John Marsden will be on the Forum from 12 midday.

John Marsden has been described as ‘the Poet Laureate of Australian teenagers’. His award-winning and best-selling books include So Much To Tell You, Letters From The Inside, Checkers, and the acclaimed Tomorrow When the War Began series. His latest work continues this series in The Ellie Chronicles.

John’s world-wide sales have reached the 2.5 million-mark, with markets in Australia, south-east Asia, the UK, Germany, Sweden and the US. He currently teaches in addition to writing, and remains one of Australia’s most popular and influential young adult authors.