Comments from abroad: The overseas children’s and YA book market
How does the children’s and YA book market in Australia compare with those overseas? Three children’s books experts currently based in the UK and the US share their observations. Marisa PintadoMarisa...
‘EJ12 Girl Hero’ to be adapted for television
Susannah McFarlane’s young readers series ‘EJ12 Girl Hero’ (Lemonfizz Media) is to be adapted into a children’s television series. The series, which is expected to screen in Australia in late...
Walker Books Australia wins Bologna Prize for children’s publishing
Walker Books Australia has won the Bologna Prize for Best Children’s Publisher of the Year in the Oceania category.The publisher was chosen from a shortlist of four, which included Allen...
Program announced for 2014 SCBWI Conference in Sydney
Program details have been announced for the 2014 Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI) Australia East/New Zealand Conference, to be held in Sydney on 13-15 July. The three-day...
Carnegie, Greenaway 2014 shortlists announced
The shortlists for this year’s Carnegie and Kate Greenaway medals, presented by the Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals (CILIP) in the UK, have been announced. Eight books have...
OzCo finds research gaps in study of Australian children’s reading habits
A new report by the Australia Council for the Arts has identified a number of gaps in recent research about the reading habits of Australian children, and has called for ‘regular,...
Australian publishers nominated for Bologna Prize for children’s publishing
Allen & Unwin, Berbay Publishing, Hinkler Books and Walker Books have been nominated in the Oceania category of this year’s Bologna Prize for the Best Children’s Publisher of the Year....
New Australian schools book club launched
A new schools book club created to showcase Australian books has launched in New South Wales and Queensland. The Redgum Book Club will allow parents and students to order books from a large...
Byng promoted at HarperCollins
Chren Byng has been promoted to the role of associate publisher of ABC Children’s Books at HarperCollins Australia. HarperCollins said in a statement this month that Byng has returned from maternity...
Aussie books featured on USBBY list of outstanding international books
Three books by Australian authors have been selected for the 2014 United States Board of Books for Young People (USBBY) list of Outstanding International Books for children and young adults....
Waterstones Children’s Book Prize shortlists announced
The shortlists for this year’s Waterstones Children’s Book Prize have been announced in the UK, reports the Bookseller. Bookselling chain Waterstones presents three children’s book prizes each year, each worth...
‘Grandma McGarvey’ wins 2014 Storylines Gaelyn Gordon Award
New Zealand children’s book Grandma McGarvey by Jenny Hessell and Trevor Pye (Scholastic) has won the 2014 Gaelyn Gordon Award for a much-loved book. The award is presented annually by...
Koala Books calls for picture book submissions
Children’s book publisher Koala Books is calling for picture book submissions for the first time since it was acquired by Scholastic in early 2013. Koala Books’ ‘Picture Book Festival of...
Carnegie, Greenaway 2014 longlists announced
The longlists for this year’s Carnegie and Kate Greenaway medals, presented by the Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals (CILIP) in the UK, have been announced. Twenty books are...
Elliott wins Storylines Margaret Mahy Medal
Dunedin children’s book illustrator and author David Elliot has won the 2014 Storylines Margaret Mahy Medal, awarded annually for lifetime contributions to New Zealand children’s literature. The award recognises Elliot’s...
Newbery, Caldecott, Printz winners announced; Zusak wins lifetime contribution award
The American Library Association (ALA) has announced its 2014 awards for children’s and young adult literature, including the Caldecott, Newbery, Printz and Morris awards. The Caldecott Medal for a children’s...
2013 WAYRBA winners announced
The winners of the 2013 West Australia Young Readers’ Book Awards (WAYRBA) were announced at the end of 2013. The winning books are:Picture Book Award Hairy Nose, Itchy Butt by...
‘The Dark’ wins 2014 Charlotte Zolotow Award
The Dark by Lemony Snicket and Jon Klassen (Hodder) has won the 2014 Charlotte Zolotow Award, presented for outstanding writing in a picture book published in the US. The award,...
Penguin Random House merges UK children’s divisions
Penguin Random House has announced that it will merge the children’s divisions of Penguin and Random House UK. The publisher said in a statement on 15 January that the combined...
Australian writers shortlisted for Hot Key Books Young Writers Prize
Two Australian writers have been shortlisted for this year’s Hot Key Books Prize, presented for unpublished young readers and young adult manuscripts. Tasmanian writer Lyndon Riggall, 23, has been shortlisted in the...