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Zanni Louise

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Zanni Louise has been writing stories since she was little, growing up in country NSW. She’s written over forty internationally published books for kids including picture books, chapter books and books for 10-12 year-olds. Her first teen fiction under her alias, Zanni L. Arnot, A Guide to Falling off the Map (Scholastic US; Hachette AU) is out later this year.

Her picture books including the bestselling Human-Kind series have been recognised by prominent awards, including Children’s Book Council of Australia, Speech Pathology Awards, Educational Publishing Awards, White Raven’s International Catalogue of Children’s Books, Panda Awards and the Australian Book Design Awards.

Her junior-fiction and middle-grade books have been selected for K.O.
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Zanni Louise Like most ideas, it grew out of a series of things. I guess the starting point was a conversation with my daughter about what she would do if we had a…moreLike most ideas, it grew out of a series of things. I guess the starting point was a conversation with my daughter about what she would do if we had a 3D printing machine...(less)
Zanni Louise I don't really get writer's block. But if I get stuck, I find I return to pen and paper, or go for a walk, do exercise, take a break, listen to childr…moreI don't really get writer's block. But if I get stuck, I find I return to pen and paper, or go for a walk, do exercise, take a break, listen to children's book podcasts. That all helps! (less)
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It’s a new school year in Australia. Last year, I was sending both my girls off to big school for the first time. It was emotional. But they coped better than I did! I still can’t believe it was only a year ago. How quickly you get used to a new kind of normal.

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“You can try, she guesses. You can tear yourself apart and rebuild from scratch, bring yourself to every corner of the map, sew a new self from the scraps of a thousand other people and places. You can try to expand to fill a different shape. But at the end of the day, there’s a place at the foot of the bed where your shoes hit the floor, and it’s the same. It’s always the same.”
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