Melissa Kiel is an award winning young adult novelist who grew up in Melbourne. Her first book, Life in Outer space, earned Melissa the Ena Noël Encouragement Award from IBBY Australia. She now works as a children’s book editor, and spends her free time being a giant nerd.
Huge books like The Hunger Games and The Fault in Our Stars are leading readers of all ages to this difficult to pin down genre. But what makes YA different to just A, and why choose to write in this genre? Supported by SA Writers' Centre.
Read MoreChildren's books come in all shapes and sizes and are an art unto themselves. From picture books to YA novels, come get the low down on how to write for kids. Supported by SA Writers' Centre.
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