It's Completely Normal to Never Speak of This Again (and Other Lies)

Biffy James discovered YA when, at eleven years old, she picked up her first Sweet Valley High book. She then spent her own high school years waiting for her life to resemble a 90s teen rom com and feeling utterly bewildered when it really (really) didn’t.

Biffy now writes about what being 16 can actually feel like, while living and teaching in Melbourne.

Completely Normal (and other lies) is her debut novel.

Megan Williams won the 2022 Text Prize for Young Adult and Children’s Writing for her debut novel Let's Never Speak of This Again. She lives in Brisbane with her family. 

Jane Sullivan is the founder of Scholarly, an online learning platform that supports QCE English students. She is also co-founder of four hugely popular online book clubs: Rebel Readers Alliance, The Bluestockings Society, The Midnight Readers, and Birds of a Feather Book Club. Jane is an experienced English teacher, registered celebrant, book club coordinator, public speaker, online course developer, and mum to four young sons who she hopes will share her love of reading. Whether you're a parent looking for some thrilling reads for your primary aged child, or you'd like your teen to join a safe online community that offers more than just books, or you’re keen to connect with other grown-ups that love to have wholehearted conversations about books and stories, Jane and her co-captain Rebecca Sparrow have a book club for just about anyone. Jane is thrilled to bring her unique blend of biblio-zest and literary nous to the Brisbane Writers Festival.