Teen Writers' Symposium: This Writer's Life
Description
Curious about writing and getting published? Join YA authors Alison Evans and Vanessa Len in conversation with Troy Hunter about their creative journeys, followed by a Q&A.
Suitable for ages 13-18.
Free. Bookings essential.
Lineup
Alison Evans
Alison Evans the author of three queer young adult novels: Euphoria, Highway Bodies and Ida. They write short fiction for all ages, and their work can be found in Overland, Going Down Swinging, The Suburban Review among others, as well as in the anthologies Avast, Everything Under the Moon, Hometown Haunts and Kindred. They work as a children's specialist bookseller as well as in public libraries. They live on Wurundjeri land.
Vanessa Len
Vanessa Len is an internationally bestselling Australian author and educational editor. Her first novel, Only a Monster, won the 2022 Aurealis Award for Best Young Adult Novel, and the series has been translated into ten languages. You can find her via her website at www.vanessalen.com.
Troy Hunter
Troy Hunter is a bestselling crime fiction writer, living in Melbourne/Naarm. His debut YA novel Gus and the Missing Boy came out in March 2024 and was shortlisted for the Ned Kelly Award and the BAD Sydney Danger Award for Best Debut Crime Fiction. The sequel Gus and the Burning Stones was published in August 2025. A third and final Gus novel Gus and the Climate Killer is due out in March 2027. He is currently working on an adult crime novel. Troy is passionate about getting reluctant readers, especially boys, into reading books. He’s also a massive Agatha Christie fan. He regularly appears at writers’ festivals, runs YA and crime writing workshops, and also hosts of the Queer Writes Sessions podcast.
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