Interview
Margaret Mahy Interview 1994
This interview with Margaret Mahy took place in 1994 when she was in Australia for the Children’s Book Council of Australia Conference. This is the full transcript; an edited version was published in Viewpoint: On Books for Young Adults. ___________________ In your teenage novels, there are the ones with a heavy supernatural element, and the…
Read MoreJonathan Harlen Interview
This interview was first published in Viewpoint: On Books for Young Adults Volume 1 Number 2 (Winter 1993) “I carry a gun,” Juan said, “so that when I talk, people will listen. So that when I want something done, people will do it. Never again will I be treated like dirt, like sucios. If I…
Read MoreDiana Wynne Jones Interview
This is the full transcript of the interview I did with Diana Wynne Jones at the Wharf Theatre Restaurant in Sydney on Wednesday August 26 1992. At the time, I was working on a Master’s thesis on Diana’s books; I didn’t end up finishing the thesis, but I have left in some references to it…
Read MoreMelina Marchetta Interview
This interview was one of the first with Marchetta after the publication of her first novel. Looking for Alibrandi quickly became something of a phenomena. The book became a cross-over success, and was listed as a senior high school English text. Some years later, the book was made into a popular feature film, with an…
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