Author: Elisa Cristallo
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About the project
When Elisa came to us, The Last Famine was already in good shape. We did a couple of rounds of editing on it for her to tighten it up and catch any last-minute errors. We then converted it into an ebook for her.
About the book
In 2080, world food shortages have led to famine, disease and horrific inequality. Food arriving in Sydney, Australia, is controlled by Blue Line Transport and Security, but it’s not enough to keep the city from starving.
Investigative journalist Ally Navarro is trying to expose the corruption that runs rampant in the food industry and recruits former Blue Line employee, Martin Ajen to help her. But a chance meeting with the brilliant and revered scientist Dr Ian Taylor makes her question her actions. Ally didn’t expect either of these remarkably different men to come into her life and she fears she will have to betray one of them.
Meanwhile, Nabil Karmi, a widowed father of six, never imagined he’d live in a world where he couldn’t feed his children, but they are on the cusp of starvation. When his youngest son falls ill, Nabil must decide who he can save.
And Mary Riggs, a single mother from Campbelltown, has packed up everything she owns to move to a highly religious compound in rural New South Wales. While food is plentiful Mary learns it comes at a great cost and she must cling to her sanity during her religious indoctrination.
Will these unlikely heroes find a way to end the food crisis or will they simply become casualties of The Last Famine?
About the Author
Elisa is most well-known for the series ‘Welcome to the Family’ which she wrote and co-produced and which aired on Channel 31 (Melbourne Community TV). The series was nominated for four Antenna Awards including Best Non-Factual Program and is now available on YouTube.
Elisa self-published her first science-fiction novel, 'The Last Famine' in 2023. Her short story 'Mrs Ziotto’s Three Hundred Dollars' was published in the literary journal Verity La in 2019.
Elisa has written plays for the Sydney, Newcastle and Adelaide Fringe Festivals, where Clean Comedy Australia described her writing as ‘funny, heartwarming and thoughtful’ while Weekend Notes said ‘Cristallo is a pure natural at storytelling’.
Elisa is a two-time recipient of Blacktown Council’s Creative Arts fund; a recipient of Culture Bank's Arts grant and served on the board of the arts organisation ‘Voices of Women’. Elisa holds a Bachelor of Social Science majoring in Criminology from Western Sydney University and is currently studying her Master of Creative Writing.
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