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maura pierlot

Author and Playwright

Author: Maura Pierlot

Maura Pierlot is an award-winning author and playwright based in Canberra, Australia. Her debut picture book, 'The Trouble in Tune Town,' won the 2018 ACT Writing and Publishing Award (Children’s category). Maura’s play, Fragments, recently enjoyed a sell-out season at The Street Theatre, Canberra. Her debut young adult novel is due out in 2020/21. Click on ‘About’ to read more.

2018 — That’s a Wrap!

Posted on December 31, 2018September 24, 2020 by Maura Pierlot

This year has been insanely busy but also very productive and rewarding. I launched my debut title, The Trouble in Tune Town, which went on to win two awards, most recently the ACT Writing and Publishing Award (Children’s), and was also named Finalist for…

Fragments – The Journey

Posted on December 20, 2018January 25, 2020 by Maura Pierlot

I didn’t set out one day to write about mental health issues facing young people. The feeling crept up over months, years perhaps, with a certain sense of inevitability. So many teens I spoke with were living on the fringe, that netherworld between perception and…

Tune Town Blog Tour

Posted on October 20, 2018January 17, 2020 by Maura Pierlot

What a whirlwind two weeks it’s been on The Trouble in Tune Town blog tour. A big thank you to Romi Sharp, Just Write for Kids for picking up the title for Books on Tour and making it a helluva fun ride.

A Cabin, a Cat and a Ghost (or two)

Posted on August 20, 2018September 24, 2020 by Maura Pierlot

What better way to start a report than with a confession: although I hoped to be deliriously productive during my KSP Fellowship, I was happy just to escape my absurdly hectic (and noisy) household. The good news is I managed both.

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