Having announced on my instagram story that I'm currently marking uni essays, someone promptly forwarded me this and I can't stop laughing.

Mega thanks to @lizlittlewrites for sitting down with me to chat about her research into this. In a year when we've had a greater push for consent in schools, this felt particularly relevant.

An interesting insight from alison evans; specific horror is in the teenaged experience. It's one of the reasons I so love the HH anthology from Wakefield Press - YA specifically is such fertile yet infrequently tilled soil for horror. youtube.com/watch?v=eTkGPS…

She's live!

Given how lovely she is, Wai Chim _archiving writes a surprisingly creepy and scary piece 👻!! Her insight into how her surroundings informed the piece she wrote for Hometown Haunts (Wakefield Press) is such a window into the creative process more broadly. youtube.com/watch?v=Y8VrZ3…

Callout to all wonderful English Secondary teachers - what #LoveOzYA (if any) do your students study? Key question for a piece in the works for #LoveOzYA; the more data the better!!

Co-authored with the amazing @Alex_Patrikios - huge huge huge thanks to the Teen Reading @lizlittlewrites and the librarian interviewees - such valuable insight and such wonderful work 😍💜

Cannot WAIT for this news to go live tomorrow!!!!

This not only a huge milestone but a huge opportunity to really entrench an advocacy group that isn't beholden to defunding or wind downs. Any and all donations make this closer to being a reality.

Chatting books and fun with lovely Allayne Webster about That Thing I Did (Wakefield Press) for #LoveOzYA. I truly love what I do.

This one felt a bit controversial to write, tbh 🤨🤨

The planning (and to lesser extent, execution) of this campaign has taken HUGE emotional energy across the last few months. It is amazing and surreal to know we've hit our first goal. 🥳 Of course, the amazing work of the Comms team can never be adequately stated 💖

May Ask Alice for #LoveOzYA considers #NewAdult books, and what the rise and enduring presence of New Adult texts might mean for #youngadult and #LoveOzYA. My eternal thanks to the spectacular Jodi McAlister sharing her wisdom and knowledge for this one 💖 tinyurl.com/4h7a56pf

Such a privilege to present the keynote address to ACLAR for #LoveOzYA alongside Kate Eltham with contributions from Jared, Rebecca, and Rachel, on the subject of diverse and owned stories and what we can do to support and increase such books. My fave bit? "Don't be a snob"

My favourite advice is, of course, "don't be a snob"

Help us plan for 2023 by submitting your Asking Alice!!