Walsh, Kozlowski to be inducted into ABIA Hall of Fame; Chapman wins 2019 Rising Star award
Publisher and author Richard Walsh and children’s book specialist Kathy Kozlowski will be inducted into the ABIA Hall of Fame ...
Local writers awarded Krakow City of Literature residency
Two Australian authors, one New Zealand author and another from the UK have been awarded a two-month residency in Krakow, ...
HarperCollins acquires Waterland’s commercial fiction debut in two-book deal
HarperCollins has acquired world rights to the commercial fiction debut by author and comedian Rosie Waterland, in a two-book deal. ...
Deakin University replaces Scribe as partner for Nonfiction Prize for Young Writers
Express Media has partnered with Deakin University to present the 2019 Nonfiction Prize for Young Writers. The prize began as ...
Russell Prize for Humour Writing 2019 shortlist announced
The State Library of NSW has announced the shortlist for the 2019 Russell Prize for Humour Writing. The shortlisted works ...
‘Love for reading not only should—but needs—to be kept alive, especially with us teenagers. YA literature and books in general are a way to relax, calm down and chill out from a world that’s constantly going-going-going all the time.’—Year 12 student and former CYL Youth Advisory Board member Zhana Maticevski-Shumack responds to State Library Victoria’s decision to ‘retire’ the Centre for Youth Literature.
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