Stephanie Campisi

@stephcampisi

Aussie writer in SoCal. Kidlit, romcoms w/ Harper, Pan Mac, S&S (plus a secret TV thing). Aka Kit Holliday, Hazel Graves, Heather Spellman. Avowed AI hater. Open to work. She/her. Work stuff: jrasheed@ultraliterary.com

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Stephanie Campisi@stephcampisi· 27d

Sell your book in five words Portland zombie apocalypse, but romantic

The cover of 10 Things I hate About Zombies, showing two Portland hipsters fending off zombies with an axe and a blender, respectively

Stephanie Campisi@stephcampisi· 27d

For some reason Luis and Tabitha (words by me; art by Hollie Mengert) is seeing a big uptick in sales. This one came out in 2018, so it's nice to see it still going strong! (The art is absolutely gorgeous, by the way!)

A copy of Luis and Tabitha against a flatlay of Valentine's Day themed lollies and decor. The book is a jacketed hardcover with gold foiling and spot gloss, and shows a tuxedo cat with a rose in his mouth following after a fluffy cat being held by a snooty woman in cats-eye glasses

Stephanie Campisi@stephcampisi· 27d

If you like your horror on the silly side, you should check out my Hazel Graves books :) hazelgraves.com

The Little Coffee Shop of Terrors, Four Weddings and a Funeral Director, 10 Things I Hate About Zombies, Cursed Brides Club

Stephanie Campisi@stephcampisi· 27d

Wrote a fun little book about ghosts! People seem to be enjoying it. :) bookshop.org/a/975/978164... www.amazon.com/dp/1646036751/

A brown and white Jack Russell snuggled up with a copy of The Unfinished Business, which shows a night-time cityscape with 3 ghosts floating overhead

Stephanie Campisi@stephcampisi· 28d

G'day #PortfolioDay! I'm a SoCal-based Aussie writer published with Harper, S&S, Macmillan, DK and more. I have heaps of experience with IP and have a TV show in development. If it's whimsical and/or fantastical, I'm your girl. www.stephaniecampisi.com Agent: jrasheed@ultraliterary.com

Some of Steph Campisi's books: The Little Coffee Shop of Terrors, Four Weddings and a Funeral Director, 10 Things I Hate About Zombies, Sparkle Pigs, The Unfinished Business, Warrior Fairies, Luis and Tabitha, Two's a Charm, Cruel Summerween

Stephanie Campisi@stephcampisi· Jul 12

The main character of this book is reading the news with interest bookshop.org/a/975/978164... www.amazon.com/dp/1646036751

The Unfinished Business, showing a night-time cityscape with three ghosts floating overhead. Next to the book is a wind-up ghost; on top of the book is a ghost in a jar

Stephanie Campisi@stephcampisi· Jul 11

ridiculously pretty sunrise

A desert walking trail with scrub and palm trees on either side, a mountain range in the background, and swirling pink cirrocumulus clouds that look like a murmuration of birds

Stephanie Campisi@stephcampisi· Jul 10

Magnificent

Me holding up a collection of Shirley Hazzard's short stories

Stephanie Campisi@stephcampisi· Jul 9

my fave lives on my laptop :)

a hungry caterpillar eat the rich sticker

Stephanie Campisi@stephcampisi· Jul 8

Broomsmiths!

The Broomsticklers cover, showing a purply night-time scene split in two, with a witch riding a broom on the top half and, upside down on the lower half, a human riding a home-made broom

Stephanie Campisi@stephcampisi· Jul 8

pretty covers, though (art is by Bente Schlick)

Warrior Fairies book 1 and 2, with book 1 at the front. It shows a fantasy art piece by Bente Schlick with a blonde fairy riding a blue dragonfly. There's a tree castle in the background.

Warrior Fairies book 1 and 2, with book 2 at the front. It shows a fantasy art piece by Bente Schlick with two fairies riding a falcon. There's a sunset sky in the background.

Stephanie Campisi@stephcampisi· Jul 7

Hooray! The audiobook for 10 Things I Hate About Zombies will be narrated by the wonderful Amelia March (who also narrated Four Weddings and a Funeral Director) You can grab it from @libro.fm or your library on 15 Sept! libro.fm/audiobooks/9... #BookSky #romancelandia

10 Things I hate About Zombies, showing two Portland hipsters fending off zombies with an axe and a smoothie

Stephanie Campisi@stephcampisi· Jul 6

beep beep

A cute blue vintage car parked on a SoCal suburban street with palm trees, olive tees, breeze block walls on either side, and mountains in the background. The sky is blue and lightly scudded with clouds.

Stephanie Campisi@stephcampisi· Jul 5

10K into The Cursed Brides Club, and this one's turning out to be gloriously fun. My one minor ask is that Kate O'Flynn play Shelley in the adaptation. 🦝 🪡 🧵 ⛈️ #amwriting

The Hazel Graves books: The Little Coffee Shop of Terrors, Four Weddings and a Funeral Director, 10 Things I Hate About Zombies, the Cursed Brides Club

Stephanie Campisi@stephcampisi· Jul 4

This time a few years ago, Samson ate some oleander flowers and ended up in the animal hospital for a few days. It was very scary (and very expensive!) If you have pets or small kids, just a reminder that all parts of the oleander plant are poisonous.

