latest news

20 August: My latest school reader, Weather, was published this month as part of Pearson Australia's Bug Club series. More info ...

20 August: I have completed and delivered a commissioned school reader for Macmillan Education — a non-fic reader called Talk About Teeth. Read more...

29 July: This week I started work as a sessional tutor at the University of Melbourne in the creative writing subject, "Encounters With Writing". I'll also be doing some guest lecturing in this subject. VERY exciting!

29 July: My book review of Andromeda Spaceways Inflight Magazine #43 is now available online at Australian Specfic in focus. Read review...

16 July: Tomorrow (Saturday 17 July) I will be doing a reading and signing at Dymocks Southland along with 9 other authors. More info...

22 June: On Thursday 24 June I will be interviewed about Gamers' Quest on SYN FM's breakfast show and then on Channel 31's breakfast show. Check out the Gamers' Quest website for more details...

1 June: My two latest school readers were published last month. Piracy in the Modern Age and Letters from the Goldfields were both published as part of Macmillan's Springboard into Comprehension series. More info ...

30 May: My book review of TimeRiders by Alex Scarrow is now available online at MC Reviews. Read review...

30 May: My DVD review of The Princess and the Frog is now available online at MC Reviews. Read review...

19 May: This coming Saturday I will be selling and signing copies of Gamers' Quest at the MSFC mini-convention. Check out their website for more info.

29 April: My interview on 3RRR's Zero-G programme is now available as a podcast... download the MP3

26 April: Today at 1pm, I'll be interviewed on 3RRR's Zero-G programme with Robert Jan. You can stream it live from the 3RRR website... http://www.rrr.org.au

20 April: Tonight, I'll be launching issue 2 of [untitled], a terrific short story magazine, at Watsonia Library (4/6 Ibbottson St., Watsonia. Mel: 20 E4) at 6.45pm. Come along!

10 March: I've started a regular blog for Boomerang Books called Literary Clutter. Check it out...

10 March: Belong, a spec fic anthology, including my story "Feather-light", has now been published. Buy a copy...

10 March: Short and Scary, an anthology for kids and teens, including my story "Trees", has now been published. More info...

27 March: My book review of The Loblolly Boy by James Norcliffe is now available online at Australian Specfic in focus. Read review...

22 March: My very first book, Life, Death and Detention, has just got a reader's review on Inside a Dog. Nice to know it's still being read. Read the review...

16 March: This Sunday (21 March) I will be reading from Gamers' Quest, as well as selling annd signing copies, at the Bright n Sandy Food and Wine Ferstival at 2.30pm. More info ...

16 March: This Friday (19 March) I will be giving a talk about Gamers' Quest at the Melbourne Science Fiction Club (MSFC) at 9pm. Check out the MSFC website...

13 March: Did a Guest Blog a couple of days ago on author, Sandy Fussell's blog. Read it...

10 March: The latest issue of Viewpoint: on books for young adults, featuring my article "Playing Gamers' Quest", has now been published.

5 March: Did a Guest Blog today on The Reading Stack. Read it...

1 March: Gamers' Quest has won a Chronos Award. Check out the Gamers' Quest site...

26 February: My book in the non-fic Behind the News series, titled Theatre, has been published. Read more...

22 February: My book review of f2m: the boy within by Hazel Edwards and Ryan Kennedy has been published in the latest issue of Pass It On.

11 February: I just discovered that my three books for Macmillan's Critical Literacy series were published at the end of 2009. More info...

11 February: The latest issue of Explore magazine, featuring my article "Storytellers", has now been published.

22 January: I've had a short fantasy story, "Feather-light", accepted for the Belong anthology to be published by Ticonderoga.

22 January: I've had a short horror story, "Trees", accepted for the Short and Scary anthology to be published by Black Dog Books.

19 January: My book review of The Slightly Skewed Life of Toby Chrysler by Paul Collins is now online at the MC Reviews website. Check it out...

17 January: Gamers' Quest has been shortlisted for the Chronos Awards, to be presented at Continuum 6: Future Tense in Feb 2010.

12 January: I have completed and delivered two commissioned school readers for Macmillan Education — a non-fic reader (Creating the Marathon) and fic reader (The Greatest Escape). Read more...

12 January: I have had an article, "Playing Gamers' Quest" accepted by Viewpoint magazine.

15 December 2009: My latest school reader for Macmillan's Springboard into Comprehension series, Olympic Game Technology, has been published. Read more...

