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Deborah Abela

Deborah Abela

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After completing a teaching degree, Deb went to Africa where she was caught in a desert sandstorm, harassed by monkeys and thrown in jail…twice! She produced and wrote a national kids’ TV show before leaving to become an award-winning, internationally published author. Her books include the Max Remy Superspy series and her best-selling, climate change trilogy, Grimsdon, New City and Final Storm. The Stupendously Spectacular Spelling Bee and The Most Marvellous Spelling Bee Mystery were inspired by Deb’s stupendous grade 4 teacher. Her latest picture books are the CBCA Notable, Bear in Space and No More Room in the Bed. Her latest CBCA notable novels are, The Book of Wondrous Possibilities and her verse novel, The Kindness Project, where four kids try to change the world with a school project.

Meet the Speaker

Deb’s presentations are informative, interactive and fun. As a trained teacher, Deb loves leading author talks and writing workshops for the reluctant writer to the gifted and talented. She also presents at staff development days, sharing ideas on activities to get kids excited about writing. Deb’s won awards for her books but mostly hopes to be as brave as her characters.

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Click below to see a video for Deb’s very popular online school visits.

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For teachers' notes on Deborah's books click here.

To check out Deborah’s latest awards https://www.deborahabela.com/debs-awards

See videos of Deb’s other books https://www.deborahabela.com/videos

Below is the video for Deb’s picture book, Bear in Space, a story about being different and finding friends who love you just the way you are.

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Locations

New South Wales

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Kids Writing Workshop

Deb leads kids through a series of fun activities to help them become better writers. They’ll explore the writing process...

Fun Activities to Get Your Kids Writing

As an author and trained teacher who has been speaking in schools for over 14 years, Deb will lead you through a series of...

Adults Who’d like to Write for Kids

Writing for children can be fun and rewarding but most of it is simply hard work and a lot of practice. Deb will take you...

Wowing Them in Schools

Schools are dynamic places where learning is interactive and hands-on. Author and illustrator talks need to be stimulating...

Writers Are Troublemakers

Ever since Deborah was seven, she's been good at making trouble, so it was obvious she would grow up to be a writer. Find out...

Spelling Bees, Flooded Cities and Surviving WW2: It’s Fun To Be a Writer

Ever since Deborah was seven, she's been good at making trouble, so it was obvious she would grow up to be a writer. Find out...

How to Teach Writing Like a Writer

How do you get kids excited about creating their own stories? How do you give them the confidence to create their own...

Migration and Teresa A New Australian

Deb’s novel, Teresa A New Australian, was inspired by her dad’s survival during WW2 and journey to Australia as a refugee....

Sustainability, Climate Change and the Grimsdon Trilogy

Using novels as a literature springboard to talk about sustainability.Sustainability is a key priority in the...

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