New specialist kids agency launched
Lawyer and writer Justine Barker has launched a new literary agency focusing on children’s and YA books. Mayfair Literary Agency will represent authors writing picture books, junior fiction, middle-grade and...
Affirm acquires middle-grade debut at auction; opens unsolicited submissions for kids list
Affirm Press has acquired middle-grade novel Hattie Maxwell and the Library of Lost Words by debut Melbourne author Julianne Negri at auction via Jacinta di Mase Management. The story follows...
The Little Bookroom to hold kids book festival in Melbourne
Melbourne children’s bookshop The Little Bookroom will hold its first kids book festival in October, called Kids Book Fest. Held at the Fitzroy Town Hall, the one-day event will feature...
The end of an adventure: Kate Blackwood on ending a children’s book series
A lot of planning goes into writing a children’s book series—and bringing it to an end. Kate Blackwood spoke to the authors of several well-known series. What makes an author...
Scholastic report finds preference for print among kids
A new report from Scholastic has found that the number of children who have read an ebook has almost doubled since 2010, but the majority of children still prefer reading...