Bill Condon's young adult novels, DOGS (2001) and NO WORRIES (2005) were Honour Books in the Children's Book Council Book of the Year Awards. NO WORRIES was also short listed for the Ethel Turner Prize in the 2005 NSW Premier's Literary Awards. DAREDEVILS made the long-list in the inaugural Inky Awards, Australia's first teenage choice awards. GIVE ME TRUTH is Bill's most recent young adult novel for Woolshed Press. Before devoting himself to novels, Bill had a long and successful career as a writer of short stories, plays and poetry for young people. His work encompasses many genres and he has close to one hundred titles to his credit. He lives on the south coast of New South Wales with his wife, the well known children's author Di (Dianne) Bates.
Bill Condon has built a strong reputation as a prolific writer of YA novels whose work bravely faces uneasy truths. . . . Highly recommended for mid-teens. Bookseller and Publisher