Writes of Passage 2026: YA author talk and workshop with Keshe Chow
Description
Warrnambool Storytelling Festival switches the POV to YA with Writes of Passage, giving young readers and writers the chance to listen to, chat with, and learn from an acclaimed YA author in a fun, informative and interactive session.
Award-winning, Sunday Times-bestselling fantasy and speculative fiction author Keshe Chow will feature in a special event at Tilly Divine on Monday 6th July, for participants aged 13-21.
Following a talk and Q&A session about her YA novels The Girl with No Reflection (2024) and For No Mortal Creature (2025), Keshe will lead the 'Story Shakeup' session: an introductory workshop about crafting a story idea and beginning to develop worldbuilding - with Tilly Divine milkshakes for all participants!
Book purchases will be available thanks to Collins Booksellers Warrnambool, with time for author signings at the end of the event.
Author
Keshe Chow
Keshe Chow (she/her) is a Sunday Times bestselling author of fantasy, romance, and speculative fiction. Her debut novel won the 2022 Victorian Premier's Literature Awards Prize for an Unpublished Manuscript and was shortlisted in the 2025 ABIA awards. She lives in Melbourne, Australia with her husband, two kids, one cat, and way too many house plants.
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