A.B Endacott
@ajendacott
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Author, Legends of the Godskissed Continent series. Secretary of @loveozya insta: alicejaneboere
Joined September 2016
In the last year, I've put out a more books, joined the @LoveOzYA committee, helped make @ozauthorsonline, and met many wonderful people. Covid aside, I can't wait for everyone to see what's coming! (But in the meantime, check out what's already here 😉) https://t.co/6TnTEbTVjw
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Also if you'd love more @LoveOzYA Ask Alice content and are/know an agent who'd be willing to quickly chat about what on earth author "voice" is, please email me at books@abendacott.com because as my insta story indeed suggests, I am desperate.
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Popping my head up on twitter to celebrate this Ask Alice because I'm obviously invested in this subject but also loved speaking with @twitofalili, @willkostakis, and Annabel Barker.
It's no secret that books in fantasy and sci-fi genres are taken less seriously than other genres... but why? #LoveOzYA's Alice (@ajendacott) explores why fantasy and sci-fi novels struggle in publishing, with the help of Lili Wilkinson, Will Kostakis, & Annabel Barker✨
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Help us plan for 2023 by submitting your Asking Alice!!
This month for Ask Alice, we're asking YOU for your questions about the writing, production, and content of Australian Young Adult Literature 👀✨ Fill out the form to help us make the second year of AA even better than the first 🥰 https://t.co/9rXfOqEqby 📚
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My favourite advice is, of course, "don't be a snob"
Check out the highlights from #LoveOzYA's keynote address at the recent ACLAR conference, in the latest Ask Alice! Our own A.B. Endacott (@ajendacott) explores what *you* can do to support diverse and owned representation in our stories. Check it out here! https://t.co/YfTh8eMrZJ
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Such a privilege to present the keynote address to @ACLAR_ for @LoveOzYA alongside @kate_eltham with contributions from Jared, Rebecca, and Rachel, on the subject of diverse and owned stories and what we can do to support and increase such books. My fave bit? "Don't be a snob"
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May Ask Alice for @LoveOzYA considers #NewAdult books, and what the rise and enduring presence of New Adult texts might mean for #youngadult and #LoveOzYA. My eternal thanks to the spectacular @JodiMcA sharing her wisdom and knowledge for this one 💖 https://t.co/sN9lFcL8h8
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The planning (and to lesser extent, execution) of this campaign has taken HUGE emotional energy across the last few months. It is amazing and surreal to know we've hit our first goal. 🥳 Of course, the amazing work of the Comms team can never be adequately stated 💖
From the very bottom of our hearts, THANK YOU to our community who helped us reach our first goal! 🎉✨ Our new website is a reality and we couldn’t be more thrilled! Now onto those stretch goals 👀 We love you! 📚💕
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This one felt a bit controversial to write, tbh 🤨🤨
Writers are constantly surrounded by tips and advice. But is it bad, actually? In April's Ask Alice, #LoveOzYA's A.B. Endacott (@ajendacott) takes a deep dive into the wealth of resources at a writer's fingertips... and whether or not we should use them. https://t.co/B6w2xur8O5
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Chatting books and fun with lovely @allayne_webster about That Thing I Did (@WakefieldPress) for @LoveOzYA. I truly love what I do.
#LoveOzYA's own Alice (@ajendacott) recently sat down with Allayne Webster (@allayne_webster) to discuss Allayne's new release, THAT THING I DID - and the life, love, and death behind the novel 💕✨ https://t.co/ZfaBuX9yUr
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This not only a huge milestone but a huge opportunity to really entrench an advocacy group that isn't beholden to defunding or wind downs. Any and all donations make this closer to being a reality.
Here's our big announcement... 🥁 #LoveOzYA is now a REGISTERED CHARITY! 🥳 To celebrate this huge milestone, we're throwing the #LoveOzYAPozibleParty to kickstart this exciting new era of championing homegrown young adult stories 📚✨ https://t.co/crmaNFWT9U
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Cannot WAIT for this news to go live tomorrow!!!!
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and of course I forgot @kaymariek because I knew I was going to forget someone 🤦♀️despite her response being among my favourites!
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A million billion thank yous to @twitofalili @SarahLEpstein @elliemarney @lilymandarin @readingkate @AmieKaufman @tobias_madden @KatyaDeBecerra @V8Sheppard @lisaSfuller @_budgie @PoppyNwosu @onewpc and @AstridScholte for their insight in exploring this question 😍😊
For this month's Ask Alice, we're looking inward: from grassroots movement to fully fledged not-for-profit, what impact has #LoveOzYA had on the Australian literary scene? Read it here: https://t.co/pnAPsk1NBP
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Co-authored with the amazing @Alex_Patrikios - huge huge huge thanks to the @TeenReading1 @lizlittlewrites and the librarian interviewees - such valuable insight and such wonderful work 😍💜
It's a question #LoveOzYA often ponders: are young people actually reading *Australian* YA fiction? For March's Ask Alice column, A.B Endacott spoke to librarians on the frontline and scoured local research to figure out the answer! Read it here: https://t.co/l9vJ3B5gh9
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Given how lovely she is, @onewpc writes a surprisingly creepy and scary piece 👻!! Her insight into how her surroundings informed the piece she wrote for Hometown Haunts (@WakefieldPress) is such a window into the creative process more broadly. https://t.co/epgjmi4l4Y
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She's live!
Do you love YA fantasy, but have some ~questions~ about some representations of sexual consent? In the last Ask Alice for 2021, #LoveOzYA's A.B Endacott unpacks the issue with Deakin University PhD researcher Elizabeth Little! Read it here: https://t.co/yK2x7K7ADJ
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An interesting insight from @_budgie; specific horror is in the teenaged experience. It's one of the reasons I so love the HH anthology from @WakefieldPress - YA specifically is such fertile yet infrequently tilled soil for horror. https://t.co/SISvS9OLPU
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Mega thanks to @lizlittlewrites for sitting down with me to chat about her research into this. In a year when we've had a greater push for consent in schools, this felt particularly relevant.
Friday afternoons are for unveiling next Ask Alice column topic from #LoveOzYA’s A.B Endacott (@alicejaneboere)! Next week's instalment is about how YA fantasy novels represent sexual consent and features brilliant research insights from Elizabeth Little (@lizlittlewrites).
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Having announced on my instagram story that I'm currently marking uni essays, someone promptly forwarded me this and I can't stop laughing.
Almost 11 years on this God forsaken app and I’ve finally gone viral.
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