Asphyxia

Asphyxia is a deaf Australian artist, writer, activist and public speaker. She is the author of Future Girl (Australian title) / The Words in My Hands (North American title), and winner of the Readings YA Book Award 2021. The book was selected by Kirkus as best YA fiction for 2021, by The Guardian as one of the top 20 best Australian books for 2020, and as a notable book for 2021 by the Children's Book Council of Australia, and for the Great Books Guide top books of 2021. The book was also shortlisted for the Indie Book Awards 2021, the Australian Book Industry Award 2021, and the Aurelis Award 2020. Asphyxia has joined forces with Orange Entertainment Co to adapt the book for the screen.