Damean Posner Damean Posner i(A18820 works by)
Gender: Male
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Damean Posner is a Melbourne-based writer.

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y separately published work icon Helix and the Arrival Sydney : Random House Australia , 2015 8894791 2015 single work children's fiction children's

'Hi, I'm Helix. I'm twelve years old and the worst caveman-to-be that Rockfall has ever seen. I'm even less cavemanly than my lazy bonehead brother, whose hobby is grooming his nose hair.

'It's almost time for my Arrival. I'll be expected to disappear into the woods and return with something big, dangerous or rare – preferably all three. My best friend Ug is preparing for his Arrival too. He has the strength of a hungry rhinovore so he will no doubt bring back something impressive. And our friend Saleeka would pass with flying colours, except girls aren't allowed to take the test – a rule that makes her angrier than a sabre-tooth.

'But me? I can't even lift a club above my shoulder. Banishment to the Dark Side, here I come . . .' (Publication summary)

2016 CBCA Book of the Year Awards Notable Book Younger Readers
Albanian Encores 1997 single work short story
— Appears in: Redoubt , no. 24 1997; (p. 31-36)
1996 third University of Canberra National Short Story Competition Tertiary Section
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