Ange Crawford is the winner of the the inaugural Walker Books Manuscript Prize. With themes including coercive control, coming of age, and finding yourself, her debut young adult novel, How to be Normal, authentically deals with timely issues with insight, sympathy and well crafted humour.

Six students at Cerdon College in Merrylands, NSW, caught up with Ange to ask her about her inspiration and what to do if you know someone who is experiencing coercive control.