Writing about oneself is a rather difficult thing to do. I always find myself wondering what to say. Hmm… well… my favourite film is E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial; I think that Doctor Who is, without doubt, the greatest television series ever made; and Pet Shop Boys are the most talented pop duo ever to walk the face of this earth.
Perhaps it would be better to have an official bio. Oh, wait — I do. Here it is…
George Ivanoff — Bio
George Ivanoff is an author and stay-at-home dad residing in Melbourne, Australia.
He has written over 50 books for children and teenagers, including fiction and non-fiction. He has written school readers, library reference books, chapter books, novelettes, novels and even a short story collection. He has books on both the Victorian Premier’s and the NSW Premier’s Reading Challenge booklists.
His teen science fiction novel, Gamers’ Quest, won a 2010 Chronos Award for speculative fiction. The sequel, Gamers’ Challenge, is due to be published in September 2011.
George also writes short stories and articles for adults as well as kids. Of all these, he is most proud to have had the opportunity to write a Doctor Who story for the Short Trips: Defining Patterns anthology (Big Finish, UK, 2008).
Occasionally, George has been known to moonlight as an actor. He has had small roles in numerous productions including the television series Neighbours and the feature film Frozen Butterflies.
George eats too much chocolate and drinks too much coffee. He will sometime indulge in a nice bottle of wine or a single malt Scotch.
He has one wife, two children and two cats. And he is very content!
George is proud to be a member of the following writers’ organisations:
- Australian Horror Writers Association (AHWA)
- Australian Society of Authors (ASA)
- Fellowship of Australian Writers (FAW)
- Society of Children’s Book Writers & Illustrators (ACBWI) — main site / Aust & NZ branch site
- Victorian Writers’ Centre
where do you live?
what tv shows r u on
Hi Natasha and Tegan. I had a really small role as a delivery man on Neighbours back in the 1996. Also had small parts on Tonight Live and Get a Life. I had a slightly larger role in the mini-series The Legend of Billy Sing… but that show ran into problems and was never finished.
I haven’t been on anything recently… too busy writing and being a stay-at-home dad.
Wow – I am a student at Catholic College Bendigo. Guess I’ll see you there – with my autograph book!
Yep, I’ll be there along with a horde of other authors as part of the Ford Street Literary Festival in Nov. Make sure you come up and say ‘hi’. BTW… had a look at your blog. “Be The Change” is great! Well done!
George
how many books have you written.
Hi Ella!
57 books published so far… 48 primary school education titles, 6 library reference books, a book of short stories and two novels. And there are more on the way.
George
Thankyou very much. Do you have any quotes?
Quotes? What sort of quotes?
I am doing a author report on you and I need some interesting facts. Do you have any?
Well… I’ve written over 50 books, including school readers, reference books, chapter books, novels and a short story collection. I’m always working on something new — usually more than one thing. I love reading and I write a regular bookish blog hosted by Boomerang Books online bookstore (http://content.boomerangbooks.com.au/literary-clutter-blog/). I love watching and reviewing DVDs (see my DVD blog, Viewing Clutter – http://georgeivanoff.com.au/other-writing/reviews/viewing-clutter/). I’m a huge Doctor Who fan. My big fanboy moment was getting to write a Doctor Who short story for the anthology Doctor Who Short Trips: Defining Patterns (Big Finish, UK, 2008).
My very first book was Life, Death and Detention, a YA short story collection published in 1999. At the moment I’m working on some new school readers for prep and grade 1 level, as well as some new short stories.
I’m currently reading Equinox (Book 2 in the Rosie Black Chronicles) by Lara Morgan. Next in line is Goliath by Scott Westerfeld.
Is that enough? Good luck with the author report, Ella.
thanks