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Author Aedan Lias has self-published eight books despite having dyslexia, and aims to push his work to publishers in the UK next year.<\/p>\n
The Brisbane boy began fundraising on crowdfunding site Pozzible over a month ago, setting out to reach his $6,000 target to cover his travel overseas.<\/p>\n
He told 612 ABC Brisbane’s Rebecca Levingston that he wants to inspire others with dyslexia with his work.<\/p>\n
“I want to get my books out there and if someone sees my books there they would say ‘that kid has done it’ and then they would tell others,” he said.<\/p>\n
“I needed $6,000 to get there and I started a Pozzible campaign and I reached my target.<\/p>\n
“I am very excited and I cannot wait to get to London.”<\/p>\n
The suit-wearing schoolboy will set off with his father to London in April 2015.<\/p>\n
Aedan said he hoped he would get to meet some of his favourite authors while he was there.<\/p>\n
“They get all the famous authors and publishers and they find books and proof them and get right behind you,” he said.<\/p>\n
Aedan’s mother Jo Lias said his favourite author, Andy Griffiths, pledged to the crowdfunding campaign to get Aiden overseas.<\/p>\n
“Andy is really lovely and he pledged too,” she said.<\/p>\n
“I am so proud of Aedan and he has proved that you can turn something negative into a positive.<\/p>\n
“He has a great support team behind him and all his work needs to be proofed and edited really well.”<\/p>\n
Writing process involved family’s team effort<\/strong><\/p>\n Though writing and reading can be hard for the 10-year-old, Aedan said his writing process involved other family members lending a hand.<\/p>\n “I have co-wrote some of my books with my grandfather, my sister, my brother and my awesome mum,” he said.<\/p>\n “Finny was my first book I wrote, You Can’t Call Me Dyslexic is one of my favourite books and The Horse Story is about horses that give up but then try again.<\/p>\n “I can use audio books and I can speak into an app that helps me write – modern-day technology is amazing.”<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" A 10-year-old dyslexic Brisbane boy has raised money through crowdfunding to travel to the London Book Fair. Author Aedan Lias has self-published eight books despite having dyslexia, and aims to push his work to publishers in the UK next year. The Brisbane boy began fundraising on crowdfunding site Pozzible over...
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