Nova Weetman
Author of Memoir and Biography
based in VIC
Since leaving the world of screenwriting, Nova Weetman has published 19 books for children and young adults, including: The Secrets We Keep, Sick Bay, Elsewhere Girls and The Edge of Thirteen. Nova’s books have been CBCA Notables, shortlisted for the Readings Children’s Prize, Japan’s Sakura Medal, the NSW Premier’s History Prize and more. She won the ABIA Award for Best Children’s Book Small Publisher in 2021. Her books have been published widely overseas. Nova’s adult memoir, Love, Death & Other Scenes was published in April 2024 through University of Queensland Press. Nova has published short fiction in Overland, Mslexia, Kill Your Darlings, Wet Ink and Island. She writes regularly for The Guardian. She spends much of her time visiting schools to run workshops and do author talks, and also teaches memoir to adults at festivals and events.
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This author holds a Working with Children Check (WWCC).
