Author

Samara Lo

Samara Lo is a children's book author from Sydney, Australia who focuses primarily on YA and MG fantasy. In 2020, she was awarded the Westwords Emerging Writer's Residency at Varuna House and in 2021 was the recipient of the Copyright Agency-WestWords Fellowship. Her short story "One Day" was awarded the highly-commended prize and published in the Living Stories Anthology 2021.

Last Teen Standing

Three students. That's how many of us show up today. Last week there were four. Class gets smaller every time, but we still gotta come. I don't remember being this excited back when school was all moldy demountables with creaky ceiling fans. It's the practical, hands-on learning…