A brown and white Jack Russell resting his head on an armchair. He's looking right at you, and the way the photo is shot makes is head look giant and his body tiny

Stephanie Campisi@stephcampisi· Jul 4

Luis and Tabitha don't mind fireworks, but your furry friends might need some extra care tonight. 🎆 (art from Luis and Tabitha - words by me; art by Hollie Mengert)

A tuxedo cat and a fluffy cat with their paws pressed together, against a backdrop of a full moon with fireworks

Stephanie Campisi@stephcampisi· Jul 3

The Unfinished Business is a whimsical, big-hearted middle grade novel about the things that haunt us - real and imagined. www.amazon.com/dp/B0FGYFQFRM bookshop.org/a/975/978164...

A brown and white Jack Russell with a copy of The Unfinished Business, which shows a night-time cityscape with three ghosts floating over glowing windows.

Stephanie Campisi@stephcampisi· Jul 3

Leo's first VO gig!

Stephanie Campisi@stephcampisi· Jul 3

Cannot believe how utterly gorgeous the Broomsticklers interiors are! So completely magical. I can't wait to share them with you! www.simonandschuster.com/books/A-Wobb... #kidlit

Broomsticklers by Stephanie Campisi, with art by Karly Jade Catto, showing a purplish night-time scene spit in two, with a witch flying on a broom with a cat at the top, and an upside down human flying on a home-made broom with a frog at the bottom

Stephanie Campisi@stephcampisi· Jul 3

Author copies of Cruel Summerween (by me, writing as Heather Spellman) arrived today! This one publishes in the UK with PanMacmillan on the 16th of July 🎃 ☀️ www.panmacmillan.com/authors/heat...

A copy of Cruel Summerween against a backdrop of orange tissue paper, with a green fuzzy skull and pink heart sunglasses nearby. The book is bright orange, and shows a girl flanked by two guys, with witchy, beachy stuff around them

Stephanie Campisi@stephcampisi· Jul 1

I can't show you the interiors yet, but here's the cover to tide you over for now. Art is by Karly Jade Catto! This one publishes with Atheneum/S&S in April 2027.

Broomsticklers! It's a purply cover with the title in the middle. Above that is a night-time scene showing a witch on a broomstick; below the text, upside down,is a blonde human on a motorised broomstick.

Stephanie Campisi@stephcampisi· Jul 1

US friends, my bonkers romcom Four Weddings and a Funeral Director is just 99c all month! 🥀 🪦 💀 Would love it if you'd like to take a look, or even reshare! www.amazon.com/dp/B0DK8L8BHV #romancelandia

Four Weddings and a Funeral Director against a background of blue sky and illustrated clouds. The book shows a blonde woman in pink handing some wilted flowers to a guy in a three-piece suit. There's a "only 99c" sticker on the book

Stephanie Campisi@stephcampisi· Jun 29

Anyway, this is is the book, if you'd like to take a squiz bookshop.org/a/975/978164... THE UNFINISHED BUSINESS March 2026 ISBN: 9781646036752

A graphic for The Unfinished Business by Stephanie Campisi, with a cover of the book (ghosts floating over a night-time cityscape), plus details about the book: ISBN 9781646036752, Fiction 9-12, prose, occult/paranormal/supernatural

Stephanie Campisi@stephcampisi· Jun 28

Working on Hazel Graves 4, which is a Frankenstein x First Wives Club mashup, and the soundtrack for this one is Sisters of Mercy. Buckle up: we're gonna get weird! 🖤🧵🪡

The Cursed Brides Club by Hazel Graves placeholder cover (it's just grey with the title text)

Stephanie Campisi@stephcampisi· Jun 23

It's hot and dry, but good news: THE UNFINISHED BUSINESS is set in a weird, rainy little town, so you can pretend that it's not. And there are ghosts! bookshop.org/a/975/978164...

A copy of The Unfinished Business next to a wind-up ghostie. The book cover shows a night-time cityscape with a girl looking out a window at 3 ghosts.

Stephanie Campisi@stephcampisi· Jun 22

It's up on the Harper website, so I guess I can share that the title for Hazel Graves 4 is THE CURSED BRIDES CLUB! It's Frankenstein x The First Wives Club, and it's going to be wild! 🦝 💉 🧵 🪡 🪦

The 4 Hazel Graves books: The Little Coffee Shop of Terrors, Four Weddings and a Funeral Director, 10 Things I Hate About Zombies, Cursed Brides Club

Stephanie Campisi@stephcampisi· Jun 19

I mean, look at this art. The best

A spread showing colourful animals in costumes with the text "sometimes good things come in weird packages"

Stephanie Campisi@stephcampisi· Jun 19

Back from the Quacks Like a Duck event at La Quinta Library! We read Quacks (words by me, art by Maria Lebedeva), had a Vegemite taste-test, made a sparkly platypus and enjoyed some fairy bread! #KidLIt

Quacks Like a Duck next to a toy platypus and some Vegemite

People making fairy bread (buttered bread with sprinkles)

A paper platypus with lots of sparkly sticker gemstones

Stephanie Campisi@stephcampisi· Jun 19

(If you haven't read Quacks Like a Duck - words by me, art by Maria Lebedeva - SURPRISE, it's about a platypus, not a duck!!)

An interior spread from Quacks Like a Duck showing a platypus in a party hat showing up at a party. There's a jar of Vegemite on the book

Stephanie Campisi@stephcampisi· Jun 17

Putting together some interview responses for a feature on The Unfinished Business, and I remain very proud of this book. It's probably going to be my most under-the-radar book, but I think it's quite special.