Amanda Betts

Summary

A.J. is an award-winning writer for teenagers and adults. She has six novels, and is best known for her recent novel ONE SONG, her speculative fiction duology HIVE and ROGUE, as well as her realistic novel ZAC & MIA, which has been adapted for television in America. A.J. is an experienced speaker and teacher, and has a PhD on the topic of Wonder.

Biography

A.J. Betts is a Fremantle-based author, speaker, and teacher. Her bestselling novels are taught in schools around Australia. HIVE and ROGUE (Pan Macmillan; 2018, 2019) comprise a two-book speculative fiction series. A.J.'s award-winning third novel ZAC & MIA (Text Publishing, 2013) is available in fourteen countries, and has been adapted for American television (winning two Emmys in 2018). Her earlier novels are WAVELENGTH and SHUTTERSPEED (Fremantle Press; 2010, 2008). In 2019, A.J. was awarded a PhD from Edith Cowan University with a thesis entitled 'Wonderlust: the value of wonder for readers, writers, and The Vault'. A J. is originally from Queensland but has lived in Western Australia since 2004. In 2019 she was awarded the inaugural WA Writer's Fellowship at the Premier's Literary Awards.

Relevant qualifications

Doctor of Philosophy (ECU, 2019)
Bachelor of Education (QUT, 1993)

Recent experience

2019 - Brisbane Writers Festival (presenter and panel member)
2019 - Remarkable Women Conference, St Rita's College (workshop presenter and speaker)
2019 - Presenter for Science Week at Melville Library (on the topic of research in Hive and Rogue; adult audience)
2019 - Book Week interactive talks/workshops (held at various libraries and schools in Perth, August)
2019 - Creative writing workshop for ATAR students