@YAforWA

A hub for readers and writers of YA in Western Australia #YAforWA #LoveOzYA | hosted by @bianca_breen

 Perth, Western Australia
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Due to illness we have to cancel this tomorrow, so sorry friends ❤️
YA for WA@YAforWA5 Jun 2023
Join us on Saturday 24th for June’s Books and Brunch 😍✨ We’ll be discussing ETA DRACONIS by Brendan Ritchie before moving onto our own writing projects ☄️
Graphic with the cover of Eta Draconis. Text says books and brunch, june 24, 10:30 at Steamhaus Maylands

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Join us on Saturday 24th for June’s Books and Brunch 😍✨ We’ll be discussing ETA DRACONIS by Brendan Ritchie before moving onto our own writing projects ☄️
Graphic with the cover of Eta Draconis. Text says books and brunch, june 24, 10:30 at Steamhaus Maylands

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On this Friday! 😍✨
YA for WA@YAforWA2 May 2023
We are so excited to be celebrating Love to Read Local Week 2023 with Brendan Ritchie! 🎉✨ Brendan will be in conversation about his new release, ETA DRACONIS with Bianca Breen, then we'll be playing a bookish game 🙌 Free but please RSVP: bit.ly/3Lqbidv
A yellow graphic that says Eta of the YA. A picture of Brendan Ritchie and the book cover of Eta Draconis is underneath. Text says join us on june 2 6:30 pm at the Literature Centre for a conversation with Brendan Ritchie followed by a bookish game!

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Neil Gaiman and Chris Riddell on why we need libraries – an essay in pictures theguardian.com/books/galler…
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CONGRATULATIONS to the authors, illustrators and publishers shortlisted in the 2023 YABBA Awards - Fiction for Years 7-9
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YA for WA retweeted
#LoveOzYA@LoveOzYA12 May 2023
The Frank Moorhouse Fellowship for Young Writers has now opened for applications! It will support a writer aged 18-35 years to develop and write a new work of fiction, with a $10,000 grant! Apply here: buff.ly/3B5ys48
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The Daisy Utemorrah Award for Unpublished Indigenous Junior and YA Fiction  Getting Dusty by Jared Thomas The Ultimate AGD by Kim Morrison A Queen’s Glory by Kristie Harris
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Instagram Live with Lili Wilkinson 🥀🦋 Join us on Wednesday 24 at 6:30 pm AWST on Instagram as Bianca chats to Lili all about A HUNGER OF THORNS 🎉 A Hunger of Thorns is the hauntingly magical tale that we’ve been reading for book club this month!
Grey graphic with a picture of Lili Wilkinson and the cover of A Hunger of Thorns that says Instagram Live with Lili Wilkinson

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YA for WA retweeted
#LoveOzYA@LoveOzYA4 May 2023
The Rhiza Edge Short Story Competition for 2023 is now open! 🎉 Works submitted will be included in a short short collection called Diverging Worlds, and must be written in or feature a Dystopian or a Steampunk world. T's & C's can be found here: buff.ly/41VWBWC
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YA for WA retweeted
Writing WA@writingwa1 May 2023
The world's richest short story competition for published and unpublished writers is now open for submissions! This year, @thewestaustralian has increased the total prize pool to $75,000, and introduced two new categories! Further details can be found at bestaustralianyarn.com.au
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We are so excited to be celebrating Love to Read Local Week 2023 with Brendan Ritchie! 🎉✨ Brendan will be in conversation about his new release, ETA DRACONIS with Bianca Breen, then we'll be playing a bookish game 🙌 Free but please RSVP: bit.ly/3Lqbidv
A yellow graphic that says Eta of the YA. A picture of Brendan Ritchie and the book cover of Eta Draconis is underneath. Text says join us on june 2 6:30 pm at the Literature Centre for a conversation with Brendan Ritchie followed by a bookish game!

ALT A yellow graphic that says Eta of the YA. A picture of Brendan Ritchie and the book cover of Eta Draconis is underneath. Text says join us on june 2 6:30 pm at the Literature Centre for a conversation with Brendan Ritchie followed by a bookish game!

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This event has been enabled by Writing WA’s Love to Read Local Week and the Copyright Agency Cultural Fund 💛🖤 @writingwa @uwapublishing @BrendanRitchie @bianca_breen @LoveOzYA
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Happy April! 🌺 As we move into Djeran and cooler weather, we’re so excited to announce SALTWATER BOY by Bradley Christmas as our April book club pick! ✨ Happy reading! We can’t wait to discuss this one with you later in the month 🥰📚
Bianca Breen smiling as she holds a copy of Saltwater Boy by Bradley Christmas. White bookshelves are behind her

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We're so excited to be taking a road trip down south this May for the Margaret River Readers and Writers Festival! 📚🎉 Host Bianca will be chatting to YA authors Holden Sheppard and Mark Smith 🙌 For more details, visit the festival website: mrrwfestival.com/ ✨
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Are you an 18 to 35-year-old West Australian writer with an unpublished manuscript? The Fogarty Literary Award is worth $20,000 and a publishing contract with Fremantle Press. Entries close 18 April 2023. buff.ly/42e6uQa
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Celebrate reading with @V8Sheppard, @bianca_breen and YA for WA next Tuesday 🤩📚
Holden Sheppard 🇦🇺😎💪@V8Sheppard27 Feb 2023
Pumped to be doing an in-conversation event next Tue 7 Mar at Osborne Library to celebrate Australian Reading Hour! 🤩🤩 I'll be in-convo with @bianca_breen from @YAforWA talking about reading, writing, The Brink and more! Details & free tix here: eventbrite.com.au/e/holden-s…
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Our book club is back on for 2023! 🥳✨ This month, join us in reading TWO CAN PLAY THAT GAME by Leanne Yong and enter the giveaway to win a copy! 🤩📚 Details below 👇
Purple graphic with the cover of Two Can Play That Game. Text says February book club + giveaway

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Our book club is part of our new Books and Brunch: join us on Sunday 19 February at 10:30 am at Steam Haus, Maylands. We'll spend the first hour discussing the book before moving on to our writing meet-up 📝
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To enter the giveaway follow us on Twitter and share this post. Giveaway is open to WA residents only and ends on Wednesday 8th at 12 pm AWST. The winner will be chosen at random as long as they followed the guidelines and will be contacted privately ✨
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Happy Friday! We hope you’re jumping into the weekend with a book 📚✨ We’ve got a new blog post up on our site - a list of YA books set in WA so you can read your way throughout the state 😍 Happy reading! bit.ly/3XFmubr
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