
...this one did really, really well!
HELLO FROM NOWHERE won the Australia/New Zealand 2015 SCBWI Crystal Kite Award.
It was short listed for the 2016 West Australian Premier's Award as well as the Children's Literature Award at the 2016 Adelaide Festival, and was named a 2015 CBCA Notable Book.
HELLO FROM NOWHERE won the Australia/New Zealand 2015 SCBWI Crystal Kite Award.
It was short listed for the 2016 West Australian Premier's Award as well as the Children's Literature Award at the 2016 Adelaide Festival, and was named a 2015 CBCA Notable Book.

Karen Blair and I got to headline the WA Day celebrations in Fremantle a couple of years ago. We called our talk 'A Book From Nowhere' and Karen brought Eve to life in front of the audience's eyes.
For more about the book go to the 'Books' page or you might like to have a look at my blog. There are a whole lot of blogs filed under 'roadhouse posts' where I tell you about the year that inspired the story. Even I can't believe I once managed a roadhouse in the middle of the Nullarbor Plain!
Hello From Nowhere is about Eve who thinks that living in the middle of nowhere is better than living anywhere else in the world. Eve is really me, making the most of the amazing, crazy place I found myself in and discovering the magic of the Australian outback. Eve wished Nan would come and visit. I wished my dad would. All the best stories come straight from the heart...
For more about the book go to the 'Books' page or you might like to have a look at my blog. There are a whole lot of blogs filed under 'roadhouse posts' where I tell you about the year that inspired the story. Even I can't believe I once managed a roadhouse in the middle of the Nullarbor Plain!
Hello From Nowhere is about Eve who thinks that living in the middle of nowhere is better than living anywhere else in the world. Eve is really me, making the most of the amazing, crazy place I found myself in and discovering the magic of the Australian outback. Eve wished Nan would come and visit. I wished my dad would. All the best stories come straight from the heart...