Found in translation: Alexandra Yatomi-Clarke and Julia Marshall
Berbay Publishing and Gecko Press have built their publishing lists by cherry-picking the best children’s books from around the world, reports Kate Blackwood. When Alexandra Yatomi-Clarke, managing director at Melbourne’s...
Kicking goals: Sports books for kids
Teamwork, competition, glory: sport has all the ingredients for an exciting read. Andrew Wrathall spoke to some publishers and booksellers about sport books for children. The Australian Football League (AFL)...
‘The Hoopla’ creators launch teen website with books section
The creators of The Hoopla have launched a new website for teenage girls called Birdee, which features a dedicated section about books. Birdee publisher Jane Waterhouse told Books+Publishing that the website’s books section,...
Speech Pathology Book of the Year 2013 shortlists announced
Speech Pathology Australia (SPA) has announced the shortlists for this year’s Book of the Year Awards. The shortlists include 40 books across four categories: Young Children, Lower Primary, Upper Primary and Indigenous Children. The...
2013 BWF schools program announced
The schools program for this year’s Brisbane Writers Festival (BWF) has been announced. The Word Play program, which runs from 4 to 6 September, offers places for 10,000 students from grades 4...
Just for kicks: David Lawrence on ‘Fox Swift’
Comedy writer David Lawrence’s Fox Swift (Slattery Media, July) tells the story of 11-year-old Francis ‘Fox’ Swift, who joins a country footy team that gains the expertise of a genuine...
S&S UK partners with Box of Awesome to deliver books to children
In the UK, Simon & Schuster has entered into a new partnership with Box of Awesome, a company that sends out free boxes of books, music and films to children across...
Wilderness Society children’s book award shortlist announced
The shortlist for the Wilderness Society’s 2013 Environment Award for Children’s Literature, which promotes ‘caring and responsibility for the environment’, has been announced. The shortlisted books in the Preschool category...
2013 BILBY Awards shortlist announced
The shortlist for this year’s Books I Love Best Yearly (BILBY) Awards, the children’s choice book awards for Queensland, has been announced. The shortlisted titles in each of the categories...
‘Ten Tiny Things’ wins SCBWI Crystal Kite Award
Ten Tiny Things by Meg McKinlay and Kyle Hughes-Odgers (Fremantle Press) has won the Australian and New Zealand division of this year’s Crystal Kite Member Choice Awards, presented by the...
2013 REAL Awards shortlist announced
The shortlist for this year’s Reading & Enjoying Australian Literature (REAL) Awards, which acts as a shortlist for children’s choice book awards in the Australian Capital Territory (COOL Awards), New...
‘Herman and Rosie’ adapted as school stage play
Gus Gordon’s picture book Herman and Rosie (Viking) has been adapted as a stage play and will visit more than 120 schools across Australia. The play, which has been produced by...
ASA Children’s Picture Book Illustrators’ grants announced
The recipients of the 2013 Australian Society of Authors’ (ASA) Children’s Picture Book Illustrators’ grants have been announced.The Emerging Illustrator’s grant of $5000 was awarded to Marc Martin for The River. The...
ABC launches new educational website
The ABC has launched a new educational website aimed at providing online educational material to children, teachers and parents. The website, called Splash, is funded by the Federal Department of Broadband, Communication...
2013 CBCA Awards shortlists announced
The shortlists for this year’s Children’s Book Council of Australia (CBCA) Book of the Year Awards have been announced. The shortlisted titles in each of the categories are: Older Readers:...
Reading Matters program announced
The program for the 2013 Reading Matters conference, run by the Centre for Youth Literature at the State Library of Victoria (SLV), has been announced. The conference will kick off with a welcome address...
Isol wins 2013 Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award
Argentinian illustrator and performing artist Isol is the recipient of the 2013 Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award, the world’s richest prize for children’s and young adult literature. Isol, who was born...
Oz, NZ authors and illustrators on 2013 White Ravens list
Australian and New Zealand authors and illustrators are among those who have been acknowledged on the 2013 White Ravens list for international children’s and youth literature. The following Australian authors and illustrators...
Walker Books celebrates 20 years of children’s publishing with picture-book campaign
Walker Books Australia is celebrating 20 years of publishing books for children in 2013. The publisher said in a statement that it is celebrating the anniversary by launching the campaign ‘We Believe in...
A&U celebrates 25 years of children’s publishing
Allen & Unwin is celebrating 25 years of publishing books for children and young adults in 2013. A&U children’s books director Liz Bray told Books+Publishing that the publisher will mark...