Link: On Writing Verse Novels

If you are interested in writing in the verse novel form, you might enjoy this blog post by verse novelist Lisa Schroeder - On Writing Verse Novels. It's a wonderful insight into why Lisa (and others, like me) like the verse novel form.

Enjoy.

Australian Verse Novels for Children and YA: A List

I'm endeavouring to compile a list of Australian verse novels for children and young adults. (I must add that I'm not ignoring verse novels for older readers or by writers from other countries - those lists will follow later). Unfortunately, my list isn't as long as I had hoped, but here goes:

A Dangerous Girl, by Catherine Bateson

His Name In Fire, by Catherine Bateson

The Year It All Happened, by Catherine Bateson

Farm Kid, by Sherryl Clark
Sixth Grade Style Queen (Not), by Sherryl Clark

What Does Blue Feel Like, by Jessica Davidson

Goodbye Jamie Boyd, by Elizabeth Fensham
Volcano Boy, by Libby Hathorn
A Place like This, by Steven Herrick
By the River, by Steven Herrick
Cold Skin, by Steven Herrick
Do-Wrong Ron, by Steven Herrick
Kissing Annabel, by Steven Herrick
Lonesome Howl, by Steven Herrick
Love Ghosts and Nose Hair, by Steven Herrick
Naked Bunyip Dancing, by Steven Herrick
The Simple Gift, by Steven Herrick
Tom Jones Saves the World, by Steven Herrick
Ratwhiskers and Me, by Lorraine Marwood

Against the Tide, by Irina Savvides

Muscle, by Matthew Schreuder

Nine hours north , by Tim Sinclair

The Angel of Barbican High, by Michelle Taylor
Jinx, by Margaret Wild
One Night, by Margaret Wild

I am sure I have missed some. If you know of a chidlren's or YA verse novel written by an Aussie author or poet, please leave a comment below and I will add it to the list.