Steve Heron

Review by Ted Witham Illustration by Tash Macfarlane Eleven-year-old Mitch feels a little out of place when his Fly In – Fly Out dad’s behaviour becomes erratic. Mitch makes friends with an ailing magpie, whom he names Maximus, and they heal each other. This inventive novel deals with themes of self-esteem, family love and first love with tenderness and skill....Read More

Steve Heron is a children’s author based in Western Australia. I first met him at a SCBWI retreat on Rottnest Island last year. Who knew back then, that we would end up sharing the same publisher and that months later, we would meet at my favourite Japanese cafe to talk about his middle-grade novel, Maximus. […] via Writer Talks: Steve Heron...Read More