Category: Projects

Begin End Begin

A lot of buzz is already out there for this YA anthology from Harper Collins, due for publication in May 2017. It’s great being part of such a phalanx of top YA writers. Knowing them, I’m sure that the collection will be a delight, full of different approaches and...

A New Series!

Leo da Vinci. Artist. Scientist. Inventor. Dreamer. Ten year old fighter against supervillains. As promised, it’s time to reveal some details of my new writing project. This is another departure from my writing for Young Adults, and I’m fairly and squarely writing for primary school readers this time with...

From the Work in Progress

Here’s a sneak peek at something I’m working on right now. Dad put both hands flat on the table in front of him and stared at them. ‘You need to shoot your own dog.’ ‘What? Where did that come from? Is this non sequitur week? ‘I can’t let you...

Machine Wars Back Cover Reveal

And we now have a back cover for Machine Wars, due April. In the spirit of all good back cover blurbs, read and be tantalised.                          ...

Machine Wars Cover Reveal

And here it is: the superb, stylish, sensational cover of Machine Wars, my 33rd book, due in April from Random House Australia. I love it!...

‘Think Ahead’ at Scienceworks

Scienceworks, Melbourne’s science museum, has just opened an amazing new long-term exhibition called Think Ahead. The launch was on 4 December and I was lucky enough to be invited along because my association with this extraordinary project goes back to early 2013. Not long after 10 Futures was published,...

The Extinction Gambit Book Trailer

And here’s the official book trailer for my next book ‘The Extinction Gambit’, Book One of ‘The Extraordinaires’.  ...