Zena Shapter
@zenashapter.bsky.social
I write from a castle in a flying city hidden by a thundercloud. Award-winning SFF author. Writing mentor. Editor. Inclusivity. Pop culture. Nature.
The Book Cow’s impressive streetscape certainly moootivates readers - there’s only one copy left of my book on the shelves – pop down and claim it!
zenashapter.com = perfect for lovers of escapist thrills and immersive worlds.
#FYP #writingcommunity #australianauthor #scifibooks #DarkFantasyReads
zenashapter.com = perfect for lovers of escapist thrills and immersive worlds.
#FYP #writingcommunity #australianauthor #scifibooks #DarkFantasyReads
November 12, 2025 at 9:04 AM
The Book Cow’s impressive streetscape certainly moootivates readers - there’s only one copy left of my book on the shelves – pop down and claim it!
zenashapter.com = perfect for lovers of escapist thrills and immersive worlds.
#FYP #writingcommunity #australianauthor #scifibooks #DarkFantasyReads
zenashapter.com = perfect for lovers of escapist thrills and immersive worlds.
#FYP #writingcommunity #australianauthor #scifibooks #DarkFantasyReads
Reposted by Zena Shapter
Went to the cemetery with a friend to check out some old time ancestor but he got angrier and angrier when he couldn't find it, kicking headstones and all, even though he swore he'd visited before.
He completely lost the plot.
He completely lost the plot.
November 8, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Went to the cemetery with a friend to check out some old time ancestor but he got angrier and angrier when he couldn't find it, kicking headstones and all, even though he swore he'd visited before.
He completely lost the plot.
He completely lost the plot.
Join me for books and author chats on Saturday 29 November at Berkelouw Books in Balgowlah. Can’t wait!
#christmaslist #readinglist #localauthors #northernbeaches #YAReads
#christmaslist #readinglist #localauthors #northernbeaches #YAReads
November 7, 2025 at 12:55 AM
Join me for books and author chats on Saturday 29 November at Berkelouw Books in Balgowlah. Can’t wait!
#christmaslist #readinglist #localauthors #northernbeaches #YAReads
#christmaslist #readinglist #localauthors #northernbeaches #YAReads
Step into Harry Hartog at the ANU - so light and bright, two levels high, with wondrous imaginative décor that makes you want to sit and read before you buy!
zenashapter.com = perfect for lovers of escapist thrills and immersive worlds.
#sciencefiction #FYP #writingcommunity #signedbooks #scifibooks
zenashapter.com = perfect for lovers of escapist thrills and immersive worlds.
#sciencefiction #FYP #writingcommunity #signedbooks #scifibooks
November 5, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Step into Harry Hartog at the ANU - so light and bright, two levels high, with wondrous imaginative décor that makes you want to sit and read before you buy!
zenashapter.com = perfect for lovers of escapist thrills and immersive worlds.
#sciencefiction #FYP #writingcommunity #signedbooks #scifibooks
zenashapter.com = perfect for lovers of escapist thrills and immersive worlds.
#sciencefiction #FYP #writingcommunity #signedbooks #scifibooks
Wow, thank you so much @goodreadingmag for publishing this wonderful review! I’m super honoured to receive 4.5 stars from the amazing Finn!
I hope other readers find their way to my work, perfect for lovers of escapist thrills & immersive worlds!
#sciencefantasy #FYP #writingcommunity #scifibooks
I hope other readers find their way to my work, perfect for lovers of escapist thrills & immersive worlds!
#sciencefantasy #FYP #writingcommunity #scifibooks
October 31, 2025 at 11:55 PM
Wow, thank you so much @goodreadingmag for publishing this wonderful review! I’m super honoured to receive 4.5 stars from the amazing Finn!
I hope other readers find their way to my work, perfect for lovers of escapist thrills & immersive worlds!
#sciencefantasy #FYP #writingcommunity #scifibooks
I hope other readers find their way to my work, perfect for lovers of escapist thrills & immersive worlds!
#sciencefantasy #FYP #writingcommunity #scifibooks
Have a spookily good day!
#spooky #halloween greetings to you all! Now go read a book!
Preferably one of mine! -> zenashapter.com
#BookTok #FYP #writingcommunity
#spooky #halloween greetings to you all! Now go read a book!
