| 词条 | Will Kostakis |
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| name = Will Kostakis | image =Will Kostakis.jpg | image_size =200px |alt=Photograph of Will Kostakis at lectern | caption = Will Kostakis in July 2017 | birth_name = William Kostakis | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1989|06|02}} | birth_place = | death_date = | death_place = | resting_place = | occupation = Novelist | language = | nationality = Australian | ethnicity = | citizenship = | education = | alma_mater = | period = | genre = | subject = | movement = | notableworks = The First Third; The Sidekicks | spouse = | partner = | children = | relatives = | awards = Sydney Morning Herald Young Writer of the Year (2005); Inky Awards (2014) | signature = | signature_alt = | years_active = | module = | website = {{URL|http://www.willkostakis.com/}} | portaldisp = }} William Kostakis (born 2 June 1989) is an Australian author and journalist. In high school, he won the Sydney Morning Herald Young Writer of the Year prize for a short story called 'Bing Me'. He went on to sign his first book deal in his final year of high school. His second novel, The First Third won the 2014 Inky Awards, and was shortlisted for the Older Readers and Prime Minister's Literary Awards.[1] His latest novel The Sidekicks was released in 2016, and has since been shortlisted for the Queensland Literary Awards. WorksYoung adult novels
Chapter books
Short stories
Young adult novelsLoathing Lola (2008)His first novel for young adults, Loathing Lola, was released in August 2008 through Pan Macmillan under his birth name William Kostakis.[5] Kostakis scored his first publishing contract at 17, while still completing his final year of high school,[6] Newington College.[7] He began work on a variant of Loathing Lola when he was 11 years old, and has since been refining it.[8] The novel has been a critical success, dubbed a "kickass debut", "a smart, sharp tale about fame, love and loss" by Australian DOLLY Magazine,[9] "brilliant" by The Examiner,[10] "a promising debut from a young and talented Australian writer" by Danielle Trabsky at Australian Book Review, "polished" and "extremely funny" by Mike Shuttleworth at the State Library of Victoria,[11] "highly entertaining" by Angela Meyer at LiteraryMinded,[12] "a witty tale of trust, teenage friendship, school politics, family relationships and teenage love that is propelled by regular humour, satirical characters and loads of drama... a popular addition to the mid-teen market" by Allison Paterson at Magpies Magazine,[13] and rated four stars by Anastasia Gonis at Good Reading Magazine, who said, "The story sparkles through the humorous dialogue of a cast of cleverly chosen characters".[14] References1. ^{{Cite web|url=http://willkostakis.com/novels/|title=Novels {{!}} Will Kostakis|website=willkostakis.com|access-date=2016-09-23}} {{Authority control}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Kostakis, Will}}2. ^{{Cite web|url=http://www.smh.com.au/news/books/bing-me/2005/09/15/1126750065577.html|title=Bing Me - Books - Entertainment - smh.com.au|website=www.smh.com.au|access-date=2016-09-23}} 3. ^{{Cite web|url=https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/30129798-the-book-that-made-me|title=The Book That Made Me|website=Goodreads|access-date=2016-09-23}} 4. ^{{Cite web|url=https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/30844667-begin-end-begin|title=Begin, End, Begin|website=Goodreads|access-date=2016-09-23}} 5. ^Loathing Lola – Pan Macmillan 6. ^William Kostakis.com {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080814000127/http://www.williamkostakis.com/writing.html |date=14 August 2008 }} 7. ^{{cite news|url=http://www.smh.com.au/news/books/laughter-and-loathing/2008/09/05/1220121499020.html |title=Laughter and loathing – Sydney Morning Herald |work=Sydney Morning Herald |accessdate=4 January 2012 |date=6 September 2008}} 8. ^{{cite web|last=Bates |first=Rob |url=http://wentworth-courier.whereilive.com.au/lifestyle/story/author/ |title=Author’s debut looks through feminine eyes |publisher=Wentworth-courier.whereilive.com.au |accessdate=4 January 2012}} 9. ^{{cite web|url=http://williamkostakis.wordpress.com/2008/08/06/loathing-lola-dolly-magazine-review/ |title=Dolly Magazine Review |publisher=Williamkostakis.wordpress.com |date=6 August 2008 |accessdate=4 January 2012}} 10. ^{{cite web|author=Chris Christodoulou |url=http://northerntasmania.yourguide.com.au/news/local/news/arts-culture-entertainment/spectrum-books-for-younger-readers/1239568.aspx |title=The Examiner Review |publisher=Northerntasmania.yourguide.com.au |accessdate=4 January 2012}} 11. ^{{cite web|url=http://williamkostakis.wordpress.com/2008/08/18/vicloathing-lola-review/ |title=Mike Shuttleworth Review |publisher=Williamkostakis.wordpress.com |date=18 August 2008 |accessdate=4 January 2012}} 12. ^{{cite web|url=http://blogs.crikey.com.au/literaryminded/2008/10/02/loathing-lola-william-kostakis/ |title=LiteraryMinded |publisher=Blogs.crikey.com.au |date=2 October 2008 |accessdate=4 January 2012}} 13. ^{{cite web|url=http://williamkostakis.wordpress.com/2008/10/18/loathing-lola-review-magpies/ |title=Magpies Magazine Review |publisher=Williamkostakis.wordpress.com |date=18 October 2008 |accessdate=4 January 2012}} 14. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.goodreadingmagazine.com.au/book_details.cfm?book=7960 |title=Good Reading Magazine Review |publisher=Goodreadingmagazine.com.au |accessdate=4 January 2012}} 13 : 1989 births|People educated at Newington College|21st-century Australian novelists|Australian male novelists|Australian people of Greek descent|Living people|Writers from New South Wales|21st-century Australian male writers|LGBT writers from Australia|Australian male short story writers|21st-century Australian short story writers|LGBT novelists|Gay writers |
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