Will Kostakis

Will Kostakis is one of Australia’s most renowned authors for kids and young adults.

First published at nineteen, he writes whip-smart comedies that break (then mend) hearts. We Could Be Something is his latest novel. It’s a moving family epic that won the 2024 Prime Minister’s Literary Award for Young Adult Literature.

Otis Ottley and the School in the Sky is his middle-grade debut.

TALKS

How to break into magic school (and write a story about it)

Years 4-6

Will Kostakis mixes personal anecdotes with practical writing advice in an engaging talk for primary school, sharing tips and tricks to beat the blank page, and revealing how a story he wrote in year six became his first novel.

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Life Writing

Years 9-11

Will Kostakis shares a selection of pieces he’s written through his life, fiction and memoir, and discusses how his life experiences have shaped his work.

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Ask Me Anything

Years 7-9

Will Kostakis reveals what life is really like for an author, tracing a history from getting his first book deal in high school all the way to now, with teens encouraged to ask all the questions they’ve ever wanted to ask an author.

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