The Supernatural Survival Guide with George Ivanoff

Henry interviews George Ivanoff, a Melbourne author who’s written more than 100 books for kids and teens, including the interactive You Chooseseries, the non-fiction Survival Guides, the RFDS Adventures and the Other Worlds series.

As a child, George loved reading interactive books, where he got to make decisions about the direction of the story. He has had more fun plotting and writing the You Choosebooks than pretty much anything else. Writing the Survival Guideshas indulged his curiosity, interest in research and desire to learn new things. And writing the RFDS Adventures has opened his eyes to the amazing work done by the Royal Flying Doctor Service. With Other Worlds George has ventured into the realms of science fiction and fantasy, two of his favourite genres, in order to tell stories about ordinary kids facing extraordinary circumstances.

George’s books and stories have been shortlisted for numerous awards and he is thrilled that You Choose: The Treasure of Dead Man’s Cove won the 2015 YABBA for Fiction for Younger Readers.

George drinks too much coffee, eats too much chocolate and watches too much Doctor Who. He has one wife, two children and an uncontrollable imagination.

This conversation was originally broadcast on 3SER's 97.7FM Casey Radio in October 2021. It was produced by Rob Kelly.