Event Description
Tristan Bancks saved my life – I read Cop and Robber to disengaged Yr 10 students in a class when they had finished the work the teacher left for them (on narrative writing). They voted not to listen to me read a book and were on the cusp of mutiny, but I read it any way! You could hear a pin drop!
In this session, bestselling author Tristan Bancks shares the tools he uses in the writing process, and in touring his books, to engage both keen and reluctant readers. Tristan’s book Scar Town won both the CBCA award for Younger Readers and the Shadow Judging Prize, voted for by kids. He actively focuses on writing fast-paced, engaging novels that are also personal, layered and peopled with characters that readers can relate to. He has been on the road, visiting schools, libraries and festivals for twenty years and, in this session, he shows the methods that have been most useful in inspiring upper primary and early high school readers to pick up a book. He also takes us behind the scenes on his much-anticipated new novel RAISED BY WOLVES, out 5 May, a standalone follow-up to CBCA Honour Book, Two Wolves.
When
Saturday, 9 May 2026
10:30 am - 11:30 am AEST
Where
Online webinar Zoom - the Zoom link will be provided approximately 2 days prior to the event directly from ALIA Schools.
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Cost
ALIA Member - FREE
Non-Member - $55
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