A.J. Betts
A.J. Betts is an Australian author, teacher, speaker and cyclist based in Fremantle, Western Australia. She writes primarily for young adults; notable books include ShutterSpeed, Wavelength, Zac & Mia (winner of the Text Prize for Young Adult and Children’s Writing and adapted for television), and the speculative HIVE/ROGUE duology. Betts has worked as a secondary-school English teacher, has taught creative writing at university level, and completed a PhD at Edith Cowan University on the topic of wonder.
Awards
['Text Prize for Young Adult and Children’s Writing (winner, Zac & Mia, 2012)', "Ethel Turner Prize for Young People's Literature (NSW Premier's Literary Awards, 2014)", "Western Australian Premier's Fellowship (inaugural recipient, 2019)"]
Notable Works
['ShutterSpeed', 'Wavelength', 'Zac & Mia', 'HIVE', 'ROGUE', 'ONE SONG']
