Prue Mason
Prue Mason lived for many years in the Middle East and draws on her own many exciting life experiences to write her children’s adventure novels that have been particularly successful with boy readers. She has also written many articles and short stories for children’s magazines in Australia and internationally.
Meet the Speaker
Where were you born?
I was born into a large, extended, Irish-type clan and grew up on a farm outside Mt Gambier in South Australia with many cousins and uncles and aunts living near-by.
What other jobs have you had?
I’ve worked as a shearer’s cook on a remote sheep station; a barmaid on the sleazy side of Perth; tried unsuccessfully to sell encyclopedias; was assistant to the manager of one of the Whitsunday islands, was an observer on a search and rescue plane, flight attendant on a private jet flying around Australia and the world; wrote a counseling column in a children’s magazine; and taught Arabic girls to speak English.
What themes are recurring in your work?
Having travelled and lived in many different places around the world I like to write about cultural diversity and cultural understanding.
Sessions
Wearing the Hat: Writing Workshop on creating a believable character
Every good story needs characters and half the fun of writing is making characters come to life. With a series of cool...
Scary Stuff: Writing Workshop on the Elements of Story
Everyone loves listening to a scary story. Prue Mason reads one of her own scary stories as she explains all the elements...
Life in the Middle East: the Story behind the story
In this talk, Prue shares the story behind her novels Camel Rider and Destination Abudai came to be written. Prue Mason lived...
Grow Your Own Poet-tree
Prue Mason has judged the Dorothea Mackellar Poetry competition and knows what makes a great poem. In this hands-on workshop,...
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