Why Markus writes
Isn’t it great to see how much success some of our YA authors are enjoying? We have already acknowledged Sonya Hartnett’s outstanding achievement earlier this month in winning the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award, but some of our other stars are being published in Europe and North America to considerable acclaim.
Markus Zusak has created an international buzz with The Book Thief, which was a Printz Honor Book in 2006 and winner of a prestigious prize in South Africa last year.
This weekend, Markus featured in the regular ‘Why I write‘ column of the Guardian newspaper. Determined to become a writer from the age of 16, Markus offers insights which are worth sharing with any young aspiring writers you know.
May 20th, 2008 at 8:00 pm
And also for your aspiring writers, check out wordbox online - a comprehensive listing of writing opportunities and reading activities around Australia for young people. Wordboxers are the YA authors of the future and we welcome them to the arts scene.
http://wordbox.bravehost.com - for young writers and readers. Have fun!