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 FrancescaThe 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

Melina Marchetta Articles

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

      Pretty as a picture: Activity pack from What Zola Did On Monday by Melina Marchetta and Deb Hudson

      Review | Extract

      5 June 2020

      Pretty as a picture: Activity pack from What Zola Did On Monday by Melina Marchetta and Deb Hudson