‘The Arrival’ named an honour book in IBBY Silent Books project
Shaun Tan’s The Arrival (Lothian) has been selected as one of 10 honour books in Silent Books, a travelling exhibition run by the International Board of Books for Young People...
Astrid Lindgren Award launches reading guides; Hartnett, Tan featured
The Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award has launched reading guides for 12 works by 10 previous recipients, including reading guides for The Ghost’s Child by Sonya Hartnett and The Arrival by...
Oz, NZ authors nominated for 2012 Astrid Lindgren Award
Three Australian authors and two New Zealand authors have been nominated for the 2012 Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award, the world's largest prize for children's and young adult literature. Australian authors...
Oz, NZ authors nominated for 2012 Astrid Lindgren Award
Three Australian authors and two New Zealand authors have been nominated for the 2012 Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award, the world's largest prize for children's and young adult literature. Australian authors...
Tan wins Hugo Award
Australian illustrator Shaun Tan has won the 'best professional artist' category at this year's Hugo Awards for science-fiction, announced on 20 August at the 2011 World Science Fiction Convention in...
Tan wins Locus Award
Australian illustrator Shaun Tan has won the best artist category in the 2011 Locus Awards for science-fiction and fantasy writing, presented by the Locus Science Fiction Foundation in the US....
Tan heads to Sweden to accept Astrid Lindgren Award
Australian author and illustrator Shaun Tan will travel to Sweden this week to collect the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award, and more than A$750,000 in prize money. Tan will arrive in...
Shaun Tan wins 2011 Astrid Lindgren Award, worth more than A$750,000
Australian author and illustrator Shaun Tan is the 2011 recipient of the world's largest prize for children's and young adult literature. The 2011 Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award, announced on Tuesday,...
More gold for Tan
Illustrator Shaun Tan can add yet another award to his bulging CV, after taking out the Album of the Year prize at Angouleme, France's prestigious comic book festival, for The Arrival (Lothian)....