2019 came in with a bang, thanks to a few kidney stones that announced themselves in mid-November on the closing night of my play in Sydney. No matter what age you are, it’s easy to take your body for granted until it doesn’t work properly.
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) and overseas honours. Maura has received artsACT funding to produce an adaptation of her play, Fragments for the digital space. Fragments, Maura's debut professional theatre production, enjoyed a sell-out season at The Street Theatre, Canberra in 2019. Maura's debut young adult novel is awaiting publication. Click on ‘About’ to read more.
2018 — That’s a Wrap!
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
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
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)
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.