Preferably one of mine! -> zenashapter.com
#BookTok #FYP #writingcommunity
October 30, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Have a spookily good day!
#spooky #halloween greetings to you all! Now go read a book!
Preferably one of mine! -> zenashapter.com
#BookTok #FYP #writingcommunity
#spooky #halloween greetings to you all! Now go read a book!
Preferably one of mine! -> zenashapter.com
#BookTok #FYP #writingcommunity
Paperchain in Manuka is beyond welcoming! I popped in to sign some copies of ‘When Dark Waters Burn’, and had such a grand table for the honour!
zenashapter.com = perfect for lovers of escapist thrills & immersive worlds. #sciencefantasy #FYP #writingcommunity #australianauthor #scifibooks #loveozya
zenashapter.com = perfect for lovers of escapist thrills & immersive worlds. #sciencefantasy #FYP #writingcommunity #australianauthor #scifibooks #loveozya
October 29, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Paperchain in Manuka is beyond welcoming! I popped in to sign some copies of ‘When Dark Waters Burn’, and had such a grand table for the honour!
zenashapter.com = perfect for lovers of escapist thrills & immersive worlds. #sciencefantasy #FYP #writingcommunity #australianauthor #scifibooks #loveozya
zenashapter.com = perfect for lovers of escapist thrills & immersive worlds. #sciencefantasy #FYP #writingcommunity #australianauthor #scifibooks #loveozya
Reposted by Zena Shapter
October 29, 2025 at 10:40 AM
Did you know that each of my novels come with free reading notes, which you can download right now?
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#sciencefantasy #australianauthor #loveozya #bookclub #readingismagic #adventurestories #youngadultfiction #teenfiction #lovebooks #teachersnotes #bookclubdiscussion
zenashapter.com
#sciencefantasy #australianauthor #loveozya #bookclub #readingismagic #adventurestories #youngadultfiction #teenfiction #lovebooks #teachersnotes #bookclubdiscussion
October 23, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Did you know that each of my novels come with free reading notes, which you can download right now?
zenashapter.com
#sciencefantasy #australianauthor #loveozya #bookclub #readingismagic #adventurestories #youngadultfiction #teenfiction #lovebooks #teachersnotes #bookclubdiscussion
zenashapter.com
#sciencefantasy #australianauthor #loveozya #bookclub #readingismagic #adventurestories #youngadultfiction #teenfiction #lovebooks #teachersnotes #bookclubdiscussion
A blog about writing reading notes, and the insight it gives me as an author.
Book Club & Teachers’ Notes for Novels!
Did you know that each of my novels come with free reading notes – Book Club Notes and/or Teachers’ Notes – which you can download right now? They include all kinds of valuable insights into characters, settings, authorial purpose, key themes, social issues, beliefs and cultural explorations, relationship & family deliberations, as well as discussion questions and personal reflections to keep the adventure going, long after you’ve finished reading!
zenashapter.com
October 23, 2025 at 12:55 AM
A blog about writing reading notes, and the insight it gives me as an author.
How to get teens reading!
Thank you to everyone for coming along last night, and please share what we learnt with the world, to get more teens reading!
zenashapter.com
#sciencefantasy #australianauthor #loveozya #readingismagic #youngadultfiction #teenfiction #amreading #lovebooks #reading
Thank you to everyone for coming along last night, and please share what we learnt with the world, to get more teens reading!
zenashapter.com
#sciencefantasy #australianauthor #loveozya #readingismagic #youngadultfiction #teenfiction #amreading #lovebooks #reading
October 22, 2025 at 2:16 AM
How to get teens reading!
