Critically-acclaimed author Ilsa Evans has published 15 novels across a range of genres, from light fiction and short stories to memoir, murder mystery and Young Adult dystopian. Two of her previous titles have been shortlisted for the prestigious Davitt (Sisters in Crime) Awards.
Family Baggage is Ilsa’s latest novel and was published by HarperCollins/HQ in March 2023.
Ilsa also teaches creative writing students, writes social commentary and has been published in several newspapers and online journals. In 2011, she received the Eliminating Violence Against Women (EVA) Award for online journalism.
Praise for Ilsa Evans’s books:
“The Unusual Abduction of Avery Conifer is a wise and witty novel … the perfect recipe for an entertaining read.” Better Reading
“[Broken] is a compelling and disturbing book … Ilsa Evans delivers a beautifully composed novel that will haunt you.” Good Reading Magazine
“Terrifying, moving, compelling, important, enlightening, and deeply, deeply upsetting.” Sunday Telegraph
“[Sticks & Stones] will make you think differently about the things that happen behind closed doors. … [the book] will stay with you for a long time.” Mamamia
“This month’s must-read.” Cosmopolitan
“Evans’s narrative structure is brilliant.” Sunday Mail Brisbane
“An extraordinarily powerful book that builds into a suspenseful drama … as gripping as the finest thriller.” Australian Women’s Weekly, Book of the Month
“Stratification reads like a cross between The Hunger Games, The Crossing, and The Handmaid’s Tale, with a bit of fantasy thrown in … in some places terrifying, in others, adventurous, this YA dystopia is engrossing.” ReadPlus
Connect with Ilsa
website: www.ilsaevans.com/
twitter: twitter.com/ilsaevans
facebook: www.facebook.com/pages/Ilsa-Evans/