Upcoming Events
June 2-4 2026 – Bellingen Writers Schools Festival
June 11-12 2026 – Coral Coast Festival Bundaberg
July 4 2026 – Eleanor Jones Is Not Drowning launch (with Adrian Beck, at The Little Bookroom, Melbourne)
July 9 2026 – Stanton Library Sydney Readers Night
July 11-13 – Riverina Festival Wagga Wagga
July 23 – In Conversation with Ashley Kalagian-Blunt (Bendigo)
Sept 8 2026 – In Conversation with Tess Woods (Bendigo)
Sept 11 2026 – Write Around The Murray Albury
Additional resources
Eleanor Jones Is Not A Murderer – Book Club Questions https://www.penguin.com.au/book-clubs/4364-eleanor-jones-is-not-a-murderer-book-club-questions
Eleanor Jones Is Not A Murderer – Teacher’s Notes https://cdn2.penguin.com.au/content/resources/tn-eleanorjonesisnotamurderer.pdf
Eleanor Jones Can’t Keep A Secret – Teacher’s Notes https://cdn2.penguin.com.au/content/resources/tn-eleanor-jones-cant-keep-a-secret.pdf
Eleanor Jones Is Playing With Fire – Teacher’s Notes https://cdn2.penguin.com.au/content/resources/resources/eleanor-jones-is-playing-with-fire-tn.pdf
What Have They Done To Liza McLean – Teacher’s Notes https://cdn2.penguin.com.au/content/resources/resources/what-have-they-done-to-liza-mclean-tn.pdf
Awards
Winner: Davitt Awards 2024 Best Young Adult Crime Novel; 2025 Red Dot Book Awards Singapore (Mature Readers); 2026 Indie Book Awards YA Book of the Year
Shortlist: Davitt Awards 2024 Best Debut Crime Novel; Davitt Awards 2025 Best YA Crime Novel; ABIA 2024 Book of the Year Older Children (13+ years); ABIA 2025 Book of the Year Older Children (13+ years); 2025 Indie Book Awards (Young Adult); 2026 Indie Book Awards (Young Adult)
Notable: CBCA 2024 Book of the Year Older Readers; CBCA 2025 Book of the Year Older Readers; CBCA 2026 Book of the Year Older Readers
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