Award-Winning and Very Well-Mannered Creative Team
Old Bertie is the new YA novel from award-winning creative team, Perrella & Osborn.
Published by Fremantle Press, it’s the funniest book about a gargantuan cephalopod you’ve ever read. It’s hitting bookstores in August, and is currently available for pre-order from the publisher, online retailers such as Booktopia and Dymocks, or in person at your favourite independent book shop.
She’s stuck on an island with a bunch of judgmental jerks who all live in fearful deference to Old Bertie, a Giant Squid. The same squid that ate her mother.
But George’s world changes when a mysterious stranger washes ashore. Fernandez is the first person to ever enter Old Bertie’s watery domain and live to tell the tale. If this guy was spared by the Great Beast, could her mum still be out there? And is George willing to break her dad’s heart in her quest to know the truth?
J.D. Salinger meets Taika Waititi (with a sprinkling of George Orwell), Old Bertie blends heart and humour with a speculative twist, in a hilarious tale that will appeal to teens and adults alike.
Vincenzo Perrella and Dan Osborn are a creative team who have been working together for many years.
As a duo, they have written scripts and funny material for television projects, both live action and animation. Their award-winning short films, including This is Perth, It’s Just Gary and George Jones and the Giant Squid, which they wrote and directed as a pair, have screened at festivals around the world. They have performed together live at events such as Perth’s Fringe World and the Wild West Comedy Fest.
They are also in demand for creative writing lectures and workshops, and deliver highly engaging sessions for secondary school students, English teachers, and creative writing enthusiasts both young and old. Booking enquiries can be made via Fremantle Press, or by using the contact form below.
