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Clare Wright in The Age Book of the Year shortlist
Twelve books have made the shortlists for this year’s entries in The Age Book of The Year awards, and Clare Wright’s Naku Dharuk The Bark Petitions is one of them!
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Collette shortlisted in Humour Writing for Young People Award
Katherine Collette’s debut children’s novel – Out of Bounds: The Too-Tall Tales of Alma T. Best, #1 has been shortlisted in the Humour Writing for Young People Award, by the State Library of New South Wales!
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'The Girl Who Cried Bird: The Too-Tall Tales of Alma T Best #2' By Katherine Collette
When you’re 12 years old and 6 foot tall, you’d better be prepared for a hilarious ride through that notoriously tricky first year of high school.
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'Last Breath' (Blood Wine Dynasty book 2) by Emma Pignatiello
A romantic suspense full of witty banter, simmering tension and a larger-than-life family dynasty – Australia’s answer to Yellowstone!
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Ang wins Neilma Sidney Short Story Prize
It’s been a big few weeks for graphic novelist, Rachel Ang. Not only has her debut graphic short-story collection I Ate the Whole World to Find You been published in ANZ and North America to glowing reviews, but she has now been announced winner of the 2024 Neilma Sidney Short Story Prize for their story ‘Thalassophobia’!
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Briony Stewart CBCA-shortlisted!
HUGE congratulations to Briony Stewart, who is shortlisted in the Children’s Book Council of Australia (CBCA), Early Childhood category for their book Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About the Tooth Fairy (And Some Things You Didn’t)
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"Australian authors and illustrators impacted by the LibGen database."
The Atlantic published a search tool allowing authors to search for their books in the LibGen dataset
The Australian Society of Authors is asking Australian creators to reach out to them and fill in this form if they find that their work has been used to train LibGen.
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JdM creators shortlisted in the 2025 Australian Book Industry Awards!
Absolutely wonderful to see JdM creatives shortlisted in the Australian Book Industry Awards (ABIA’s)! Jess Racklyeft & Kate Mildenhall, Tess Woods and Clare Wright!
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'Seven Wherewithal Way: Into the Faerie Realm' by Samantha-Ellen Bound
Journey to the Realms of Seven Wherewithal Way one final time in this heart-stopping conclusion to Samantha-Ellen Bound’s epic portal fantasy series.
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'Lyrebird' by Jane Caro
Lyrebirds are brilliant mimics, so if they mimic a woman screaming in terror and begging for her life, they have witnessed a crime. But how does a young, hung over PHD student and a wet behind the ears new detective, convince anyone that a native bird can be a reliable witness to a murder, especially when there is no body and no missing person?
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JdM creators in the CBCA 2025 Book of the Year Awards, Notables
Absolutely thrilled and delighted that as Jacinta celebrates her 21st year as an agent, and The Children’s Book Council of Australia (CBCA) marks their 80th anniversary – and the two are converging in this, the 2025 Book of the Year Awards that features a few JdM creators on the Notables!
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Newsletter February 2025
New newsletter just dropped for February 2025!
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Danielle Binks starts a Substack!
Agent and author Danielle Binks has started her own Substack!
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Clare Wright shortlisted in the Victorian Premier’s Literary Awards 2025!
Näku Dhäruk The Bark Petitions: How the People of Yirrkala Changed the Course of Australian Democracy by Clare Wright has been shortlisted in the Victorian Premier’s Literary Awards 2025.
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Anna Clark explores 'The complex history of beach shacks'
Anna Clark, Professor in Public History, at the University of Technology Sydney and author of Making Australian History and The Catch is back, this time exploring the complex history of beach shacks!
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