Author
George Ivanoff is a Melbourne author who’s written more than 100 books for kids and teens. His latest book is the middle grade novel, Monster Island. Other books include the interactive You Choose series, the RFDS Adventures, the OTHER WORLDS series, the Gamers trilogy and the non-fiction Survival Guides; as well as a ton of school readers and educational books. There are more on the way.
George occasionally wanders in to the realm of media tie-in writing. He has written official tie-in stories and books for The X-Files, Behind the News and Doctor Who.
George also loves talking about books and writing. In fact, it can sometimes be hard to shut him up. He speaks at festivals, schools and libraries around the country; as well as in numerous YouTube vids.
George’s books and stories have been shortlisted for numerous awards and he’s even managed to win a few of them, including YABBA awards for two of his You Choose books.
George is a proud Role Model for Books In Homes Australia. He drinks too much coffee, eats too much chocolate and watches too much Doctor Who. He has one wife, two children and an uncontrollable imagination.
Student Sessions
I Love Making Up Stuff
George takes the audience on a journey through his fiction — what he writes, why he writes and how he writes. Find out how he plans the multiple story paths of a You Choose book. See how taking up drawing (badly) helped him visualize the strange creatures that inhabit Monster Island. And discover how Doctor Who influences everything he writes.
MAIN FOCUS: Monster Island and the You Choose series.
AUDIENCE: 3-4 and 5-6
Surviving the Survival Guides… and Beyond
Australia is trying to kill you (maybe). The Human body is really gross (but also fascinating). The world is full of weird supernatural stuff (or is it?). Find out how George went about researching and writing his Survival Guide series. And, how research plays an important role even when writing fiction.
MAIN FOCUS: Survival Guide series.
AUDIENCE: 3-4 and 5-6