Abreast
Placed 2nd in the 2011 John Marsden Prize for Young Australian Writers (18-24 age group)
I write books for children and young adults. Sometimes I write short stories for grown-ups.
The Year the Maps Changed
I was eleven when everything started and twelve by the end. But that’s another way maps lie, because it felt like the distance travelled was a whole lot further than that.’
A middle-grade coming-of-age story about the bonds of family and the power of compassion for fans of The Bone Sparrow, Wolf Hollow and The Thing About Jellyfish.
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The Monster of Her Age
In a neo-Gothic mansion in a city at the end of the world, Ellie finds there’s room enough for art, family, forgiveness and love. A coming-of-age story about embracing the things that scare us from the author of The Year the Maps Changed.
A story of love, loss, family and film – a stirring, insightful novel about letting go of anger and learning to forgive without forgetting. And about embracing the things that scare us, in order to be braver.
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Begin, End, Begin: A #LoveOzYA Anthology
WINNER OF A 2018 BOOK OF THE YEAR ABIA
Bestsellers. Award-winners. Superstars.
Begin, End, Begin: A #LoveOzYA Anthology has them all!
With brilliantly entertaining short stories from beloved young adult authors Amie Kaufman, Melissa Keil, Will Kostakis, Ellie Marney, Jaclyn Moriarty, Michael Pryor, Alice Pung, Gabrielle Tozer, Lili Wilkinson and Danielle Binks, this all-new collection will show the world exactly how much there is to love about Aussie YA.
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Begin, End, Begin: A #LoveOzYA Anthology summer edition
Harnessing the power of the #LoveOzYA social media movement, this anthology features incredible short stories from ten beloved Australian YA authors. Now in a new Summer edition B-format!
* Teacher’s Notes now available to download! *
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Short Stories
Is This a Miracle?
Short story appeared in Voiceworks magazine Issue 81, ‘Birthmark’.
The Necklace in 2D
A tangent short story for the Sydney Morning Herald’s 2011 crowd-sourced novel, ‘The Necklace’.
Secret Night
High Commended in the 2013 Bayside Writing Competition
Fota
Placed 2nd in 2015 Rachel Funari Prize for Fiction.
Church Bell Spoon
2014 Yen Short Story winner. Described as; ‘a beautiful story centring on a science experiment carried out by a deaf school class, interlaced with a touching family story and fleeting references to the dark velvet ceiling of outer space.’
Body Language: ‘Lips’
‘Betanarratives’ is a platform for digital, interactive and interdisciplinary storytelling. My short story ‘Lips’ featured in their 2016 Body Language, and video director Angeline Armstrong adapted it into a short film for the interactive site.