Tristan Bancks (Author)
Tristan Bancks tells stories for the page and screen. His books for kids and teens include Two Wolves, The Fall, Detention, the Tom Weekly series, Nit Boy and Ginger Meggs, a 100th anniversary book of short stories based on characters created by his great-great uncle, Jimmy Bancks, in 1921. Tristan's books have won and been shortlisted for many awards, including a Children's Book Council of Australia Honour Book, the Prime Minister's Literary Awards, ABIA, YABBA, KOALA, NSW Premier's Literary Awards and Queensland Literary Awards. His latest book is Cop and Robber, a tense, fast-paced crime novel with lots of laughs for age 10+.
Tristan is a writer-ambassador for literacy non-profit Room to Read. He is currently working with producers to develop a number of his books for the screen. He's excited by the future of storytelling and inspiring others to create. You can find out more about Tristan’s books, play games, watch videos, join his Young Writer's StorySchool and help him try to change the world at tristanbancks.com.
Tempany Deckert (Author)
Actress and author TEMPANY DECKERT divides her time between the United States and Australia. She has appeared in HOME AND AWAY, THE SECRET LIFE OF US and performances of the classic Australian play AWAY. She can currently be seen on Australian televisions in the Commonwealth Bank advertisements. Tempany is the author of 17 books for children, and she continues to create exciting and zany stories for teens and young people. She also writes for the stage and screen. Find out more at www.tempanydeckert.com