About

Hi! Welcome to my website. I'm Barry Jonsberg, a writer of books for young adults and children. I live in hot, steamy, sweaty and beautiful Darwin in the Northern Territory where I occasionally teach and constantly write.

I hope you enjoy exploring this site and learning a little more about me and my books.

News

Blacky In Brazil, Being Here and the All Saints Festival

It's always a thrill when you hear of an overseas deal, but especially when it means you will be published in new territories.

So I was delighted to learn that my trilogy for Younger Readers - the Blacky series -  is due for publication in Brazil. This is my first time in South America and ensures that my writing is represented throughout the entire continent. It will probably take a long time, but I am looking forward to getting my authors' copies and seeing Blacky, Marc and Dyl in Portuguese.

Being Here [just to balance the good news] has been put back to February 2011. This is not because the manuscript isn't in good shape. It is. But my editor, Jodie...

Signed Copies

Looking for an ideal birthday or Christmas present? Why not a signed copy of one of Barry's books?

Barry will be very happy to personally sign a copy [with whatever message you wish] and send it to you or straight to the recipient of your gift. We can even gift-wrap it for you.

There is no extra cost for these services – in other words, you simply pay the recommended retail price of the book, plus postage.