My favourite week of the year is fast approaching. It begins on Friday, 15th August with the winners of the CBCA Book of the Year Awards announced and continues until the following Friday. We have lots planned for that week including a fabulous guest author! Ellie Marney, whose debut novel, Every Breath, has had everyone … Continue reading Book Week is coming …
Tag: Literary Awards
Congratulations Markus Zusak
A number of years ago, (actually it must have been 1999) I was present at a book launch in Melbourne. The young author was introduced by Agnes Nieuwenhuizen and she spoke about this young author as one who would go onto very big things. Indeed, Agnes was right because Markus Zusak has gone onto big … Continue reading Congratulations Markus Zusak
CBCA Short List 2012
It has taken me far too long to post the 2012 CBCA Short List! Congratulations to the authors, illustrators, publishers and the 2012 Judges. I have noted the titles we have in our collection with a * Older Readers Short List Bauer, Michael Gerard, Ishmael and the Hoops of Steel, Omnibus Books, Scholastic Australia * Condon, … Continue reading CBCA Short List 2012
Cath Crowley wins the YA Prime Minister’s Literary Award!
The following is the press release for the recently announced Prime Minister’s Literary Awards. Congratulations to all authors and Illustrator. Prime Minister Julia Gillard today announced the winners of the 2011 Prime Minister’s Literary Awards at the National Library of Australia in Canberra. Debut novelist Stephen Daisley won the fiction prize for his novel Traitor … Continue reading Cath Crowley wins the YA Prime Minister’s Literary Award!