About Taryn Bashford
Taryn is the author of two young adult novels, The Harper Effect and The Astrid Notes. She speaks at literary conferences and regularly works as an Author-in-Residence conducting writing workshops within high schools. In addition, she is a writing mentor for unpublished writers with Queensland Writers Centre and the instigator of the new Friends of Libraries Book Feasts – a community event for booklovers.
Taryn is currently a sessional tutor and PhD student in Creative Writing at the University of Queensland. When she’s not reading or writing, she loves to play the piano, train for triathlons, and travel to unusual places.
The Harper Effect
USA Edition
The story of a girl who learns to win from a boy who has lost everything... Harper Hunter doesn't know how it came to this. Her tennis dreams are collapsing; her coach says she doesn't have what it takes to make it in the world of professional tennis. Her new doubles partner is moody, mysterious and…
The Harper Effect
ANZ Edition
The story of a girl who learns to win from a boy who has lost everything... Harper Hunter doesn't know how it came to this. Her tennis dreams are collapsing; her coach says she doesn't have what it takes to make it in the world of professional tennis. Her new doubles partner is moody, mysterious and…
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Past Events
A snippet of some of the Workshops, Events and Talks Taryn has completed
June-October 2021
Author in Residence at multiple schools incl. Kelvin Grove State College & Brisbane Montessori
May 2021
Brisbane Writers Festival with authors David Burton and Richard Yaxley
May 2021
Book Launch for author Kate Foster at Avid Reader Bookshop