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After being a circus performer for ten years, Asphyxia discovered puppetry through Sergio Barrio, a master puppeteer, whom she discovered when overseas touring with her show, and begged him to teach her his craft. She then leapt into it whole heartedly, learning how to make her own puppets and sets
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2021. The book was selected by Kirkus as best YA fiction for 2021, by The
Guardian as one of the top 20 best Australian books for 2020, and as a notable book for 2021 by the Children's Book Council of Australia, and for the Great Books Guide top books of 2021. The book was also shortlisted for the
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For 20 years, Asphyxia lived in a small cottage in inner city
Melbourne which she built herself when she was just 22, with her partner and son. She now lives on a small farm in Northern NSW, Australia, where she combines food growing with art. She enjoys painting and other forms of art and
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for them. After some experimentation, she ended up with a gothic family which she named "The
Grimstones". She then left the circus to travel around Australia performing with her puppets, which was a big success, and captivated children and adults alike.
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Indie Book Awards 2021, the
Australian Book Industry Award 2021, and the Aurelis Award 2020. Asphyxia has joined forces with Orange Entertainment Co to adapt the book for the screen.
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artist, writer, activist and public speaker. She is the author of Future Girl (Australian title) / The Words in My Hands (North
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Chandler, Benjamin (January–February 2021). "The End of the World: Three New Young Adult Novels".
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turned her down because of her deafness. Instead, once she left school, she turned to
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