Secondary Schools Day - Wednesday

Authors

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  Solli Raphael

  Solli Raphael is an award-winning author and poet, advocate, and acclaimed keynote speaker. As an advocate, Solli sparks thought-provoking conversations, instigates change in the areas he feels are critical for attention and action, and mentors young people. Solli’s books have received accolades for their capacity to engage children and teenagers educationally. Solli has spoken at hundreds of schools, universities and events, and has been regularly featured on radio and TV shows, in printed media and in books, reaching a global audience of two billion people with his work.
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  Neal Shusterman

  Neal Shusterman is the New York Times-bestselling author of more than fifty award-winning books for children, teens, and adults, including Challenger Deep, which won the National Book Award, Courage to Dream, a Sydney Taylor Honor Book, Scythe, a Michael L. Printz Honor Book, the Unwind Dystology, which won more than thirty domestic and international awards, and the highly acclaimed novels, Dry, and Roxy which he co-wrote with his son, Jarrod. For his body of work, Neal won the 2024 Margaret A. Edwards Award, and the ALAN Lifetime Achievement Award. He also writes screenplays for motion pictures and television. Neal is the father of four, all of whom are talented writers and artists themselves.
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  Robyn Dennison
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  Gary Lonesborough