Thank you to everyone for coming along last night, and please share what we learnt with the world, to get more teens reading!
zenashapter.com
#sciencefantasy #australianauthor #loveozya #readingismagic #youngadultfiction #teenfiction #amreading #lovebooks #reading
Thank you to everyone for coming along last night, and please share what we learnt with the world, to get more teens reading!
zenashapter.com
#sciencefantasy #australianauthor #loveozya #readingismagic #youngadultfiction #teenfiction #amreading #lovebooks #reading
October 20, 2025 at 7:58 AM
October 17, 2025 at 3:22 AM
Dymocks Belconnen is up a beautiful curving staircase that opens onto a fresh space of books & worlds waiting to capture your imagination, including signed copies of ‘When Dark Roots Hunt’ and ‘When Dark Waters Burn’ - both on the shelves, woo hoo!
zenashapter.com
#sciencefantasy #australianauthor
zenashapter.com
#sciencefantasy #australianauthor
October 16, 2025 at 6:40 AM
Dymocks Belconnen is up a beautiful curving staircase that opens onto a fresh space of books & worlds waiting to capture your imagination, including signed copies of ‘When Dark Roots Hunt’ and ‘When Dark Waters Burn’ - both on the shelves, woo hoo!
zenashapter.com
#sciencefantasy #australianauthor
zenashapter.com
#sciencefantasy #australianauthor
Reposted by Zena Shapter
Get Traitor's Gathering (a Lenticular Series prequel story) and over 60 other SF, Paranormal and Fantasy books free in the Woo-Hoo Halloween Giveaway 📚🪐 - storyoriginapp.com/to/rEXJZQ2
October 15, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Get Traitor's Gathering (a Lenticular Series prequel story) and over 60 other SF, Paranormal and Fantasy books free in the Woo-Hoo Halloween Giveaway 📚🪐 - storyoriginapp.com/to/rEXJZQ2
Canberra’s Book Passion now has signed copies of my latest release ‘When Dark Waters Burn’! Enjoy the fantastical adventures that await! Just watch out for the carnivorous trees and giant water-ants inside…
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#sciencefantasy #australianauthor #loveozya #adventurestories #bookworm
zenashapter.com
#sciencefantasy #australianauthor #loveozya #adventurestories #bookworm
October 14, 2025 at 6:58 AM
Canberra’s Book Passion now has signed copies of my latest release ‘When Dark Waters Burn’! Enjoy the fantastical adventures that await! Just watch out for the carnivorous trees and giant water-ants inside…
zenashapter.com
#sciencefantasy #australianauthor #loveozya #adventurestories #bookworm
zenashapter.com
#sciencefantasy #australianauthor #loveozya #adventurestories #bookworm
My Weekend at #Conflux19 #WritingConvention!
How lucky am I? Last weekend, my wonderful hubbie drove the four hours from Sydney to Canberra to take me to a writing convention! It’s been years since I’ve been able to get down to Conflux, the Canberra Speculative Fiction Guild’s annual writing…
How lucky am I? Last weekend, my wonderful hubbie drove the four hours from Sydney to Canberra to take me to a writing convention! It’s been years since I’ve been able to get down to Conflux, the Canberra Speculative Fiction Guild’s annual writing…
My Weekend at #Conflux19 #WritingConvention!
How lucky am I? Last weekend, my wonderful hubbie drove the four hours from Sydney to Canberra to take me to a writing convention! It’s been years since I’ve been able to get down to Conflux, the Canberra Speculative Fiction Guild’s annual writing convention of literary greatness, what with the kids taking their HSC and life in general getting in the way.
zenashapter.com
October 11, 2025 at 7:04 AM
My Weekend at #Conflux19 #WritingConvention!
How lucky am I? Last weekend, my wonderful hubbie drove the four hours from Sydney to Canberra to take me to a writing convention! It’s been years since I’ve been able to get down to Conflux, the Canberra Speculative Fiction Guild’s annual writing…
How lucky am I? Last weekend, my wonderful hubbie drove the four hours from Sydney to Canberra to take me to a writing convention! It’s been years since I’ve been able to get down to Conflux, the Canberra Speculative Fiction Guild’s annual writing…
Come with me as I journey to Canberra for a long weekend of literary and iconic treats! #conflux19 @csfg.org.au
October 10, 2025 at 5:27 AM
Come with me as I journey to Canberra for a long weekend of literary and iconic treats! #conflux19 @csfg.org.au
How do we get teens hooked on books?
A teen team, a YA author, a Learning Librarian, an English Teacher, a Teacher Librarian and CBCA Book of the Year Judge discuss!
6:30-8:30PM Tues 21 Oct
$5 entry for non-members: www.trybooking.com/events/landi...
**CBCA members book via Hello Club**
A teen team, a YA author, a Learning Librarian, an English Teacher, a Teacher Librarian and CBCA Book of the Year Judge discuss!
