Kelly Gardiner

About

Kelly Gardiner writes historical fiction and fantasy for all ages. Her latest middle-grade series is The Firewatcher Chronicles and her other books include 1917, shortlisted for the NSW Premier’s Young People’s History Prize; the young adult novels Act of Faith and The Sultan’s Eyes, both shortlisted for the NSW Premier’s Literary Awards and Children’s Book Council Notable Books; and the Swashbuckler pirate trilogy.

Goddess, a novel based on the life of the queer, sword-fighting cross-dressing opera star, Mademoiselle de Maupin, is being adapted for the screen.

Kelly teaches writing at La Trobe University.

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The Next Big Thing

Imagined Biography

Stella Charls, Kelly Gardiner, Marija Pericic, Bram Presser, Joey Bui

19 Mar

Telling Tales

Reality Bites: A Night of Coming-of-Age Stories

Alice Atkinson, Kelly Gardiner, Ada Horsfall, Will Kostakis, Jes Layton, Alice Pung, Astrid Raab

2 Jun

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