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JdM creators on Indie Book Awards Children's Longlist!
Briony Stewart’s Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About the Tooth Fairy (And Some Things You Didn’t) (Lothian Children’s Books) and To Stir with Love (Simon & Schuster Australia) written by Kate Mildenhall, illustrated by Jess Racklyeft – have both been longlisted in the 2025 Indie Book Awards!
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Allison Rocca shortlisted for Ampersand Prize 2024!
We are thrilled to discover that new author to JdM, Allison Rocca has been shortlisted for Hardie Grant’s Ampersand Prize 2024!
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Sarah Firth wins Gold Ledger from Comic Arts Awards of Australia
Sarah Firth’s debut graphic novel Eventually Everything Connects: Eight Essays on Uncertainty (Allen & Unwin) has been awarded the highest comic arts award in Australia, the Gold Ledger from Comic Arts Awards of Australia.
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Megan Herbert has been named 2024 Political Cartoonist of the Year.
JdM’s own Megan Herbert has been named 2024 Political Cartoonist of the Year!
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Lora Inak’s children’s series 'The Cockatoo Crew' sells to UWAP in a four-book deal
The Cockatoo Crew is a new junior fiction series set at a fictional English language school featuring a group of fun and adventurous refugee and migrant schoolchildren. With superhero- energy, a group of 8 kids from different backgrounds are learning a new language and new cultures in a fun school setting. The series, illustrated by Kruti Desai, is for kids aged 5+ who love Little Lunch (Walker Books) and Aussie Kids (Puffin).
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'Borderland' is on Audible Best Listens of 2024
Thrilled to learn that the audiobook adaptation of Graham Akhurst’s debut young adult novel “Borderland“https://www.audible.com.au/pd/Borderland-Audiobook/B0CP9WKVLD has been selected as one of the Best Listens of 2024 in Australia by Audible! The Audible Editorial team reviewed countless listens released this year and Borderland rose to the top.
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'Little Bones' by Sandy Bigna
A unique and lyrical verse novel for middle-grade readers that speaks to our childhood joy of collecting small, intriguing objects and creating connections in the most unlikely places.
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'Australia's Baby Animals' by Jess Racklyeft
From underground burrows to treetop nests, and from sandy beaches to riverbeds, Australia’s unique landscapes provide homes for baby animals to live and thrive in.
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Allison Rocca joins JdM, thanks to CYA Conference pitching sessions!
Jacinta di Mase Management and agent Danielle Binks are thrilled to announce and welcome Allison Rocca to the agency!
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Elias Greig shortlisted in Woollahra Digital Literary, Non-Fiction Award!
Writer Elias Greig has been shortlisted in the 2024 Woollahra Digital Literary Award, in the Non-Fiction category for his Overland piece, Freehold!
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'Spirit of the Crocodile' by Aaron Fa'Aoso, and Michelle Scott Tucker, with Lyn White
An inspiring story of courage, resilience and hope, set in the Torres Strait Islander community as climate change threatens culture, tradition and connection to place, co-written by Michelle Scott Tucker and proud Torres Strait Islander creator, actor, producer and director Aaron Fa’Aoso.
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Jenna Lo Bianco sells two more titles to PanMac!
Jenna Lo Bianco has sold ANZ-rights for two more women’s fiction titles, to Alex Lloyd of Pan Macmillan Australia!
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Miss Caroline Bingley, Private Detective
A delightful new historical cosy crime mystery, perfect for fans of THE BENEVOLENT SOCIETY OF ILL-MANNERED LADIES, BRIDGERTON and THE THURSDAY MURDER CLUB
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Biffy James is YA winner in the 2024 South Australian Literary Awards
Biffy James’s Completely Normal (and Other Lies) has won $15,000 in the Young Adult Fiction Award category (for readers aged 12 to 18 years), at the 2024 South Australian Literary Awards!
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Grace Chan shortlisted for 'The Paragraph Fellowship'
Grace Chan – author of the Stella Prize longlisted Every Version of You has been shortlisted for The Paragraph Fellowship, for her work-in-progress Caretakers!
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