LATEST NEWS
NEW SERIES HAS LANDED!!!
Nat is excited to announce her brand new junior fiction series SHOWERLAND. Books 1-3 are OUT NOW and are illustrated by the incredibly talented James Hart.
'An exciting visual world for readers seven years and older – full of action, laughter, and plenty of heart . . . At every turn, Shower Land keeps the pace moving and the laughs coming while sensitively exploring themes of sibling dynamics, cultural difference, and ableism. And Amoore’s craftsmanship shines on every page.' - HELEN GEARING, STORYLINKS
PRESENTING TO KIDS AWC COURSE
Are you a kids author or illustrator? Want to know more about presenting to kids in schools, festivals, bookshops and more? How do you get the gig? How do you make money? What do you put in your presentation? Convert to book sales? This course covers it all...
'This course is amazing. I recommend it 110% to anyone who will be, or already is, presenting to kids. Great tips and so inspiring!' – Victoria Ellen
KIDS WRITING COOL HAS LAUNCHED!
Kids Writing Cool (KWC) is a self-paced online writing course for primary-aged children. Hosted by bestselling authors Nat Amoore and Tim Harris, KWC is a delicious blend of entertainment, banter, writing tips and interactive activities.
To find out more, head to kidswritingcool.com
NAT AMOORE
Childrens' Author - Speaker - All-round bucket of fun!
NAT AMOORE is a Sydney-based writer whose debut novel Secrets Of A Schoolyard Millionaire came out in 2019 with Penguin Random House. It had great success as both Dymocks and QBD's 'Kids Book Of The Month', becoming Australia's #1 bestselling debut Aussie children’s fiction in 2019. It has now been sold into the UK, US, Italy, China, Estonia and Romania.
Her second book The Power Of Positive Pranking was shortlisted for the Readings Children’s Book Prize and REAL Children’s Choice Book Awards. It went on to win the 2021 Environment Award for Children’s Literature. The Right Way To Rock came out in June 2021 and was a 2022 CBCA Book of the Year Notable and a nominee for the 2023 IBBY Outstanding Books for Young People with Disabilities. Novel/graphic novel hybrid We Run Tomorrow hit stands in 2022 and is both on the Speech Pathology Book of the Year shortlist and a CBCA Book of the Year Notable.
The brand-new junior fiction series Showerland launched in Feb this year, with Book 1: Break The Curse being announced as Dymocks ‘Kids Book of the Month’. The first three books in the series are all coming out in 2024, plus her very first picture book on the way.
In 2021, Nat wrote a 5-part fiction podcast series called PROJECT ARI for Nova Entertainment and the Australian Government as part of the #StopItAtTheStart campaign. It won Best Branded Podcast at the 2021 Australian Podcast Awards and went on to receive an ACRA in 2022.
Nat was a recipient of the CBCA Maurice Saxby Creative Development Program for 2018 and is a proud Role Model for Books In Homes.
School visits and author talks can be booked through Booked Out Speakers Agency or Lamont Authors or check out the School Visits page.
GOING INTERNATIONAL
Nat's books are available in the US and the UK too. Click on book below below to purchase.
Secrets of a Schoolyard Millionaire
Secrets of a Undercover Activist
Secrets of a Rebel Rockstar
Nat is also a host of kidlit podcast One More Page, that launched in February 2018
One More Page was a finalist in the ‘Best Newcomer’ category for the 2018 Australian Podcast Awards.
The podcast has featured in publications such as Books+Publishing, Buzz Words, SCBWI AUS&NZ Newsletters and blogs.
Films
Nat's writing career began with writing for screen. She has a feature film script & kids' TV series in development with Azure Productions and was writer & director on international award winning short film Elemenopee starring 'Revolution' actor David Lyons.
The Podcast
Want to know more about One More Page podcast? Of course, you do, it's pretty awesome! It's all about kids' books with author interviews, prize giveaways and Nat leads a segment called Kids' Capers which is by the kids, for the kids. Check it out!
Question time!
Name: Nat Amoore
Internal age: 10
Secret superpower: Making up stuff. Not lying, that is different. Making up stuff, on the spot, that everybody believes and sometimes gets me things I want. Not lying.
Obsessed with: Laksa and writing down anything that pops into my head because I'm sure one day it will be 'my great work' even when the idea is oh so silly.
Annoyed by: Restaurants that skimp on my vegetables and/or tofu in my vegetable and tofu laksas. Seriously guys...they're VEGETABLES!
Bookshelf style: Small and jammed. Sydney apartment living **insert eye rolly emoji**
What you wanted to be when you grew up: Depended on the day of the week. Still does.
What you got in trouble for at school: Never got in trouble. Never got caught.
Favourite books as a kid: Everything by Paul Jennings or Gillian Rubenstein. Calvin & Hobbes, Bridge To Terabithia and anything where the character went from the real world to another world.
And now: Hmmmm, kinda the above plus How To Bee, Roof Toppers, The Cardboard Palace and The Hat Trilogy.
Book character you wish you could be: Elly from Skymaze