Words have always fascinated Lusi. As a child, it was her primary way of learning about her Fijian heritage and family there; it was how she felt connected to her grandparents, aunts, uncles and cousins. She consumed words through the stories her parents read to her at bedtime, through the lyrics she listened to as a teen and was exposed to classical writers and their words as she undertook her theatre studies.
Over the years, writing projects for Lusi have included lyric composition, writing articles for a variety of magazines and blogs (from scrapbooking to home education), creating scripts and words for stage performance.
CONTRIBUTOR - BOOK
Homeland Calling (Desert Pea Media Project), Hardie Grant (2018)
CONTRIBUTOR - INTERNATIONAL BLOG
Simple Homeschool (Regular Contributor), USA (2021-2025)
CONTRIBUTOR - KINDLING & SAGE MAGAZINE
Two Worlds (2021)
CONTRIBUTOR - THE MIGHTY
CONTRIBUTOR - SOUL TREAD
(2023)
AUTHOR - JACK'S VISIT TO COWRA
Originally sold at National Library Bookshop (2022) now sold at Visit Cowra
Jack's Visit to Cowra
Japanese Translation (translated by Teruko Sharif) coming soon
Teruko Sharif, the Japanese translator of 'Jack's Visit to Cowra' written by Lusi Austin, has been a Japanese language teacher in Sydney since 1996. To provide a place to support teachers, she founded the Japanese Teachers' Association of NSW in 2005. As the Chief Examiner and Senior Judge Marker, she played vital roles in NSW HSC Examinations. Teruko is also a published author, contributing to textbooks like 'Hai 5/6' by Harcourt Education and creating teaching resources for distance education courses.