Gleitzman announced as Australian Children’s Laureate for 2018-19
Children’s author Morris Gleitzman has been chosen as the Australian Children’s Laureate for 2018-19. The author of nearly 40 books for young people, including Two Weeks with the Queen (Pan...
Hobbs chosen as Australian Children’s Laureate for 2016-17
Children’s author and illustrator Leigh Hobbs has been chosen at the Australian Children’s Laureate for 2016-17. The creator of more than 20 books, including Old Tom, Mr Chicken Goes to...
French named ACLA Children’s Laureate for 2014-2015
Children’s author Jackie French has been named the Australian Children’s Laureate for 2014-2015. Author, actor and director Rhys Muldoon presented French with the laureate’s Magpie Award at a ceremony at the...
Interview with Australia’s children’s laureates: Alison Lester and Boori Monty Pryor
Australia’s inaugural children’s laureates Alison Lester and Boori Monty Pryor are looking forward to their two-year literary adventure. They spoke to Lucy Stewart. Alison Lester and Boori Monty Pryor are...
Inaugural ACLA Children’s Laureates announced
Children's authors Alison Lester and Boori Monty Pryor were named the inaugural Australian Children's Laureates at a ceremony in Adelaide on 10 December. South Australian Minister for Education and Child...
Inaugural ACLA Children’s Laureates announced
Children's authors Alison Lester and Boori Monty Pryor were named the inaugural Australian Children's Laureates at a ceremony in Adelaide on 10 December. South Australian Minister for Education and Child...
CAL invests $300,000 in UTS; nonfiction writing residency and Australian poetry chair to be established in 2012
The University of Technology Sydney (UTS) has announced new funding for Creative Practices at UTS by the Copyright Agency Limited (CAL). UTS said in a statement last week that CAL...
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Australian Children's Literature Alliance website launchedThe Australian Children's Literature Alliance (ACLA) has launched its website at http://www.acla.org.au/. The site features an events calendar of upcoming children's book events, as well as...
ACLA website will be launched in October
The newly formed Australian Children's Literature Alliance (ACLA) has announced that its website will be launched in October. ‘The website will be a "one-stop shop" for the children's and young...
Children’s lit alliance announces Melbourne, Sydney forums
The recently formed Australian Children's Literature Alliance (ACLA) has announced it will hold two forums in Melbourne and Sydney. The forums are designed to provide information about ACLA's function and...
ACLA board formed, funding secured
As previously reported in WBN, the new Australian Children's Literature Alliance (ACLA) has been formed to promote children's literature. The Alliance will seek a national children's laureate, which it hopes to...