The Feeling from over Here: A #LoveOzYA Short Story

Gabrielle Tozer is an award-winning author based in regional New South Wales. Her latest works include Tiny Good Things (illustrated by Sophie Beer), The Unexpected Mess of It All, which won the 2025 ACT Literary Award for Young Adult Fiction, Before We Met and Can't Say it Went to Plan.

Over the years, Gabrielle has received honours including the State Library of Victoria's Gold Inky Award for her debut YA novel, The Intern, and appeared on the Children's Book Council of Australia's Notable List for Older Readers for Remind Me How This Ends.

Gabrielle loves sharing her passion for storytelling and creativity through school and bookshop visits, writers' festivals and her signature workshops, Your Creative Reset and The Scribble Sessions. She has worked as a mentor for the Regional Arts Network's Horizon program, Regional Arts Australia's Regional Scribes program and the ABC's Heywire initiative.

She has appeared at numerous events, including the Sydney Writers' Festival, The Canberra Writers Festival, Stella Day Out, Somerset Storyfest, the Riverina Readers Festival, Bendigo Writers' Festival, Write Around the Murray and the Children's Book Council of Australia's national conference.

This Is How It Should Be is Gabrielle's seventh novel.

Say hello: gabrielletozer.com