George Ivanoff – September 13 2020

Software Freedom Day (Digital Freedom Foundation) – September 19 2020

George is an award-winning author who has written over 100 books for children and teenagers, including fiction and non-fiction. He has written school readers, library reference books, chapter books, novelettes, novels and the short story collection Life, Death and Detention. Prior to becoming a writer, George worked in a comic book shop, an office, a market research call centre, and as a pamphlet distributor and web development consultant. He has also worked as an actor with small roles in numerous productions such as Neighbours and the feature films Frozen Butterflies and William Kelly’s War. George’s other series include the interactive ‘You Choose’ series (13 books) and ‘RFDS Adventures’ (4 books). His latest non-fiction series of books for children is ‘The Survival Guides’, which take a humorous and creative approach to presenting factual information, and his most recent fictional series is ‘Other Words’, a four-book science fiction and fantasy series that tells stories about ordinary kids facing extraordinary circumstances. George also writes short stories and articles for adults as well as kids. Of all these, he is most proud to have had the opportunity to write a Doctor Who story for the Short Trips: Defining Patterns anthology.

Game On! (Gamers Book #1)
Ford Street Publishing, 2020; ISBN 9781925804423
Teen
Tark and Zyra are teenage thieves in a world of magic and science, where dragons and mages exist alongside drones and lasers. In their quest to reach Designers Paradise, they realise their world is not what it appears to be, and their sanctuary is about to face destruction … This is the first in the ‘Gamers’ trilogy of computer gaming novels that follow the adventures of two computer game characters who think they are real people. Although aimed at young teens, they have proven to have a wider appeal. Originally published between 2009 and 2013, the ‘Gamers’ series was relaunched in 2020 with new covers and titles.
“Fast and fun, a thrilling ride with enough blood, slime and toad-flinging to satisfy RL Stine.” – Carole Wilkinson (author of the Dragonkeeper novels)

Meet … the Flying Doctors – Illustrated by Ben Wood
Random House, 2016; ISBN 9780143780687
6-10 years
Imagine living hundreds of kilometres from the nearest hospital or doctor. Now imagine someone in your family is sick or injured. How would you get life-saving medical help in a hurry? In the early 20th century, Reverend John Flynn saw the potential for aeroplanes to bring urgent medical care to the outback. He campaigned for more than ten years to make his big idea a reality. That big idea became the Royal Flying Doctor Service. This book is part of the ‘Meet…’ series of historical picture books.