Cirrus@Austlit

Shaun Tan describes the creative process behind the development of The Arrival

Sally Rippin asks this question after being told several times that her picture books would sell better if the faces she portrayed had more blended features.

In this interview Bill Condon discusses the two books he has written for young adults - Dogs and No Worries.

Beth Montgomery writes about her time as a teacher on Nauru and the student who was the inspiration for her story.

Melina Marchetta lists nine things that she thinks are important to include in books for young adults and talks about the two that are most prevalent in hers - Identity and Community.

The writer argues that less literature is needed in writing and more self expression.

Michael Parker explains why he wrote his book for young adult boys, Doppelganger.

The author provides a fairly extensive summary of the web site presented by the State Library of Victoria's Centre for Youth Literature, www.insideadog.com.au. She also summarises some author sites in support of her argument that, while the printed page will continue to be the preferred method of reading a book, for those hooked on technology you can still get a good dose of information associated with books over the internet.