6:30-8:30PM Tues 21 Oct
$5 entry for non-members: www.trybooking.com/events/landi...
**CBCA members book via Hello Club**
October 8, 2025 at 11:18 AM
How do we get teens hooked on books?
A teen team, a YA author, a Learning Librarian, an English Teacher, a Teacher Librarian and CBCA Book of the Year Judge discuss!
6:30-8:30PM Tues 21 Oct
$5 entry for non-members: www.trybooking.com/events/landi...
**CBCA members book via Hello Club**
A teen team, a YA author, a Learning Librarian, an English Teacher, a Teacher Librarian and CBCA Book of the Year Judge discuss!
6:30-8:30PM Tues 21 Oct
$5 entry for non-members: www.trybooking.com/events/landi...
**CBCA members book via Hello Club**
Got my #Batman T-shirt on + my stormtrooper socks + packed a bag or books = must be time for #Conflux19 in Canberra! I’m on my way, see you soon @confluxconventions!
#sciencefantasy #loveozya #australianauthor #whendarkwatersburn #palude
#sciencefantasy #loveozya #australianauthor #whendarkwatersburn #palude
October 3, 2025 at 2:09 AM
Got my #Batman T-shirt on + my stormtrooper socks + packed a bag or books = must be time for #Conflux19 in Canberra! I’m on my way, see you soon @confluxconventions!
#sciencefantasy #loveozya #australianauthor #whendarkwatersburn #palude
#sciencefantasy #loveozya #australianauthor #whendarkwatersburn #palude
Why do literary types bake? Because so much of what we create is intangible! Bakies emerge minutes after we create them! They’re yummy and give our busy brains fuel for the day ahead! #writinginspiration
Want to read some of my work? -> zenashapter.com #sciencefantasy #australianauthor #loveozya
Want to read some of my work? -> zenashapter.com #sciencefantasy #australianauthor #loveozya
September 26, 2025 at 8:58 AM
Why do literary types bake? Because so much of what we create is intangible! Bakies emerge minutes after we create them! They’re yummy and give our busy brains fuel for the day ahead! #writinginspiration
Want to read some of my work? -> zenashapter.com #sciencefantasy #australianauthor #loveozya
Want to read some of my work? -> zenashapter.com #sciencefantasy #australianauthor #loveozya
When I'm not writing, I love to get out in nature. Here's a special guest I met on my run today! This little guy was snuffling for ants. I expect he wouldn't like the ants in the World of Palude —> zenashapter.com/project-type...
#australianauthor #booktok #writinginspiration
#australianauthor #booktok #writinginspiration
September 24, 2025 at 7:54 AM
When I'm not writing, I love to get out in nature. Here's a special guest I met on my run today! This little guy was snuffling for ants. I expect he wouldn't like the ants in the World of Palude —> zenashapter.com/project-type...
#australianauthor #booktok #writinginspiration
#australianauthor #booktok #writinginspiration
Getting ready for the week ahead! Just some ingredients I had in the cupboard, now a miraculous masterpiece of #writinginspiration #cookies
#amwriting #amediting #youngadultfiction
#amwriting #amediting #youngadultfiction
September 20, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Getting ready for the week ahead! Just some ingredients I had in the cupboard, now a miraculous masterpiece of #writinginspiration #cookies
#amwriting #amediting #youngadultfiction
#amwriting #amediting #youngadultfiction
With Thanks From My Creation Cave! – Zena Shapter #Short
YouTube video by Zena Shapter
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September 17, 2025 at 8:27 AM
Back at @dymocks.bsky.social Rouse Hill today, to celebrate the 3rd reprint of When Dark Roots Hunt, which was a 2024 #DitmarAward Finalist alongside the incredible Garth Nix. Find out why by swinging past your local store, and reading all about my giant death-trees and snappy water-ants!
September 10, 2025 at 8:03 AM
Back at @dymocks.bsky.social Rouse Hill today, to celebrate the 3rd reprint of When Dark Roots Hunt, which was a 2024 #DitmarAward Finalist alongside the incredible Garth Nix. Find out why by swinging past your local store, and reading all about my giant death-trees and snappy water-ants!