Steph Bowe

{{Short description|Australian novelist and blogger (1994–2020)}}

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| birth_date = {{Birth date |1994|2|1|df=y}}

| birth_place = Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

| death_date = {{death date and age|2020|1|20|1994|2|1|df=y}}

| death_place = Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia

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| website = {{url|http://www.stephbowe.com}}

| occupation = Novelist and blogger

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Steph Bowe (1 February 1994 – 20 January 2020) was an Australian novelist and blogger. She published three young adult novels between 2010 and 2017 and is best known for her final novel, Night Swimming.{{cite news |last1=Turnbull |first1=Samantha |title=Why much-missed young author Steph Bowe hated hearing she was 'beyond her years' |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-03-09/young-adult-author-steph-bowe-was-published-at-16/12015796 |access-date=24 November 2024 |work=ABC News |date=9 March 2020}} She was known for mentoring young writers around Australia. Her blog, which she began at age 15, was also popular and received about 12,000 hits per month.{{cite web|url=http://www.smh.com.au/digital-life/digital-life-news/the-kids-are-all-writers-20130420-2i6p8.html|title=The kids are all writers|author=Carlton, Alexandra|date=21 April 2013|work=Sydney Morning-Herald|accessdate=18 March 2015}}

Bowe was diagnosed with T-lymphoblastic lymphoma in April 2019, and died from the condition on 20 January 2020. She was 25 years old.{{cite web | url=https://www.smh.com.au/culture/books/great-human-tributes-flow-for-ya-author-steph-bowe-20200121-p53t8v.html |title=Great human': Tributes flow for YA author Steph Bowe | work=Sydney Morning-Herald | date=21 January 2020| author=Carmody, Broede }}

In February 2021 Text Publishing announced the Steph Bowe Mentorship for Young Writers. It is open to writers under 25 years of age and provides 20 hours of manuscript development assistance and writers' centre membership to the winner.{{Cite web|last=|date=2021-02-23|title=Text announces Steph Bowe Mentorship for Young Writers|url=https://www.booksandpublishing.com.au/articles/2021/02/23/163088/text-announces-steph-bowe-mentorship-for-young-writers/|access-date=2021-07-25|website=Books+Publishing|language=en-AU}}{{cite news |title=Williams wins 2022 Text Prize; Matthews receives Steph Bowe Mentorship |url=https://www.booksandpublishing.com.au/articles/2022/06/22/216067/williams-wins-2022-text-prize-matthews-receives-steph-bowe-mentorship/ |access-date=24 November 2024 |work=Books + Publishing |date=22 June 2022}}