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Rebecca Fraser lives and writes on Bunurong Land on Victoria’s Mornington Peninsula. By day she’s a Library Officer; by night she writes award-winning fiction for children and adults. Her work has won and been recognised across numerous awards including Adaptable: Turning Page to Screen, The 2023 Readings Children’s Prize, Aurealis Awards, Australian Shadows Awards, Ditmars, and Mornington Peninsula Shire Mayor’s Writing Award.
Rebecca’s publications include three middle grade novels, a junior fiction and young adult novel, a collection of short fiction, and over sixty short stories, poems, and articles in various anthologies, journals, and magazines.
Rebecca chairs and participates in panels at festivals and hosts author ‘in conversations’ at libraries, as well as facilitating creative writing workshops for authors of every age and ability.
She has served as a convenor and on the judging panel of nationally-recognised literary competitions, was the co-founder and now a sponsor of the national youth competition Little Stories, Big Ideas (now run by Express Media) and a proud participant in the Australian Author Pen Pals program.
Rebecca is a member of CBCA, SCBWI, ASA and Writers Victoria. Say G’day at www.rebeccafraser.com
Great story for animal lovers and teens having a hard time with the pressures of school and keeping up good grades. After straying from the path her parents set, Charli finds her confidence again by volunteering at the local animal shelter and helping to find amilas a new home. A sweet, heartwarming story for teens :)