The Sydney Morning Herald has published an obituary. That’s life for Kirby Arrownamed after the most dissenting judge in Australia’s historyand her best friend Clancy Lee, would-be musical star. Imagine being the only two seventeen-year-olds in a small town. ‘Donations can be directed to the Leukaemia Foundation, Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital or Gold Coast University Hospital all of which have been integral in supporting the Bowe family.’ Night Swimming is a love story with a twist, and a whole lot of heart. Our hearts go out to her family and friends and to all the YA community who knew and loved this very special young woman. She loved doing school and library sessions and her books touched the lives of countless readers of all ages. She was also a truly good person, and was always a joy to work with. She wasn’t just a brilliant writer, whose first novel Girl Saves Boy was published when she was just 16, and who wrote two more wonderfully original books: All this Could End and Night Swimming. We will miss her compassionate, wise, generous spirit and her wit, humour and intelligence. 76 likes, 5 comments - Star (littlemissstar55) on Instagram: 'Day 09 of the BookBookOwlLove challenge is: Book sweet as candy These three books are so sweet. Imagine being the only two seventeen-year-olds in a small to. ‘Everyone at Text Publishing is completely devastated by the death of the extraordinary YA writer Steph Bowe. Night Swimming is a love story with a twist, and a whole lot of heart.

Her editor Penny Hueston at Text Publishing wrote: She was a May Gibbs Children's Literature Trust fellow in 2016 and a Schools Ambassador for the Stella Prize. Here is a quick description and cover image of book Night Swimming written by Steph Bowe which was published in. She wrote a further two novels All This Could End and Night Swimming which were longlisted for the 2014 Gold Inky Award and CBCA Older Reader Book of the Year 2018 respectively. Brief Summary of Book: Night Swimming by Steph Bowe. Bowe published her debut novel Girl Saves Boy in 2010 at age 16.

We were deeply saddened to learn of Australian YA author Steph Bowe's death at age 25 due to complications from an aggressive form of leukemia.