SELLING FAST

Unearth insights into Australia’s past as Jackie French presents tips to budding young writers about using histories to inspire story. 

Jackie’s period novels are critically-acclaimed, emotionally-charged, and a wonderful framework for young readers to interrogate events of the past through a fictional lens. They include the Secret History Series (created with Mark Wilson), Hitler’s Daughter, A Rose for the Anzac Boys, Birrung the Secret Friend, and recently Miss Lily’s Lovely Ladies (Harper Collins). This tale of espionage, love and passionate heroism is inspired by the true story of how society’s ‘lovely ladies’ won a war. 

Join Jackie as she invites students and teachers to investigate why history matters, where to find truth, and tips to turn these explorations into stories worth sharing.