Scribble wins Bologna Prize for children’s publishing
Scribe’s picture-book list, Scribble, has won the Bologna Prize for Best Children’s Publisher of the Year in the Oceania category. Scribble was chosen from a shortlist of four, which included...
Australian Family Therapists’ Award for children’s literature 2018 winners announced
The winners of the 2018 Australian Family Therapists’ Award for children’s literature have been announced. The winners are The Build-up Season by Megan Jacobson (Penguin) and Finding Nevo by Nevo...
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...
Australian children’s books shortlisted for Japan’s Sakura Medal
Five Australian children's books have been shortlised for Japan's Sakura Medal. Jeannie Baker's picture book Circle (Walker) has been nominated in the picture books category, while in the chapter books category, Paul...
ANZ authors nominated for 2019 Astrid Lindgren Award
Ten authors and illustrators from Australia and New Zealand and one Australian organisation have been nominated for the 2019 Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award. The Australian nominees are: Randa Abdel-Fattah Ursula...
Diversity reforms introduced at Carnegie, Greenaway awards following review
The UK’s Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals (CILIP) has made several changes to the Carnegie and Kate Greenaway awards, following an independently chaired diversity review, reports the Bookseller....
Jameyson wins 2018 Lady Cutler Award
The School Magazine editor Karen Jameyson has won this year’s Lady Cutler Award, presented by the New South Wales branch of the Children’s Book Council of Australia (CBCA) for distinguished service...
UK study reveals only 4% of children’s books feature a BAME character
In the UK, a new report has found that only 4% of children’s books published in the UK in 2017 featured black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) characters, and only...