15 December 2009: The first trailer for The Legend of Billy Sing is out. I have a small part in this mini-series, but I didn't make it into the trailer. Check out the trailer on YouTube...

10 December 2009: Today, I was guest blogger at Boomerang Blog. Check it out...

10 December 2009: "New Earth", a commissioned article, has been completed and delivered to Explore Magazine.

20 November 2009: My book review of The Opposite of Life by Narrelle M Harris is now online at the MC Reviews website. Check it out...

19 November 2009: Today I was guest blogger at Wired 4 Teens. Check it out

19 November 2009: Episode 18 of The Outland Institute, a pop culture radio show on JOY94.6, featured an interview with me about Gamers' Quest. This episode is now available as a podcast. My interview is at the 19 minute mark. Check it out...

19 November 2009: The anthology Under the Weather: Stories about climate change, featuring my story "Future Dreaming", has been published in the UK by Frances Lincoln.

16 November 2009: Two commissioned short stories and one article have been completed and delivered to Macmillan Education for their Literacy Network magazines.

16 November 2009: I was interviewed about Gamers' Quest for today's Hey! Teenager of the Year blog. Check it out...

8 November 2009: Photos from the Gamers' Quest signing at Dymocks Southland are now on the Gamers' Quest website. Check them out...

2 November 2009: This coming Saturday (7 Nov) I will be doing a signing at Dymocks Southland. More info...

1 November 2009: The current issue of Challenge Magazine (#4, 2009) contained my feature article "I, Robot".

30 October 2009: I have been booked to speak to the Year 5 and 6 kids at Beaumaris North Primary School on Friday 6 November. Read more...

12 October 2009: This coming Sunday (18 Oct) I will be selling and signing copies of Gamers' Quest at the Armageddon Expo. More info...

12 October 2009: I have been booked to appear on the children's program at the Bright n Sandy Food and Wine Festival in 2010. More info...

3 October 2009: "Make a Film", a commissioned article, has been completed and delivered to Challenge Magazine.

2 October 2009: I have sold a school reader, Letters From the Goldfields, to Macmillan Education in New Zealand. Read more...

2 October 2009: "Storytellers", a commissioned article, has been completed and delivered to Explore Magazine.

26 September 2009: My upcoming teen science fiction novel, Gamers' Quest, is soon to have its official launch. Want to come along? Details are at the Gamers' Quest promotional website. Check it out...

21 September 2009: My upcoming teen science fiction novel, Gamers' Quest, has had its first couple of reviews. Check them out...

11 September 2009: The first issue of [untitled], featuring my short story "Photographic Memory", was launched yesterday.

7 September 2009: I have sold a non-fiction school reader, Piracy on the High Seas, to Macmillan Education in New Zealand. Read more...

25 August 2009: The first of my school readers for Macmillan's Springboard into Comprehension series, Fossil Fuels, has been published. Read more...

25 August 2009: My two school readers for Macmillan's Literacy Network, Record-Breaking Dinosaurs and Technology to the Rescue, have been published. Read more...

19 August 2009: My upcoming teen science fiction novel, Gamers' Quest, got a mention on the Persnickety Snark blog. Check it out...

12 August 2009: The teaser trailer for my upcoming teen science fiction novel, Gamers' Quest, is now on YouTube. Check it out...

4 August 2009: 101 Things to do Before You Grow Up, for which I wrote two chapters, has now been published by Hinkler Books. Read more...

3 August 2009: My book review of They Told Me I Had To Write This by Kim Miller has been published in the latest issue of Pass It On.

27 July 2009: I've completed a school reader, Spies, for Pearson Australia's Reading Recovery series. Read more...

24 July 2009: I've completed a school reader, Watching the Weather, for Pearson Australia's Reading Recovery series. Read more...

23 July 2009: I'm now on Twitter — https://twitter.com/George_Ivanoff

23 July 2009: I'm now on Facebook — http://www.facebook.com/givanoff1

23 July 2009: My book review of Worldshaker by Richard Harland is now available online at Australian Specfic in focus. Read review...

23 July 2009: The latest issue of Explore magazine, featuring my article "Illustrating Bedtails", has now been published. See Articles section...

18 July 2009: I've completed a school reader, Mega Cities, for Pearson Australia's Reading Recovery series. Read more...

14 July 2009: The promotional website for my upcoming teen novel, Gamers' Quest, is now online. Check it out...

2 July 2009: Trust Me!, an anthology in which I have a short story, has had a book trailer created for it. Check it out...