Inky Awards 2015 longlists announced Archive
The longlists for the 2015 Inky Awards have been announced. The awards are presented by the Centre for Youth Literature at the State Library of Victoria for local and international...
The Box Office effect: The popularity of YA book-to-film adaptations Archive
As YA’s popularity has risen in recent years, so too have the number of big-screen adaptations. Carody Culver investigates the effect on the publishing industry.As kids, many of us probably...
‘Birdee’ creators launch print edition of teen website Archive
The creators of teen website Birdee have announced they will publish a ‘quarterly tabloid newspaper for girls’ after research revealed there was demand for a print publication among its readers.The...
Reading Matters 2015 authors announced Archive
US authors Laurie Halse Anderson and Sara Farizan and UK author Sally Gardner are among the guests attending next year’s Reading Matters conference.The 2015 conference, which is presented by the...
Doing the deed: Sex in YA literature Archive
At a certain point in teenagers’ lives sex begins to loom large on the imaginative and experiential horizon, so it’s only natural that YA literature reflects this. However, the appearance...
YA in the spotlight: Susannah Chambers on YA publishing Archive
The rise and rise of the YA blockbuster (‘Twilight’, ‘The Hunger Games’, The Fault in Our Stars) has put YA publishing in the spotlight. But has it affected the way...
A family affair: Kate McCaffrey on ‘Crashing Down’ Archive
In Kate McCaffrey’s Crashing Down (Fremantle Press, August), 17-year-old star student Lucy discovers she’s pregnant right after her boyfriend is severely injured in a car crash. Reviewer Meg Whelan writes...
Inky Awards 2014 longlists announced Archive
The longlists for the 2014 Inky Awards have been announced. The awards are presented by the Centre for Youth Literature at the State Library of Victoria for local and international...
Surviving dystopia: Barry Jonsberg on ‘Pandora Jones: Admission’ Archive
Pandora Jones: Admission (A&U, May) is the first book in a new dystopian YA trilogy from Barry Jonsberg. Reviewer Bec Kavanagh gave the book five stars and said its ‘relentless pace offers...
Rastafarian summer: Jared Thomas on ‘Calypso Summer’ Archive
Jared Thomas is author of Calypso Summer (Magabala, April), a YA novel that charts a summer in the life of a dreadlock-wearing, reggae-loving Nukunu teen. He spoke to Heath Graham.First of...
Australians, New Zealanders nominated for YALSA 2014 Best Fiction for Young Adults list Archive
A number of books by Australian and New Zealand authors have been nominated for the Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) Best Fiction for Young Adults list for 2014. They are:...
Newbery, Caldecott, Printz winners announced; Zusak wins lifetime contribution award Archive
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...
Australian writers shortlisted for Hot Key Books Young Writers Prize Archive
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...
Children’s Peace Literature Award 2013 winners announced Archive
The winners of the 2013 Children’s Peace Literature Award have been announced. The biennial award, which is presented by the Australian Psychological Society’s interest group Psychologists for Peace to books...
Inky Awards 2013 winners announced Archive
The winners of the 2013 Inky Awards, presented by the Centre for Youth Literature, were announced at the State Library of Victoria on 26 November. Barry Jonsberg won the Gold...
Oz, NZ authors and illustrators nominated for 2014 Astrid Lindgren Award Archive
Six Australians and two New Zealanders have been nominated for the 2014 Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award, the world’s largest prize for children’s and young adult literature. Australian authors Ursula Dubosarsky,...
Game on: Catherine Jinks on ‘Saving Thanehaven’ Archive
Catherine Jinks’ YA novel Saving Thanehaven (A&U, March) delves into the secret lives of computer game characters, putting ‘a quirky twist on the classic quest tale’ in the words of...
Inky Awards 2013 shortlists announced Archive
The shortlists for the 2013 Inky Awards, presented by the Centre for Youth Literature at the State Library of Victoria, have been announced. The shortlist for the Gold Inky Award...
Penguin launches teen readers website Archive
Penguin Australia has launched a new website for teenage readers. Penguin Teen Australia, which was launched this month, replaces teen blogs that Penguin has been running for the past six...
‘The Hoopla’ creators launch teen website with books section Archive
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,...
