MOYA
SIMONS
Moya Simons loves to write. If she doesn't
sit at her computer and write every day, she breaks out in
hives. When she was a child Moya loved writing stories. When
she grew up and had children of her own she made up stories
for them and found it was a perfect way to keep them disciplined.
'No, I won't tell you a story unless you finish your spinach!'
   
 
Moya's books
include the very popular Dead series (Dead Meat!,
Dead Worries!, Dead Average!, Dead Funny! and Dead
Scary!) and the Totally series, Totally
Cool!, Totally Weird!, Totally Awesome!, Totally Freaky!,
and Totally Creepy! She has also written for
the Solo series (Hatty's Hotline and Monkey
Talk) and the Aussie Bites series with titles
such as Whoppers and More Whoppers.
Other titles include Camel Face, The
Boy Who Would Live Forever (in the Aussie
Chomps series), Remember Me, Rocket
Ship of Dreams and Hello God (a CBCA Notable Book 2008). Her latest venture is the Walk
Right In Detective Agency series with five titles now available – Open
For Business, High Crime in Milk Bay, Mischief
Afoot, Bad News for Milk Bay and On the Case.
   
Although her
first book was published only in 1993, Moya's books are now being
translated into German, Spanish and Dutch and also being sold
in the United States, India and the United Kingdom. She is one
of Australia's most popular authors and has been shortlisted
for both the Young Australian Best Book Award and the West Australian
Best Book Award. Her books are particularly beneficial for the
reluctant reader as the texts are humorous and easy to read.
Moya has been
on tour with the Children's Book Council to country areas and
has been associated with the Nestle Writing Competition over
the past few years. She regularly visits schools and libraries
to talk about her work or to conduct writing workshops.
Book Sessions
Moya enjoys discussing with children:
- Where she
gets her ideas (Bang go the family secrets!).
- How to
stimulate those rusty brain cells and fill in that dreaded
blank page.
- Easy, fun,
creative shortcuts to make language more descriptive.
- The process
of writing a book and getting published.
Feedback from
Moya's school visits includes:
'...she had a great rapport with the children, who enjoyed themselves through
participation, especially creating stories through sharing ideas' '...her positive
teaching style encouraged students to write ... she tapped well into the students'
interest and ability levels'
More information
about Moya can be found at her website.
Feedback from
Moya's school visits:
"All
the students thoroughly enjoyed Moya's talks. The students are
now all fighting over borrowing her books. Many bought her books
at our Book Fair."
"Moya was very enjoyable and interesting and very good at holding the younger
students attention."
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