Lovely Lucy Christopher was on a quick Sydney stop over on her way to Melbourne. She flew in from the UK to go to the Prime Minister’s Literary Awards where her new young adult book ‘Flyaway’ was shortlisted.
Lucy’s first book ‘Stolen’ won the Honour Prize for the Prinz, which is a major international YA award.
Lucy’s YA work is confronting modern day fiction dealing with kidnapping, terrorism and relationships. Great writing. Lucy called me, to meet. We shared news and friendship- we’re both adapting our books into film – exciting times ahead.
Please check out her website: – www.lucychristopher.com
Sharon Rundle was also staying at the Hughenden, so she joined us for breakfast which was great. Sharon is co editing another Picador Anthology, this time called ‘Alien Shores’. It’s a cross Indian-Australian anthology with 10 stories from Indian and 10 stories from Australian authors. In her first anthology, ‘Fear Factor: Terror Incognito’ , it included stories by So Salman Rushdie, David Malouf and even one by me.
Then authors Moya Simons and Hilarie Lindsay came by and we talked writing of course.
Great morning.
