Deborah Abela

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Dip Teach, BA (Comm)

Children’s Author

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 CBCA notable novel, The Book of Wondrous Possibilities, is about how books can save us when we feel lost and her latest novel is 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.

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

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

Deb's latest awards include:

2024 Shortlisted REAL Awards (Kid's Choice Victoria, NT, NSW, ACT) The Book of Wondrous Possibilities
2023 Shortlisted REAL Awards (Kid's Choice Victoria, NT, NSW, ACT) The Book of Wondrous Possibilities
2023 Notables The Children's Book Council of Australia Awards The Book of Wondrous Possibilities
2023 Shortlisted REAL Awards (Kid's Choice Victoria, NT, NSW, ACT) New City
2023 Speech Pathology Book of the Year Awards The Book of Wondrous Possibilities
2021 CBCA Notable, Bear in Space
2021 Best Book in Translation, Malta, Bear in Space
2021 REAL Awards (Kid's Choice Victoria, NT, NSW, ACT) Final Storm shortlisted (3rd book Grimsdon Trilogy)
2020 REAL Awards (Kid's Choice Victoria, NT, NSW, ACT) New City shortlisted (2nd book Grimsdon Trilogy)
2020 Best Book in Translation, Malta, The Stupendously Spectacular Spelling Bee
2019 Shortlisted REAL Awards (Kid's Choice Victoria, NT, NSW, ACT) The Stupendously Spectacular Spelling Bee
2018 REAL Awards (Kid's Choice Victoria, NT, NSW, ACT) Grimsdon
2017 REAL Awards (Kid's Choice Victoria, NT, NSW, ACT) Grimsdon
2017 Teresa: A New AustralianShortlisted for WAYBRA Awards WA
2017 Teresa: A New AustralianBest Book in Translation, Malta
2017 KOALA Legend award
2017 The Stupendously Spectacular Spelling Bee- Australian Family Therapists Awards

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.

Deborah Abela

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Kids Writing Workshop

Fun Activities to Get Your Kids Writing

Author Talk

Adults Who’d like to Write for Kids

Wowing Them in Schools

Online Session: Writers Are Troublemakers

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

Online Session: Writing Workshop for Secondary Students

Online Session: How to Teach Writing Like a Writer

Online Session: Migration and Teresa A New Australian

Online Session: Sustainability, Climate Change and the Grimsdon Trilogy

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