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Hi everyone!

Yesterday I was interviewed by the hilarious team from Studio 3 (ABC3). We chatted about my books and I completed a fun author challenge, which involved quite a lot of green slime being dumped on my head!

If you’re in Australia and you’d like to watch the fun, my interview (and sliming!) is due to air during Book Week later this month. Tune into ABC3 from 4:45 pm on Wednesday 26 August.

Thanks to the team at ABC3 for having me; I had a blast!

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And now for a completely unrelated side note…

I’d also like to thank all the awesome readers who have sent me emails recently. I always try to reply, but occasionally after hitting ‘Send’ I receive an error message stating that your email address doesn’t exist. (Presumably due to typos when the address is entered into my website’s contact form.)

If you’ve emailed me and haven’t received a reply, I’m really sorry and just wanted to let you know the reason. Every email means a lot to me and I truly appreciate your kind words about the books. Thank you!

Hi everyone! I’m excited to announce that I’ll be appearing at some awesome writers’ festivals over the next few months. I feel very lucky to participate in these events and it would be lovely to meet some of my readers there.

1. Voices on the Coast (QLD)

In July, I’ll be presenting several writing workshops at Voices on the Coast Festival on the Sunshine Coast. This is a fantastic youth literature festival and I can’t wait to attend for the first time this year!

Details: http://www.voicesonthecoast.com.au/skye-melki-wegner.html

2. Melbourne Writers Festival (VIC)

In August, I’ll be appearing at the Melbourne Writers Festival. I had a great time at MWF last year and can’t wait to participate again!

Details: http://www.mwf.com.au/writers/skye-melki-wegner-2/

In other news, I recently received my German copies of Borderlands. In German, the book is called Magnetic Valley: Der Clan der Schmuggler (‘The Clan of Smugglers’).

As always, the publishing team at DTV have done a brilliant job and it’s such a thrill to see the book in another language!

Hi everyone! Thanks so much to everyone who came along to the launch of The Hush last night; it was so exciting to see you there.

(Also, a huge thanks to Louise and the team from Dymocks Melbourne for allowing us to use your beautiful bookshop!)

Here I am cutting the cake:

Reading out the prologue of The Hush:

Cupcakes with miniature book decorations:

And here are some other photos from the night. I’ve also popped them up on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.418016395026609.1073741833.180569065438011&type=1

Giving a speech

Books!

Cutting the cake

The cake

Bookworms (to eat while you read)

Giving a speech

Hi everyone! I’m ridiculously excited right now because it’s publication day. The Hush has officially hit Australian bookshops and is now making its way into the hands of readers.

A quick reminder for those of you in Melbourne — the official book launch is this Friday (March 6) at Dymocks on Collins St. It’s a free event and I’d love to see you there! For more details or to RSVP, please see: https://www.dymocks.com.au/stores/vic/dymocks-melbourne#skye-melki-wegner-melbourne

As always, I wouldn’t be here without my readers. Thanks again for all of your emails, reviews and messages over the last few years; your support means the world to me. I hope that you enjoy this new adventure!

Since the release date is drawing near, I made a book trailer for The Hush! I’m super excited to share it today:

It’s hard to believe, but The Hush is only a few short weeks away! To celebrate its release, there will be a public book launch at Dymocks Melbourne on Friday 6 March.

DATE: Friday 6 March 2015
TIME:  6:30 pm
LOCATION: Dymocks Melbourne, 234 Collins St, Melbourne
RSVP: levents@dymocks.com.au

Drinks and nibbles will be provided. I’ll be giving a short presentation, answering reader questions and signing books.

The event is free, but please RSVP by 25 February so we know the numbers for catering purposes. Hope to see you there!

In other news, I recently received my author copies of The Hush.

It’s always such a thrill to hold a new book for the first time. Amazing to think that this time last year it was just a Word document on my laptop!

Today I received my German copies of Chasing the Valley, recently published by DTV Junior! This edition is a gorgeous hardcover with a foxary on the front:

In Germany, the series is titled Magnetic Valley and the first book is called Die Flucht der Fünf. Here’s the back cover:

Finally, here’s a glimpse of the first page:

It’s amazing to see the book in another language!

It’s time to reveal the cover of my next book!

I absolutely love this cover and I’m so excited to share it with you all. It’s such a thrill to see my story represented in visual form:

(Click image for high resolution.)

Many thanks to the super talented artist, Sebastian Ciaffaglione. To see more of his amazing artwork, check out his website: http://www.sebastiancreative.com/

The Hush is due to be released in early March 2015.

To celebrate the launch of iOS8, iBooks Australia has selected several books to offer for FREE for a limited time — and one of them is Chasing the Valley!

You can grab the book from iBooks here: http://bit.ly/1mdguDi

If you have any friends who might enjoy the series, this could be a great chance to try out the first book for free. The prices of Borderlands and Skyfire have also been reduced during the promotion.

Earlier this year, I was lucky enough to be a judge in the Sony Young Movellist Australia competition. The results have now been announced on the Movellas website: http://www.movellas.com/blog/show/201408221132537516/sony-young-movellist-australia-the-winners

I was blown away by the quality of the shortlisted entries. Each manuscript had its own strengths and it was incredibly difficult to choose a winner.

Huge congratulations to the winner and runners-up! Your novels were clever, creative and a joy to read.

Congratulations also to every young writer who submitted a story. The standard of entries was exceptional. No doubt I’ll be seeing many of your names in the bookshops one day!