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Tristan Bancks

Australia (b.1974)

Tristan Bancks is a writer and filmmaker. He has a background as an actor and television presenter in Australia and the UK. His short films have won a number of awards and have screened widely in festivals and on TV. Tristan has written a number of books for kids and teens, including the MAC SLATER, COOLHUNTER series and a forthcoming young adult novel, IT'S YR LIFE, co-written with Tempany Deckert. Tristan's drive is to tell inspiring, fast-moving stories for young people.

Series

Mac Slater Coolhunter
   1. Mac Slater Hunts the Cool (2008)
   2. Mac Slater vs. the City (2010)
     aka I Heart NY

Galactic Adventures
First Kids in Space (2012)

Novels

   It's Yr Life (2011) (with Tempany Deckert)
   On the Run (2015)
   The Fall (2017)
   Two Wolves (2019)
   Detention (2019)
   Cop and Robber (2022)
   Scar Town (2023)

Collections

   My Life and Other Stuff I Made Up (2011)
   My Life and Other Stuff That Went Wrong (2014)
   My Life and Other Massive Mistakes (2015)
   My Life and Other Exploding Chickens (2016)
   My Life and Other Weaponised Muffins (2017)
   My Life and Other Failed Experiments (2018)
   Ginger Meggs (2021)

Novellas and Short Stories

   The Amazing Race (Kids & Co.) (2007)
   And the Winner is... (2007)
   Behind the Scenes (2007)
   Kids Stink (2013)

Series contributed to

Legends in Their Own Lunchbox
   Noob and the Librarian Supervillain (2015)
   Noob: Amateur Dentist (2015)
   Noob: Crimebuster (2015)
   Noob: The Boy Who Could Fly (2015)

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