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Young Adult Author

Robyn Bavati has taught dance and English and worked as a shiatsu therapist. She is an award winning fiction and short-story writer who grew up in Melbourne and as an adult has lived in both Australia and Israel. She is the author of four novels.

Her latest book, A Weekend with Oscar, was published by Walker books in July 2021. It won the 2025 Victor Prize for Readers aged 12-15 in Belgium for the French translation by Anne Cohen Beucher for independent publisher Alice Jeunesse. The Victor Fund was set up in memory of Victor Van de Woestyne who died aged 13 in 2016. The goal of the Fund is to encourage children aged 12 to 15 to read, with the motto  'A child who reads is an adult who thinks.'

Sixteen-year-old Jamie lives with his mother and younger brother Oscar, who has Down syndrome. Though Jamie is still grieving the death of his father, life starts to look up when he meets Zara, the new girl at school. When their mother goes away for the weekend, Jamie volunteers to look after Oscar. But when the weekend is over and their mother doesn't return, Jamie faces the toughest challenge of his life.

'This is a moving story with many twists and turns. Each character and location is vividly created. Jamie is a sympathetic character, kind and compassionate, very easy for readers to warm to. Oscar is totally believable, not a sugar coated version of someone with a disability.

A Weekend with Oscar is an important, powerful YA novel. Highly recommended.'
~ Pauline Hosking, Magpies, Vol. 36, Issue No.4, September 2021.

Helen Edwards has published three middle grade novels with Riveted Press. On Gallant Wings was published in April 2025 and shines a light on many little-known aspects of WWII's impact on Australians at home. Legend of the Lighthouse Moon was published in 2024 and in 2025 won the Category Two section of the Forevability Awards:
https://www.facebook.com/Forevability. Her debut novel, The Rebels of Mount Buffalo, an historical fiction time-slip adventure featuring Guide Alice Manfield, published by Riveted Press in 2023. She is now working on a number of other stories for this age group.

Dr Helen Edwards, PhD, is an award-winning children’s and YA author and speaker. Helen has a PhD in Psychology and a long background working in mental health. She writes stories that reduce stereotypes and increase understanding of diversity, including characters who live with chronic illness, mental illness, and/or who are neurodivergent, in her books. She has had type 1 diabetes since 1979, and Anxiety and ADHD, both diagnosed in adulthood. She is also interested in writing stories that reflect the Australian environment, culture and history.

Congratulations to Robyn Bavati whose A Weekend with Oscar has won the 2025 Victor Prize for Readers aged 12-15 in Belgium for the French translation byAnne Cohen Beucher) for independent publisher Alice Jeunesse. The book was orginally published in Australia in 2021 by Walker Books. The Victor Fund was set up in memory of Victor Van de Woestyne who died aged 13 in 2016. The goal of the Fund is to encourage children aged 12 to 15 to read, with the motto  'A child who reads is an adult who thinks.'

We are delighted to announce a number of new signings: Samantha Ross has signed with Penguin RandomHouse for her debut work of fiction, Jayne McIntyre  has signed with Riveted for her debut mid-grade novel/series and Kevin Nemeth has signed with Affirm Press for a heartwarming picture story-book text.

Helen Edwards has been super busy with three mid-grade works published with Riveted Press (2023, 2024 and 2025) and is co-authoring a fourth with Kate Gordon to be published later this year. 

Maura Pierlot's  Alphabetter was published by Affirm Press in 2024 and a new picture book will be published by Scholastic in 2026.

Vicki Bennett's latest work for children Charlie's War was published by Windy Hollow in October 2023. In April 2025 she launched her debut work of historical fiction, The Letters, with Boolarong.