INTERVIEW
New inspirations: An interview with Will Kostakis Will Kostakis is an award-winning writer of YA novels and a passionate and active advocate for reading and writing in schools. His latest novel is The Greatest Hit, and others include The Sidekicks, Loathing Lola, Rebel Gods and Monuments. His books have won the Gold Inky Award and IBBY Australia Ena Noel Award, while
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in 2020 he was awarded the 2020 Maurice Saxby Award by the School Library Association of New South Wales for service to children’s and young adult literature. He is also an ambassador for the NSW Premier’s Reading Challenge. Kostakis was due to appear at the cancelled Byron Writers Festival 2021.
Firstly, in the absence of Byron Writers Festival and other literary events in recent times, what projects have taken up your time lately? My big lockdown project has been staring into middle distance, pondering the futility of making plans. I’ve also found time for
