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Will Kostakis
, b. 1989
Will Kostakis is an Australian children's and young adult fiction author of Greek heritage. His first book, Loathing Lola (2008), was published when he was only 19. His second novel, The First Third (2013), won the 2014 Gold Inky Award, and his third novel, The Sidekicks (2016) was his first book published in America. Kostakis was awarded the 2020 Maurice Saxby Award by the School Library Association of New South Wales for his services to Australian children's and young adult literature. He predominantly writes realistic fiction, however he has since branched out with his 2015 science fiction short story in Begin, End, Begin: A #LoveOzYA Anthology, and urban fantasy duology, Monuments (2019) and Rebel Gods (2020).
Sources:
Author's website (accessed: August 3, 2021).
Interview with the author (accessed: August 3, 2021).
Blog post (accessed: August 3, 2021).
Author's Twitter (accessed: August 3, 2021).
Author's Goodreads (accessed: August 3, 2021).
Author's Facebook (accessed: August 3, 2021).
Author's Instagram (accessed: August 3, 2021).
Bio prepared by Emily Booth, University of Technology, Sydney, Emily.Booth@uts.edu.au
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