The program for the 2022 Sydney Writers’ Festival (SWF), which runs Monday 16 – Sunday 22 May, has been announced. Themed ‘Change My Mind’, the 25th SWF features 234 events... Read more
Ford Street Publishing founder Paul Collins has received the annual Leila St John Award, presented by the Victorian branch of the Children’s Book Council of Australia (CBCA). Collins is commended... Read more
A round-up of the books being reviewed and mentioned in key media this coming weekend. National The Saturday Paper Childless (Sian Prior, Text) The Mirror Book (Charlotte Grimshaw, RHNZ Vintage)... Read more
In the UK, the shortlists for this year’s Carnegie and Kate Greenaway Medals, celebrating outstanding achievement in children’s writing and illustration respectively, have been announced. The works shortlisted for the... Read more