Maryam Master

Maryam Master

Maryam Master was born in Iran and moved to Australia when she was nine. She is a screenwriter, playwright and author who loves creating stories for young audiences.

She has adapted four of David Walliams' books for the stage - Mr Stink, Billionaire Boy, The Midnight Gang and Ratburger - as well as Oliver Jeffers' The Incredible Book Eating Boy, all of which premiered at the Sydney Opera House and toured across Australia. She also collabrated with Australian Children's Laureate Leigh Hobbs on Horrible Harriet: Live on Stage.

Maryam's first novel, Exit Through the Gift Shop, was shortlisted for the Prime Minister's Literary Awards, the CBCA Book of the Year for Younger Readers and the ABIA Book of the Year for Younger Children 2022. Her second novel, No Words, was winner of the Children's Peace Literature Award and the Readings Children's Prize 2023, and was a CBCA Notable Book for Younger Readers.