Cecilia Dart-Thornton was ‘discovered’ on the Internet after she posted the first chapter of her unpublished trilogy to an online writing workshop. Subsequently an editor contacted her, and within a few weeks Time Warner (New York) had bought her three-part Bitterbynde series.
On publication the books were acclaimed in Amazon''s Best of 2001, Locus Magazine''s Best First Novels of 2001 and the Australian Publishers'' Association Australia''s Favourite Read of 2001. In Australia they reached the top of the Sydney Morning Herald bestseller list. They have also received accolades in the Washington Post, The Times, Good Reading Magazine, Kirkus Reviews and more.
Cecilia’s books, including the four-part Crowthistle series, are available in more than seventy countries and have been translated into several languages.
This is a free event for the Brimbank Literary Festival.
Please book your place with Keilor Library on 9249 4670