Author Zanni L. Arnot has carved out a prolific career as a children's author – publishing more than 40 books in the past decade as ‘Zanni Louise’. In this episode, Zanni discusses how she got into writing children's books and her first YA novel, A Guide to Falling Off the Map. She also shares the differences between different age range stories, juggling multiple projects, plus provides insights and advice for aspiring authors.
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Links mentioned in this episode
- WIN Reacher: The Stories Behind The Stories by Lee Child
- Buy So You Want to be a Writer – the book!
- Facebook group for So You Want to be a Writer
Writer in residence: Zanni L. Arnot
Zanni L. Arnot is an Australian author living in an artists’ warehouse in Utrecht, The Netherlands, with her two teen daughters and her very tall Dutch husband.
Since 2015, Zanni has published over forty-five trade books for kids under the moniker ‘Zanni Louise’. Her books are bestselling and internationally acclaimed.
Zanni’s first young-adult book A Guide To Falling Off The Map was published September 2025 (Scholastic US/Hachette AU).
Zanni loves visiting schools, running retreats, and running in forests.
Zanni’s represented by LK Literary and is a proud supporter of Room to Read. Enquire about school and festival visits with Booked Out.
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This podcast is brought to you by the Australian Writers' Centre and our course Writing Young Adult Fiction.
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