Melina Marchetta
About the author

Melina Marchetta

Melina Marchetta is a bestselling author in more than twenty countries and eighteen languages. She has published award-winning young adult, fantasy and crime fiction, including her acclaimed crime novel, Tell the Truth, Shame the Devil. Her much-loved Australian classic, Looking for Alibrandi, swept the pool of literary awards when it was published, and was also released as a film, adapted by Marchetta, winning an AFI Award and an Independent Film Award for best screenplay, as well as the New South Wales Premier’s Literary Award and the Film Critics Circle of Australia Award. The companion novel to Marchetta’s award-winning book Saving Francesca, The Piper's Son, also received much acclaim in Australia and internationally, and in 2009 Marchetta won the prestigious Michael L. Printz Award from the American Library Association for Jellicoe Road. She lives in Sydney.

Books by Melina Marchetta

Looking For Alibrandi
Melina Marchetta

Looking For Alibrandi

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Saving Francesca
Melina Marchetta

Saving Francesca

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    On the Jellicoe Road
    Melina Marchetta

    On the Jellicoe Road

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      Tell the Truth, Shame the Devil
      Melina Marchetta

      Tell the Truth, Shame the Devil

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      Finnikin of the Rock
      Melina Marchetta

      Finnikin of the Rock

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      The Place on Dalhousie
      Melina Marchetta

      The Place on Dalhousie

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      What Zola did on Monday
      Deb Hudson, Melina Marchetta

      What Zola did on Monday

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      What Zola Did on Wednesday
      Deb Hudson, Melina Marchetta

      What Zola Did on Wednesday

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      What Zola Did on Thursday
      Deb Hudson, Melina Marchetta

      What Zola Did on Thursday

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      What Zola Did On Tuesday
      Deb Hudson, Melina Marchetta

      What Zola Did On Tuesday

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      Melina Marchetta Articles

      PODCAST: Melina Marchetta & Tess Woods on Their Writing Journeys, Venice and Writing Different Genres

      Podcast

      8 September 2025

      PODCAST: Melina Marchetta & Tess Woods on Their Writing Journeys, Venice and Writing Different Genres

        A YA Classic: Read an Extract from Looking for Alibrandi by Melina Marchetta

        Review | Extract

        5 October 2022

        A YA Classic: Read an Extract from Looking for Alibrandi by Melina Marchetta

        Colour, search, and focus: Activity pack from What Zola Did on Thursday by Melina Marchetta and Deb Hudson

        News | Book Life

        12 February 2021

        Colour, search, and focus: Activity pack from What Zola Did on Thursday by Melina Marchetta and Deb Hudson

        Music mania: Read our review of What Zola Did on Thursday by Melina Marchetta and Deb Hudson

        Review | Our Review

        9 February 2021

        Music mania: Read our review of What Zola Did on Thursday by Melina Marchetta and Deb Hudson

        Can't keep out of trouble: Read an extract from What Zola Did on Thursday by Melina Marchetta

        Review | Extract

        9 February 2021

        Can't keep out of trouble: Read an extract from What Zola Did on Thursday by Melina Marchetta

        Junior fiction at its best: Why we love the What Zola Did series by Melina Marchetta

        News | Book Life

        4 February 2021

        Junior fiction at its best: Why we love the What Zola Did series by Melina Marchetta

        #3 in the series: Read a review of What Zola Did on Wednesday by Melina Marchetta

        Review | Our Review

        30 November 2020

        #3 in the series: Read a review of What Zola Did on Wednesday by Melina Marchetta

        Perfect for new readers: Read an extract from What Zola Did on Monday by Melina Marchetta

        Kids & Ya

        17 June 2020

        Perfect for new readers: Read an extract from What Zola Did on Monday by Melina Marchetta

        Podcast: Melina Marchetta on Writing for a Whole New Age Group

        Podcast

        16 June 2020

        Podcast: Melina Marchetta on Writing for a Whole New Age Group

          Book Chat with Melina Marchetta - Wednesday June 10, 8-8.30pm

          News | Events & Festivals

          9 June 2020

          Book Chat with Melina Marchetta - Wednesday June 10, 8-8.30pm