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Tristan Bancks
@tristanbancks
Author for kids and teens: Two Wolves, The Fall, Detention, Cop & Robber, Tom Weekly, Ginger Meggs! NEW BOOK: SCAR TOWN. Speaker & @RoomtoRead Author Advocate.
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https://www.tristanbancks.com/scartown 06-08-2009 09:30:23
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In Canberra 15 May? Join author Deborah Abela author & I talking about Scar Town and The Kindness Project. Writing tips, Q&A, crazy hijinks and book signing.
Free, but bookings essential: events.humanitix.com/meet-deborah-a…
Love you to share with Canberrans you know!
#mglit #loveozmg #kidlit
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Free 5-minute writers' fest on Pod & YouTube weekly. For educators, students & emerging writers.
5 bestselling kids' authors: Deborah Abela author Zanni ✏️ @liantanner, Sarah Armstrong & I share secrets to good writing.
Pod: podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/5-w…
Youtube: youtube.com/@5writers5minu…
![Tristan Bancks (@tristanbancks) on Twitter photo 2024-04-26 10:15:00 Free 5-minute writers' fest on Pod & YouTube weekly. For educators, students & emerging writers. 5 bestselling kids' authors: @DeborahAbela @zannilouise @liantanner, Sarah Armstrong & I share secrets to good writing. Pod: podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/5-w… Youtube: youtube.com/@5writers5minu… Free 5-minute writers' fest on Pod & YouTube weekly. For educators, students & emerging writers. 5 bestselling kids' authors: @DeborahAbela @zannilouise @liantanner, Sarah Armstrong & I share secrets to good writing. Pod: podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/5-w… Youtube: youtube.com/@5writers5minu…](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GMEPbkQaIAAZ_A8.jpg)
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Love this quick read by Nova Weetman on Emily Gale’s Substack…
Two Aussie Legends: Ned Kelly V. The Salad Roll
open.substack.com/pub/emilygale/…
#nedkelly #saladroll #australia #middlegrade #loveozmg
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Writing a book. Self-imposed draft deadline today looks like it’ll slide by, but I think I can get there by next Friday. Wish me luck. 🍀 I’m going in. I hope you’re well and happy.
#amwriting #mglit #loveozmg #flow #CoffeeTime
![Tristan Bancks (@tristanbancks) on Twitter photo 2024-04-25 22:31:10 Writing a book. Self-imposed draft deadline today looks like it’ll slide by, but I think I can get there by next Friday. Wish me luck. 🍀 I’m going in. I hope you’re well and happy. #amwriting #mglit #loveozmg #flow #CoffeeTime Writing a book. Self-imposed draft deadline today looks like it’ll slide by, but I think I can get there by next Friday. Wish me luck. 🍀 I’m going in. I hope you’re well and happy. #amwriting #mglit #loveozmg #flow #CoffeeTime](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GMC0k3EasAASiYB.jpg)
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‘Writing Stuff That Matters’. Our new 8-minute podcast ep is up.
YouTube: youtu.be/-d_Bc1XHibc?fe…
Podcast: podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/5-w…
5 established authors sharing how they do what they do in short, sharp episodes.
#podcast #writing #amwriting #creativity
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The BookPeople Book of the Year shortlist is announced today. Here's the longlist which has Scar Town on it among fine works by Australian authors like Lynette Noni Jase Anna Walker & Andy Griffiths
Thanks to BookPeople for supporting Aus books!
#loveozmg #loveozya
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Hope you can join us for this session on Suspense at Brisbane Writers Festival in May!
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#brisbane #brisbane writersfest
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Diving down into writing for the day. Going to attempt the magic trick of not checking anything online for 4-5 hrs. Ridiculous how challenging I find that now. Wish me luck! Hope you have a productive morning.
#amwriting #mglit #creativity
![Tristan Bancks (@tristanbancks) on Twitter photo 2024-04-07 22:03:41 Diving down into writing for the day. Going to attempt the magic trick of not checking anything online for 4-5 hrs. Ridiculous how challenging I find that now. Wish me luck! Hope you have a productive morning. #amwriting #mglit #creativity Diving down into writing for the day. Going to attempt the magic trick of not checking anything online for 4-5 hrs. Ridiculous how challenging I find that now. Wish me luck! Hope you have a productive morning. #amwriting #mglit #creativity](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GKmCR8TbAAAbqtB.jpg)
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Fascinating survey (29% of Australian boys don't read at all) - & a 'do we care' article & what action we might take - ‘Fiction Fanatic’ to ‘Book Abstainer’: which type of reader is your teenager? theconversation.com/from-fiction-f… via The Conversation - Australia + New Zealand
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Exploring fairy tales this morn. And dreaming on a title for my sequel to Two Wolves for 2025. (Kids always ask if it’ll be Three Wolves :). Which of these options do you like best?
Wolf at the Door
Raised By Wolves
Along Came a Wolf
The Wolf & The Lamb
#fairytales #twowolves
![Tristan Bancks (@tristanbancks) on Twitter photo 2024-04-04 23:02:00 Exploring fairy tales this morn. And dreaming on a title for my sequel to Two Wolves for 2025. (Kids always ask if it’ll be Three Wolves :). Which of these options do you like best? Wolf at the Door Raised By Wolves Along Came a Wolf The Wolf & The Lamb #fairytales #twowolves Exploring fairy tales this morn. And dreaming on a title for my sequel to Two Wolves for 2025. (Kids always ask if it’ll be Three Wolves :). Which of these options do you like best? Wolf at the Door Raised By Wolves Along Came a Wolf The Wolf & The Lamb #fairytales #twowolves](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GKWyp4naUAAel6j.jpg)
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Don't you love storytellers that put you on the edge of your seat? Just watched author Tristan Bancks reading from his latest book 'Scar Town' - edgy, rivetting, spooky 👻 drive.google.com/file/d/1gkD_wh…
![National Centre ACL (@NatCentAusChLit) on Twitter photo 2024-04-03 08:03:43 Don't you love storytellers that put you on the edge of your seat? Just watched author @tristanbancks reading from his latest book 'Scar Town' - edgy, rivetting, spooky 👻 drive.google.com/file/d/1gkD_wh… Don't you love storytellers that put you on the edge of your seat? Just watched author @tristanbancks reading from his latest book 'Scar Town' - edgy, rivetting, spooky 👻 drive.google.com/file/d/1gkD_wh…](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GKObVCaaYAAg6dT.png)
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Kicking off the writing day with three handwritten pages, like most days for twenty-five years. Hope you’re feeling the flow where you are. 😊✌️
#morningpages #notebook #amwriting #coffeetime #loveozmg
![Tristan Bancks (@tristanbancks) on Twitter photo 2024-03-26 21:10:39 Kicking off the writing day with three handwritten pages, like most days for twenty-five years. Hope you’re feeling the flow where you are. 😊✌️ #morningpages #notebook #amwriting #coffeetime #loveozmg Kicking off the writing day with three handwritten pages, like most days for twenty-five years. Hope you’re feeling the flow where you are. 😊✌️ #morningpages #notebook #amwriting #coffeetime #loveozmg](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GJoCjV-WgAAqkDa.jpg)
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Screen Forever Publisher Pitch + Market yesterday. Pitching a TV adaptation of my book, The Fall, to producers. Met some excellent people, loved the other pitches and stayed on for the awards and party last night. No sleep, but a great adventure.
#screenforever Screen Producers Aus
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