SUZY ZAIL

Suzy Zail has worked as a litigation lawyer, specialising in Family Law, but now writes full time. Among other titles, she has written The Tattooed Flower, a memoir about her father’s time as a child survivor of the Holocaust. Her first novel for young adults, The Wrong Boy, was short-listed for the Children’s Book Council of Australia (CBCA) Book of the Year Awards, the Adelaide Festival Awards for Literature, the WAYRBA, USBBY and YABBA awards. Her second novel, Alexander Altmann A10567, was a Notable Book at the CBCA Awards. Her third YA novel, I Am Change, endorsed by Amnesty International, tells the story of a young Ugandan girl’s struggle to stay in school. In 2022 Suzy published her first Picture Book, Arabella’s Alphabet Adventure. In 2023 her most recent YA novel, Inkflower, was released, and went on to win the 2024 CBCA Shadow Judging Book of the Year ​for Older Readers. The novel was also shortlisted for the Booklinks Award for Historical Fiction and the YABBAs. Suzy’s books have been published in Europe, the UK and U.S. She lives in Melbourne and has three children. You can visit her online at suzyzail.com.au and @suzyzailauthor