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Rosalind Price Retires from A&U after more than 20 years as children's book publisher.
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Thomas Trew and the Hidden World
Australian author, Sophie Masson, has started a blog specially addressed to readers of her new series for Hodder, illustrated by Ted Dewan
Talking Squid ? Blog Archive ? Aurealis Awards 2007
Aurealis Young Adult and Children's catorgory shortlists:
Young Adult novels
D.M. Cornish - Monster Blood Tattoo Book One: Foundling
Amanda Holohan - The King’s Fool
Justine Larbalestier - Magic Lessons
Juliet Marillier - Wildwood Dancing
Scott Westerfeld - The Last Days
Young Adult short stories
Deborah Biancotti - “The Dying Light”
Simon Brown - “Leviathan”
Margo Lanagan - “A Feather in the Breast of God”
Margo Lanagan - “Baby Jane”
Margo Lanagan - “Forever Upward”
Shaun Tan - The Arrival
Children’s novels
Isobelle Carmody - A Fox Called Sorrow
John Flanagan - Oakleaf Bearers
Mardie McConnochie - Melissa, Queen of Evil
Nury Vittachi - Twilight in the Land of Nowhen
Kim Wilkins - Fantastica: The Sunken Kingdom Series
Children’s short stories
Jane Godwin - “The True Story of Mary Who Wanted to Stand on Her Head”
Margaret Wild & Anne Spudvilas - “Woolvs in the Sittee”
Victor Kelleher & Stephen Michael King - “The Magic Violin”
One of ACHUKA's favourite authors, Ursula Dubosarsky, is amongst the latest batch of recipients of annual grants given to writers by the Australia Council for the Arts
Scoop: Winners announced - LIANZA Children’s Book Awards
The winners of the LIANZA Children’s Book Awards were announced on Monday night at an awards ceremony held at Wellington’s Michael Fowler Centre. The awards, encompassing New Zealand’s longest running book prize, celebrate excellence in children’s books... Elizabeth Knox is the winner of The Esther Glen Award for Dreamhunter. The Esther Glen Award recognises a work which is considered to be the most distinguished contribution to literature for children by an author who is a citizen or resident of New Zealand... Kevin Boon is the winner of The Elsie Locke Award (previously LIANZA Young People's Non-fiction Award) for his series Developments in New Zealand History. The Elsie Locke Award celebrates a distinguished contribution to non-fiction for young people.... ... Gavin Bishop is the winner of The Russell Clark Award for Kiwi Moon, which he both wrote and illustrated. The Russell Clark Award was first presented in 1975 and rewards the most distinguished pictures or illustrations for a children's book....The judging panel for the LIANZA Children’s Book Awards 2006 was: Bob Docherty, (Panel Convenor) National Library, Christchurch; Katherine Chisholm, National Library, Palmerston North; and Annette Williams, Christchurch City Libraries...
Each of the LIANZA Children’s Book Award winners receives a medal and cheque for $1,000.
Seven Little Australians house protected | The Daily Telegraph
THE Sydney house where author Ethel Turner wrote the classic novel Seven Little Australians is to be protected for future generations. New South Wales Planning Minister Frank Sartor has announced the writer's 19th-century Killara home, in Sydney's north, will be placed on the State Heritage Register....
Egmont Press has launched a multi-channel marketing campaign for the final book in the Lemony Snicket 'Unfortunate Events' series. The campaign aims to promote 'The End', the 13th and final book in the series by US author Daniel Handler. It also aims to recruit new readers and promote the entire series, which has sold more than 5m copies in the UK to date. The multi-channel campaign, which was created by communications agency ArtScience, includes a website www.unfortunateevents.com, online and in-store marketing.
Andy Griffiths and Judith Blackshaw
Andy Griffiths and Judith Blackshaw in conversation with Richard Fidler - audiolink
Authors urge Rowling to spare Potter?|?Top News?|?Reuters.co.uk
Reuters report about a joint appearance by J. K. Rowling, Stephen King and John Irving:
"When fans accuse me of sadism, which doesn't happen that often, I feel I'm toughening them up to go on and read John and Stephen's books," [JKR] said. "I think they've got to be toughened up somehow. It's a cruel literary world out there."
