Zana Fraillon

January 7, 2020All posts, Aust. & NZ, Interviews & panels, News & Events, Podcast, Women#AuthorsForFireys, Zana Fraillon

This entry is part 2 of 31 in the series #AuthorsForFireys firefighting fundraiser series

This podcast features Zana Fraillon, an award-winning author who has donated books and bling to raise money via #AuthorsForFireys for the fire fighting effort here …

Wisp: A Story of Hope by Zana Fraillon and Grahame Baker-Smith

April 9, 2019All posts, Aust. & NZ, Book reviews, Children, People of Color, WomenAWW, Grahame Baker-Smith, Zana Fraillon

A review by Nalini Haynes One day a wisp lands at Idris’s feet, feet trapped in a dark refugee camp surrounded by rolls of barbed …

The Ones That Disappeared by Zana Fraillon

July 2, 2017All posts, Aust. & NZ, Book reviews, Children, Fantasy, People of Color, Women#LoveOzYA, AWW, Zana Fraillon

A review by Nalini Haynes Ezra, Miran and Isa are children living in slavery, tending opium plans in a basement in Australia. They’re rarely allowed …

Zana Fraillon

July 25, 2016All posts, Aust. & NZ, Author, Children, Interviews & panels, People of Color, Podcast, Video, Women, Young adultAWW, equity, Zana Fraillon

This interview can be accessed by the podcast (above), the video (below) or iTunes. Zana Fraillon grew up surrounded by books. Her love of literature, …

Bone Sparrow by Zana Fraillon

May 24, 2016All posts, Aust. & NZ, Book reviews, Fiction, People of Color, WomenZana Fraillon

A review by Nalini Haynes Subhi is Australian: he was born in a refugee camp in Australia and he’s spent his entire life living in that …