The Gem Bourne

The Gem-Bourne is an adventurous young adult fantasy that brings together themes of friendship, courage, identity and transformation.

Six misfits, each bearing a shard of power, must unite despite their fears and mutations, to become humanity's final defence against a prophecy of total destruction.

The six must unite.

The forest must be saved.

And they must face the scientists who created them.

This story is not myth; it is testimony.

Wagga Wagga's Write Club includes emerging storytellers that prove big worlds can start in a small room.

Write Club began as an imaginative 8-week pilot program facilitated by local author Julie Busuttil and supported by Yellow Art House.

Wagga Wagga Write Club co-authors are Grace Ridley, Eve Riesterer, Sophia Harrison, Sam Busuttil, Dean Busuttil, Halle King, and Samual Riesterer, with the story facilitated and edited by Julie Busuttil.

Write Club's purpose is simple and powerful: to give children a real-world creative pathway and show them they can create something from nothing.

The dedication in The Gem Bourne reinforces this message, describing the story as created by children, and for children, and celebrating imagination as a strength that belongs to every age.