Storyfest Festival of Youth Literature -March 14-21

The Somerset Festival of Youth Literature is held each year at Somerset College in Queensland.

We have attended the past three years for a day to record as many of the top authors they attract as we can in the time available but this year, we get to attend for two whole days!

There are so many outstanding authors at these festivals each year so to get you in the mood here is couple of our favourites from previous years. And don’t be put off by the term ‘Youth Literature’, many of these authors write for both Young Adult and Adult and it shows in their work

‘Just Flesh and Blood’ by Jane Caro

So many thousand of words have been written and actions historically recorded about Henry VIII and his six unfortunate queens.

Jane Caro opens her book with the death of Anne, and afterwards I ask her if she found it chilling to write of an innocent woman’s blatant execution.

Jane Caro reads from ‘Just Flesh and Blood’

Jane Caro Interview

I thought we needed something a little lighter after that – but then i found this fantastic extract from Felice Arena about a boy trapped in wartime Europe!

‘The Boy and the Spy’ by Felice Arena

Felice Arena reads from ‘The Boy and the Spy’

Felice Arena Interview

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Until next post -Karena