Shivaun Plozza’s critically acclaimed debut novel, Frankie, was nominated to ALA’s Best Fiction for Young Adults List, highly commended at the Victorian Premier’s Literary Awards, shortlisted for the CBCA Book of the Year Awards, and won the Davitt Award for best YA crime novel. Her second novel, Tin Heart, was nominated to ALA’s Best Fiction for Young Adults List and received starred reviews from Kirkus and Publishers Weekly. Shivaun’s most recent YA novel, The Worst Perfect Moment, made the CBCA Notables, received three starred reviews and was a Chicago Public Library best teen book pick for 2024. Shivaun has also written five middle grade novels: The Boy, the Wolf, and the Stars, A Reluctant Witch’s Guide to Magic, Meet Me at the Moon Tree, Summer of Shipwrecks and Running in Circles. Summer of Shipwrecks was shortlisted for the Queensland Literary Awards. Shivaun lives in Geelong with her cat, Fenchurch.
Shivaun Plozza
Upcoming courses
2027 course and scholarship information session
TutorsRebecca Giggs, Miles Allinson, Emily O'Grady, Kavita Bedford, Liz Evans, Peggy Frew, Shivaun Plozza and Davina Bell
In this special free interactive information session, join our tutors from around the country as they discuss what to expect from their courses and how to best prepare your scholarship application. Bookings made after 5pm on 21 September will not receive the Zoom link, and will instead be sent a recording of the information session after it has finished.
Writing a YA Novel
TutorsShivaun Plozza and guests
YA fiction is amongst the bestselling genres in Australia, read avidly by teenagers and adults alike—but how do you start writing for this highly engaged community of readers? In this special course, you will carefully study YA’s complex set of rules and conventions, while working towards completing a full first draft of your manuscript.