Hi, thanks for visiting. I'm A.J. Betts, Australian author of young adult fiction.

​My fourth novel, HIVE, is now available! And it's the most beautiful thing I've ever laid eyes on. 

HIVE is the first of a two-book series published by Pan Macmillan Australia. The sequel, ROGUE, will come out mid-2019.

HIVE can be found in all good bookstores and online at the usual places. 

The launch of HIVE was heaps of fun! Over one hundred and fifty people helped me celebrate in Fremantle. Thanks to launchers Meg McKinlay and Lesley Reece, and worker bees Marilyn Betts, Bill Betts, Frané Lessac, Julia Lawrinson, Brooke Davis, Brendan Ritchie, Henry Jackson, and all the staff of The Literature Centre.

EVENTS COMING UP

2018
December 6: Saga Bookstore, Fremantle. Free event but bookings essential. Details here. 

2019
February 19-24: Perth Writers Week events (details to come)
March 8: A Night With Our Stars (Perth)
March 28-29: Between the Lines festival (Busselton)
April 7: Storytelling Festival, The Literature Centre (Fremantle)
May 8-12: Scribblers Festival (Perth)

BOOKS THAT CHANGED ME

The Sydney Morning Herald featured me in their 'Books that Changed Me' section. You can check it out online here. 

ZAC & MIA WINS DAYTIME EMMY AWARDS


​In March this year, I returned to LA  to attend the Daytime Emmy Awards. ZAC & MIA, the digital TV series, was nominated for six awards and won two: screenwriting (Allen Clary) and lead actress (Anne Winters).

Congratulations to the whole cast and crew!

​More info can be found on my ZAC & MIA TV page or search #ZacAndMiaShow for updates on social media. ​​
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That's me on the left beside Anne Winters (Mia), Kian Lawley (Zac) and Allen Clary (screenwriter) at the Daytime Emmy Awards, 2018
Happy reading :-)
AJ