Interviews

  • Phillip Gwynne Interview

    By Judith | September 1, 2000

    This interview was first published in Viewpoint: On Books for Young Adults Spring 2000, Volume 8 Nº 3 It was published on the occasion of the release of Nukkin’ Ya, the sequel to his award winning debut novel Deadly, Unna? Go here for a review of Deadly, Unna? _________________________ In 1998, I was asked to…

  • Libby Gleeson Interview

    By Judith | December 1, 1994

    This interview was first published in Australian Women’s Book Review in December 1994. Libby Gleeson is not just the author of numerous picture books and novels for middle year and young adult readers, she has been a true force in promoting the status of Australian children’s authors and illustrators in the wider literary community. Libby…

  • Lynne Reid Banks Interview

    By Judith | October 1, 1994

    This interview with Lynne Reid Banks was published in SCAN in October 1994,  Volume 13 Nº 4. This was one of my earliest published pieces, and when I interviewed Ms Banks, I was unaware of the controversy surrounding her depiction of Native Americans in The Indian in the Cupboard series. Ms Banks is a formidable…