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William Kostakis, born 2 June 1989, is a Sydney-based Australian author. His first novel for young adults, Loathing Lola, was released in August 2008 through Pan Macmillan. In 2005, William won Sydney Morning Herald Young Writer of the Year for a story called Bing Me. From William's website:

One of his three winning short stories from 2005, Bing Me, was published in the Sydney Morning Herald 'Spectrum' section. In it, this guy has an Internet relationship. William insists it isn’t about him, but that doesn’t stop us from silently judging him.

Bing Me can be read here.

William scored his first publishing contract at 17, while still completing his final year of high school. He began work on a variant of Loathing Lola when he was 11 years old, and has since been refining it. The novel has been a critical success, with Australian DOLLY Magazine dubbing it a "kickass debut", "a smart, sharp tale about fame, love and loss", "brilliant" by The Examiner , and has garnered several positive reviews on Australian site Inside A Dog.

The first chapter was made available in July 2008, and can be downloaded here.