William Kostakis (author)

William Kostakis (born June 2 1989) is a Sydney-based Australian author and was the "Sydney Morning Herald" Young Writer of the Year in 2005.

His first novel for young adults, "Loathing Lola", was released in August 2008 through Pan Macmillan. [ [http://www.panmacmillan.com.au/display_title.asp?ISBN=9780330424165&Author=Kostakis,%20William Loathing Lola - Pan Macmillan] ] In 2005, Kostakis won the Sydney Morning Herald Young Writer of the Year for a story called "Bing Me". [ [http://www.smh.com.au/news/books/path-to-prize-paved-with-persistence/2005/09/16/1126750126272.html Path to prize paved with persistence] ] From Kostakis's [http://www.williamkostakis.com website] :

One of his three winning short stories from 2005, Bing Me, was published in the Sydney Morning Herald 'Spectrum' section. In it, this guy has an Internet relationship. Kostakis insists it isn’t about him, but that doesn’t stop us from silently judging him.

"Bing Me" can be read [http://www.smh.com.au/news/books/bing-me/2005/09/15/1126750065577.html here] .Kostakis scored his first publishing contract at 17, while still completing his final year of high school, [ [http://www.williamkostakis.com/writing.html William Kostakis.com] ] Newington College. [ [http://www.smh.com.au/news/books/laughter-and-loathing/2008/09/05/1220121499020.html Laughter and loathing - Sydney Morning Herald] ] He began work on a variant of "Loathing Lola" when he was 11 years old, and has since been refining it. [ [http://wentworth-courier.whereilive.com.au/lifestyle/story/author/ Author’s debut looks through feminine eyes] ] The novel has been a critical success, with "Australian DOLLY Magazine" dubbing it a "kickass debut", "a smart, sharp tale about fame, love and loss" [ [http://williamkostakis.wordpress.com/2008/08/06/loathing-lola-dolly-magazine-review/ Dolly Magazine Review] ] , "brilliant" by "The Examiner" [ [http://northerntasmania.yourguide.com.au/news/local/news/arts-culture-entertainment/spectrum-books-for-younger-readers/1239568.aspx The Examiner Review] ] , and has garnered several positive reviews on Australian site [http://www.insideadog.com.au Inside A Dog] .

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External links

* [http://www.loathinglola.com/Loathing_Lola_William_Kostakis_-_The_Waah-Waahs_extract.pdf Extract from "Loathing Lola"]