teen – Jinghua Qian

23 Jan 2024

Teen Writing Bootcamp | State Library Victoria

Calling all teen writers: I’m hosting an 8-week bootcamp with State Library Victoria on journalism and non-fiction writing later this year. Interested? Come to the online info sesh on 8 Feb 2024 to find out more.

Writer Jinghua Qian stands against a black sculpture wearing an indigo denim shirt. Text overlay says "Teen writing bootcamp info ession 8 Feb".

All sessions are free, open to writers across Australia aged 13 to 18.

As well as my bootcamp on journalism and non-fiction, there’s YA fiction with Alison Evans, poetry with Omar Sakr, playwriting with Jessica Bellamy, sci-fi and fantasy with Amie Kaufman, and comics with Ariel Slamet Ries.

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Ellie & Abbie (& Ellie’s Dead Aunt) film review | The Guardian

For The Guardian, I reviewed Monica Zanetti’s teen romcom, Ellie & Abbie (& Ellie’s Dead Aunt), a pretty charming story of queer love – romantic, familial, and intergenerational.

‘Zanetti cleverly plays with the idea that our queer predecessors paved the way for how we live now, but as individuals can be just as bumbling and out of touch as anyone else when it comes to dealing with teenagers. We might idolise OWLs (“older wiser lesbians”) but they’re only flightless, bug-eyed humans after all.’