Suspense in the Australian Tropics with Helene Young
BREAKING NEWS!
SHATTERED SKY HAS BEEN SHORTLISTED FOR FAVOURITE ROMANTIC SUSPENSE
NOVEL, AWARDED BY THE AUSTRALIAN ROMANCE READERS ASSOCIATION.
I’ve also been shortlisted for Favourite Australian Romance Author so my day has been pretty exciting. The awards will be announce at a gala dinner in Sydney on Saturday 11th February. The list is full of familiar names whose books fill my shelves so I’m delighted to be next to them, if a little in awe of the company. Here’s a complete shortlist with the different categories.
Phew, that’s out of the way so on with the rest of the website!
Welcome to my corner of the internet. I hope you enjoy browsing around the site and find some interesting links for writers, aviators, and to all things North Queensland.
2012 is shaping up to be a busy year. I’m delighted to announce BURNING LIES, the third novel in my Border Watch series, will be released in July 2012 by Penguin Australia. Working with publisher, Ali Watts, has been a very rewarding experience and I hope you enjoy my latest story. I’ll keep you posted on dates for book launches and signings closer to the time.
January sees the start of this year’s teaching gigs when I take on the role of facilitator for Queensland Writers Centre delivering ‘Dr Kim Wilkins Year of the Novel’ through the AWMonline site. I’m looking forward to working with new writers to help them achieve their goal of completing a novel in 2012. I know every time I teach I always learn something new myself so it will be a wonderful year for all of us!
February will kick off the National Year of Reading 2012. I’m a ‘friend’ of this initiative and also a ‘Champion’ which means I’ll be involved with the libraries in and around Cairns to promote reading and literacy. As a child I took books and the ability to read for granted. It’s sad to think so many people in our society struggle with literacy. Join me on Saturday 4th February at the Cairns City Library or at the Mareeba Library on Tuesday 14th February. I’ll also be visiting Mossman Library in the near future.
On the 11th February I’m having dinner with the Australian Romance Readers Association in Sydney to celebrate all things romantic. Their convention in 2011 was a great event and I look forward to it again in 2013. Meanwhile this year’s dinner will be a wonderful opportunity to meet up with dedicated romance readers and writers.
Later in the year I’ll be running one day intensive courses for QWC in Mission Beach, Cooktown and Brisbane. Details will be available soon on my website and QWC’s.
Aviation wise, I’m working as a Check Captain again on the Dash 8 400. That means I’ll be flying out of my home base of Cairns which will give me more time to write plus catch up with my husband and Zeus, the wonder staffie – a win win situation!
Thanks for dropping by and all the best for 2012.
Happy reading.
Helene
