Tristan Bancks tells stories for the page and screen. His books for kids and teens include Two Wolves, The Fall, Detention, Cop & Robber, Ginger Meggs, the Tom Weekly series and, most recently, Scar Town, a suspense-thriller that won the Children’s Book Council of Australia’s Book of the Year for Younger Readers. His other awards and shortlistings include a CBCA Honour Book, the Prime Minister’s Literary Awards and the YABBA children’s choice book awards. His next book for readers age 10+ is Raised By Wolves, a follow-up to Two Wolves, available at Somerset Storyfest 2026!
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Title List
- Cop and Robber
- Detention
- Ginger Meggs
- Raised by Wolves
- Scar Town
- The Fall
- Tom Weekly 1: My Life and Other Stuff I Made Up
- Tom Weekly 2: My Life and Other Stuff That Went Wrong
- Tom Weekly 3: My Life and Other Massive Mistakes
- Tom Weekly 4: My Life and Other Exploding Chickens
- Tom Weekly 5: My Life and Other Weaponised Muffins
- Tom Weekly 6: My Life and Other Failed Experiments
- Two Wolves