A.J. BETTS

Hi, thanks for visiting.

I'm A.J. Betts, West Australian author of six young-adult novels. My books are One Song (Pan Macmillan, 2023) the dystopian duology Hive and Rogue, as well as Zac & Mia, Wavelength, and Shutterspeed.

I'm also a speaker, teacher, columnist, traveller, dog-mother and cyclist.

I love visiting schools and libraries to talk about books, writing and the creative process. More information about can be found here, or you can email me directly. Please note that I'm not taking bookings for August and September this year.

Upcoming Events

June 12: I'll be hosting an in-conversation with Jessica Townsend, 6-8pm at All Saints College, Bull Creek, WA. Booking details here.

News

One Song has won the 2024 West Australian Young Readers Book Award (WAYRBA)! This award is decided by teens, who nominate and vote for their favourite books of the past five years. How special is that? Thanks so much to all the teens, and to the committee for making this possible.

Reviews

For reviews of One Song, check out the One Song page.

Signed Copies

Signed copies of One Song can be found:

In Western Australia: New Edition bookstore (Freo), Paper Bird (Freo), Dymocks Booragoon, Dymocks Hay St, Boffins Books Perth city, Beaufort St Books (Mt Lawley) Open Book (Mosman Park)
In Melbourne: Dymocks Melbourne, Readings Kids Carlton, Readings Emporium.
In Sydney: Gleebooks, Glebe.

Check out the One Song Spotify playlist, featuring lots of young Aussie artists. (I basically had this on repeat while writing One Song.)

Other stuff

'Why we must teach our teenagers to break free of fear and fight for creative freedom' - The Guardian, July 2023

Podcasts

Q&A

PaperbarkWords Blog, with Joy Lawn, September 2023

Videos

'Why I collect shopping lists' - TED X talk on creativity

About Zac & Mia TV

Zac & Mia, the 2017/18 Hollywood TV series (based on my novel), can be found in Australia on Apple TV. Around the world, it's streaming on various platforms.

Check out the Zac & Mia TV page for more info about the show.