What You Didn't Know About Davina Blake Bell's Childhood and Family...
Bell was born in Perth, Western Australia. She graduated in law at university there, but then enrolled in Professional Writing and Editing at RMIT University in Melbourne. Jul 9, 2025 · Bell was born in Perth, Western Australia. She graduated in law at university there, but then enrolled in Professional Writing and Editing at RMIT University in Melbourne. With two others, Bell co-founded the literary journal Harvest and published its first edition in 2008. DavinaBell creates children’s books that feel like a big, warm hug. She lives in Melbourne now, but it was her childhood in Perth that shaped the writer (and reader) inside her. Nov 9, 2021 · Today, DavinaBell is on the blog to take on our Ten Terrifying Questions! To begin with, why don’t you tell us a little bit about yourself – where were you born? I was born, raised and schooled in Perth, WA. In 2007, Bell began work as an editorial assistant at Pearson Education; she later moved to Penguin as a children's book editor. In 2020, she was appointed to the children and young-adult division of Allen & Unwin. Did you have anyone that encouraged your love of books, reading and writing when you were younger? When my dad was a boy, his grandmother would take him to the local bookstore on the first day of every school holiday as a treat. DavinaBell is an Australian literary editor and children's writer.
Bell was born in Perth, Western Australia. She graduated in law at university there, but then enrolled in Professional Writing and Editing at RMIT University in Melbourne. Jul 9, 2025 · Bell was born in Perth, Western Australia. She graduated in law at university there, but then enrolled in Professional Writing and Editing at RMIT University in Melbourne. With two others, Bell co-founded the literary journal Harvest and published its first edition in 2008. DavinaBell creates children’s books that feel like a big, warm hug. She lives in Melbourne now, but it was her childhood in Perth that shaped the writer (and reader) inside her. Nov 9, 2021 · Today, DavinaBell is on the blog to take on our Ten Terrifying Questions! To begin with, why don’t you tell us a little bit about yourself – where were you born? I was born, raised and schooled in Perth, WA. In 2007, Bell began work as an editorial assistant at Pearson Education; she later moved to Penguin as a children's book editor. In 2020, she was appointed to the children and young-adult division of Allen & Unwin. Did you have anyone that encouraged your love of books, reading and writing when you were younger? When my dad was a boy, his grandmother would take him to the local bookstore on the first day of every school holiday as a treat. DavinaBell is an Australian literary editor and children's writer.