For Primary Perspectives Reading Matters annual Sydney Writer's Festival Special 2018 Miani and Reka chat with award winning, bestselling YA author Kirsty Eager, whose debut novel, Raw Blue, won the Victorian Premier’s Literary Award for Young Adult fiction – which is a pretty fabulous result for a first novel! Follow up novels, Saltwater Vampires and Night Beach, were shortlisted for numerous literary awards including the NSW Premier’s Awards, the Queensland Literary Awards, the Western Australia Premier’s Awards and the Gold Inky. And Kirsty’s latest work, Summer Skin, published by Allen & Unwin in 2016, has been described by Booksellers and Publishers as a must-read for older teens. www.kirstyeagar.com
For Primary Perspectives Reading Matters annual Sydney Writer's Festival Special 2018 Miani and Reka chat with award winning, bestselling YA author Kirsty Eager, whose debut novel, Raw Blue, won the Victorian Premier’s Literary Award for Young Adult fiction – which is a pretty fabulous result for a first novel! Follow up novels, Saltwater Vampires and Night Beach, were shortlisted for numerous literary awards including the NSW Premier’s Awards, the Queensland Literary Awards, the Western Australia Premier’s Awards and the Gold Inky. And Kirsty’s latest work, Summer Skin, published by Allen & Unwin in 2016, has been described by Booksellers and Publishers as a must-read for older teens.
www.kirstyeagar.com
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