Zeno Sworder
About the author

Zeno Sworder

Zeno Sworder is a writer and artist who lives in Melbourne with his young family. After studying Chinese literature and migration law at university, he ended up as a dish washer. Later, he went on to work as a journalist, an English language teacher, a consular officer, an advocate for refugees and immigrants and a jewellery designer. He is a lover of all stationery but has a particular soft spot for pencils. This is his first book for children.

Books by Zeno Sworder

This Small Blue Dot
Zeno Sworder

This Small Blue Dot

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My Strange Shrinking Parents
Zeno Sworder

My Strange Shrinking Parents

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Zeno Sworder Articles

The Stories Behind Your Favourite Kids and YA Books

Podcast

21 November 2023

The Stories Behind Your Favourite Kids and YA Books

Podcast: Zeno Sworder on Illustrating the Story of His Parents' Migrant Experience

Podcast

3 October 2023

Podcast: Zeno Sworder on Illustrating the Story of His Parents' Migrant Experience

    Teacher's Notes: My Strange Shrinking Parents by Zeno Sworder

    News | Book Life

    13 September 2023

    Teacher's Notes: My Strange Shrinking Parents by Zeno Sworder

    A Moving Work of Art: Read Our Review of My Strange Shrinking Parents by Zeno Sworder

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    13 September 2023

    A Moving Work of Art: Read Our Review of My Strange Shrinking Parents by Zeno Sworder

    Get creative with this wondrous activity pack from This Small Blue Dot by Zeno Sworder

    Review | Book Life | Extract

    9 September 2020

    Get creative with this wondrous activity pack from This Small Blue Dot by Zeno Sworder

    Help finish these famous artworks with this awesome activity pack from This Small Blue Dot by Zeno Sworder

    Review | Book Life | Extract

    8 September 2020

    Help finish these famous artworks with this awesome activity pack from This Small Blue Dot by Zeno Sworder

    Welcome to Planet Earth: Read our review of This Small Blue Dot by Zeno Sworder

    Review | Our Review

    7 September 2020

    Welcome to Planet Earth: Read our review of This Small Blue Dot by Zeno Sworder