New travelling children’s bookshop to open in Victoria in February
A new children’s bookshop housed in a vintage caravan will open in Victoria in February. The Itty Bitty Book Van will appear at the NightJar In the City markets in...
A&U to publish children’s books directly into the UK
Allen & Unwin has announced that it will publish a ‘small number’ of its children’s books directly into the UK from 2014. A&U children’s publicist Lara Wallace told Books+Publishing that...
SWF 2014 School Days guests announced
The Sydney Writers’ Festival (SWF) has announced a number of the authors and illustrators who will participate in its 2014 School Days program, to be held between 19 and 23...
Inky Awards 2013 winners announced
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...
French named ACLA Children’s Laureate for 2014-2015
Children’s author Jackie French has been named the Australian Children’s Laureate for 2014-2015. Author, actor and director Rhys Muldoon presented French with the laureate’s Magpie Award at a ceremony at the...
COOL Awards 2013 winners announced
The winners of the 2013 Canberra’s Own Outstanding List (COOL) Awards have been announced. The winning titles are: Picture Storybooks (joint winners) Mirror (Jeannie Baker, Walker Books) The Very Cranky...
Macmillan Children’s Books split into two divisions
In the UK, Macmillan Children’s Books will be split into two divisions, Macmillan Under 6s and Macmillan Over 6s, reports the Bookseller. The Under 6s will look after books for...
Peter Carnavas books to be adapted as school stage plays
Two picture books by Queensland author and illustrator Peter Carnavas will be adapted for the stage in 2014. With the support of Artslink Queensland, Carnavas’ books Sarah’s Heavy Heart and Last Tree...
YABBAs 2013 winners announced
The winners of the 2013 Young Australian’s Best Book Awards (YABBAs) have been announced. The winning titles are: Picture Storybooks Pooka (Carol Chataway & Nina Rycroft, Working Title Press) ...
New children’s website Gobblefunked launches
A new website dedicated to children’s books has launched in Australia and Ireland. Gobblefunked was founded by Linda Crosbie and Anne Whelton, who live in Melbourne, Australia, and Dublin, Ireland, respectively....
KOALAs 2013 winners announced
The winners of the 2013 Kids Own Australian Literature Awards (KOALAs) have been announced. The winning titles and honour books in each category are: Picture books Winner The Very Cranky...
Stead wins ‘Guardian’ children’s fiction prize
US author Rebecca Stead has won this year’s Guardian children’s fiction prize for her young adult novel Liar & Spy (Text). Stead’s novel, which tells the story of a 12-year-old...
Oz books selected for 2014 IBBY Honour Book List
Two Australian books will be included in the 2014 International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY) Honour Book List. The Australian section of IBBY has selected Ursula Dubosarsky’s The Golden...
Speech Pathology Australia Book of the Year Awards 2013 winners announced
The winners of the 2013 Speech Pathology Australia (SPA) Book of the Year Awards have been announced. The winning titles in each of the categories are: Young Children Seadog (Claire...
Oz, NZ authors and illustrators nominated for 2014 Astrid Lindgren Award
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,...
NZ books selected for 2014 IBBY Honour Book List
Three New Zealand books will be included in the 2014 International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY) Honour Book List, reports Booksellers New Zealand. The New Zealand section of IBBY...
New children’s publisher to focus on traditional folktales
A new Australian children’s book publisher called Christmas Press will specialise in publishing traditional folktales from around the world. Christmas Press has been founded by well-known children’s author Sophie Masson,...
CBCA Book of the Year Awards 2013 winners announced
As reported in a Books+Publishing special bulletin, the winners of this year’s Children’s Book Council of Australia (CBCA) Book of the Year Awards were announced in Canberra on 16 August, marking the...
CBCA Book of the Year Awards 2013 winners announced
The winners of this year’s Children’s Book Council of Australia (CBCA) Book of the Year Awards were announced in Canberra today, marking the official launch of Children’s Book Week. The...
Fox, Griffiths, Marsden top Australian children’s bestsellers charts 2012-13
For the third year in a row, books by Mem Fox, Andy Griffiths and John Marsden have topped the Australian picture book, children’s fiction and YA bestsellers charts for July...