I got a lovely letter from Victor Kellerher
about how similar to his son I was.
Our yr. 7 teacher (who also happened to be the librarian) made us all write a letter to our favourite author.
I was only one of a couple who got a reply and Mr. Kellerher (http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/k/victor-kelleher/) told me how my upbringing sounded very similar to his son's - who was a couple of years older than me & had also grown up in Africa prior to coming to Australia to live.

I also met Doug Macleod (http://www.dougmacleod.com.au/menu.php) at the State Library - I went with the same teacher and got Mr. Macleod to sign all of the school libraries' books that he had written.

OMG! I'm a fucking book nerd and have been for a very long time.
Who'da-thunk-it?
(Misery McUglywife an attention seeking sociopathic fuckstain., Sun 23 Sep 2012, 6:03, 3 replies)

Del-Del remains one of the scariest books I've ever read

(oball needs Satan more than he needs me, Sun 23 Sep 2012, 8:58, closed)

I also met Lee Harding later that year.
That for me was the closest I'd been to a Displaced Person.
(Misery McUglywife an attention seeking sociopathic fuckstain., Sun 23 Sep 2012, 10:17, closed)

I fucking loved
"The Hunting of Shadroth"
(Misery McUglywife an attention seeking sociopathic fuckstain., Sun 23 Sep 2012, 10:19, closed)