
Ep 37: Rachael Craw on plot, motivation and character in young adult novels.
Ep 37: Rachael Craw on plot, motivation and character in young adult novels.
Find out how Rachael Craw turned a dream into a bestselling YA trilogy. After dreaming the prologue for her Spark series... Read more
16 Jan 2019
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39mins
Ep 36: Ellie Marney focuses on crime writing for young adults.
Ep 36: Ellie Marney focuses on crime writing for young adults.
How Ellie Marney discovered her crime-writing superpower. Ellie had written in many genres, but after winning the Sister... Read more
16 Jan 2019
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13mins
Ep 35: Nicole Hayes teaches at the Australian Writers' Centre and writes spellbinding young adult books.
Ep 35: Nicole Hayes teaches at the Australian Writers' Centre and writes spellbinding young adult books.
Meet Nicole Hayes, award-winning author, podcaster, and writing teacher. Nicole has written three YA novels and writes a... Read more
16 Jan 2019
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40mins
Ep 34: Gabrielle Tozer reveals her marketing secrets as a young adult author.
Ep 34: Gabrielle Tozer reveals her marketing secrets as a young adult author.
How Gabrielle Tozer uses her marketing knowledge to promote her books. Gabrielle always knew she wanted to be a writer, ... Read more
16 Jan 2019
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29mins
Ep 33: Allison Rushby does both indie and traditional publishing.
Ep 33: Allison Rushby does both indie and traditional publishing.
Learn how Allison Rushby has found success in both traditional and self-publishing. Allison has published more than 20 b... Read more
16 Jan 2019
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21mins
Ep 32: Fleur Ferris on her success as a childen’s author after this writing course.
Ep 32: Fleur Ferris on her success as a childen’s author after this writing course.
How Fleur Ferris traded in her police uniform for an award-winning publishing career. Fleur writes popular YA crime thri... Read more
16 Jan 2019
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38mins
Ep 31: Carole Wilkinson on why it’s never too late to start your journey as a children’s author.
Ep 31: Carole Wilkinson on why it’s never too late to start your journey as a children’s author.
Carole Wilkinson found publishing success after 40. Carole heartily believes in saying yes to every opportunity, no matt... Read more
16 Jan 2019
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38mins