Hi, thanks for visiting. I'm A.J. Betts, Australian author of young adult fiction: HIVE, ZAC & MIA, WAVELENGTH and SHUTTERSPEED.

​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 early in 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

PERTH
August 3rd: Dymocks Morley, teen book club, 5:45pm
​August 6th: Dymocks Joondalup, teen book club, 5:45pm
August 16th: Beaufort St Bookstore, Mt Lawley; teen book club, 4:30pm
August 17th: CBCA WA dinner; guest speaker
August 28th: Strange Editions Bookclub, at Strange Company bar, Fremantle, 6-8pm (all ages welcome)

BOOKS THAT CHANGED ME

The Sydney Morning Herald recently 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