Chris Miles

Chris has a piece in the Funny Bones anthology edited by Kate Temple, Jol Temple and Oliver Phommavanh, alongside many of Australia's best-known children’s authors and comedians. All royalties go to War Child Australia, a volunteer organisation providing aid to young victims of war.

Chris spoke to the Wall Street Journal for a feature on books that ‘talk to teen boys about their lives’

Spurt has hit the shelves in the United States! Available in all good bookshops or via the retailer links at the Simon & Schuster website

Chris will be talking ‘tropes in YA fiction’ along with Lili Wilkinson, Andrew McDonald, Nicole Hayes, Shivaun Plozza and Michael Earp in a light-hearted debate next week for #LoveOzYA

Chris is a guest lecturer at this year’s ‘Getting Published as a Writer for Children’ course at the Faber Writing Academy, alongside picture book illustrator Ann James and Allen & Unwin commissioning editor Susannah Chambers

Entertainment Weekly has an exclusive cover reveal for the US edition of Spurt!

Chris is appearing at the Melbourne Writers Festival on 29 August, speaking with Emily Maguire in a session on masculinity in the 21st century.

Spurt gets a shout out on the Readings blog in this great guide to finding books for ‘tween readers on their way to becoming teens

Simon & Schuster have purchased the rights to publish Spurt in the United States, with publication expected in early 2017

Spurt is out now in Hungary through Manó Könyvek

Andrew McDonald has some nice things to say about Spurt in his wrap-up of our panel session on humour in kids books held at Readings Hawthorn recently

Spurt is included alongside many great books and excellent author people on this list of recommended YA fiction set in an Australian high school

Chris faces ‘12 Curly Questions’ over at Kids’ Book Review