Melina Marchetta is the writer of nine novels including the multi-award winning Looking For Alibrandi, Saving Francesca, and the 2009 Michael L Printz Award winner On the Jellicoe Road. In 2011, her novel The Piper’s Son was longlisted for the Miles Franklin Award, and shortlisted for the Prime Minister’s Literary Award. She has also written a fantasy trilogy, The Lumatere Chronicles, as well as crime novel, Tell the Truth, Shame the Devil, which was released in 2016 to critical acclaim.
In 2000, Looking For Alibrandi was released as a feature film, adapted by Melina, winning an Austraian Film Institute Award, an Independent Film Award for best screenplay, as well as the New South Wales Premier’s Literary Award and the Film Critics Circle of Australia Award. She has also written for the award winning TV series, Dance Academy.
Melina has been translated into 18 languages and published in 20 countries Her latest work, The Place on Dalhousie will be released in April 2019.
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Hello Melina (my favourite author)!
When might you be releasing another book. It seems ages since Shame the Devil, and Dalhousie.
Can’t wait, Andrew
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Sou brasileiro e fã das cronicas de Lumatere, mas porem aqui só lançou os 2 primeiros livros da serie, e a editora que publicava os livros fechou não sei muito sobre isso ,comecei a ler seus livros esse ano e não realizei que o terceiro não esta traduzido ! não sei se você teria alguma resposta, mas existiria uma probabilidade de ter uma tradução do terceiro livro? pergunto isso porque eu não sei inglês a ponto der ler um livro ! I am Brazilian and fan of the chronicles of Lumatere, but put here just launched the first 2 of the series books, and editor who published the books closed do not know much about it, I began to read his books this year and did not realize that the third is not translated ! I do not know if you have an answer, but there would be a likelihood of a translation of the third book? I ask this because I do not know about English der read a book! (Trudução made by google XD)
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Thanks for writing this book it has frustrated me in my English studies so much that I am writing this well worth the $15 to burn this. PAX
Melina, I can not wait to see On the Jellicoe Road on screen. I don’t know if you remember, but I met you when you spoke at the Canberra Theatre a few years ago. You signed my copy of On the Jellicoe Road which I treasure so much. Thank you for writing such wonderful books.
I’m a teenage girl living in Sydney and every single one of your books has a special spot on my shelf. I really don’t know where I’d be without your character
Dear Melina, you have become my favorite author, you have taken me on great journeys, I loved your books and your writing just carried me away. thank you
I met you when I was in Year 11 , with my Literature class, I can’t remember where. I just know I have a photo with you and my class and you signed my book, and it was great to hear you talking about your books, and I’ve just reread “On the Jellicoe Road” again!!! and fell in love with these characters all over again. 🙂 🙂 nice to hear you are writing again x
Angel, the best way to get good at writing is to write. Like anything else, the more you write, the better you will get. Books of the craft that have helped me a lot are:
Stephen King’s On Writing
All writing books by James Scott Bell
KM Weiland’s Structuring Your Novel
The Elements of Style
Writing Tools by Roy Peter Clark
The combination of writing and studying great books on the craft will transform you into an author.
After reading The Lumatere Chronicles and The Jellicoe Road, I bought all your books, Melina. Finished all four and now I’m down to only 4 books. And what, I can devour all those four in one week and after that, I’ll be missing your books endlessly.
Can you please tell us when are you going to write another book? Pretty please!
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