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Mandy Hager

writer, profile published in BRAT, Spring 2000

I wrote my first book at intermediate, and have been hooked on writing ever since. There are times when I think that writing should be listed right up there with alcohol and tobacco, ie. WARNING: WRITING IS ADDICTIVE AND WILL CONSUME YOUR LIFE.

But then my sub-conscious serves me up something unexpected and new, and I feel totally alive -- a leap-up, dancing kind of joy. And to write one good line, or two, or three...well, nothing else can beat the 'buzz' of that.

Add to this a love of writing for kids, and for the kids themselves. Big ones, small ones, naughty, sad -- I strongly believe in the potential of young people to shape a better world. Creativity, compassion, hope and joy -- these are the messages I hope to share through my writing, and also through my work in schools.

Mix all this with a little (okay, a lot of) bad-taste humour -- and there, I guess, you have me.