Archive for the 'Great New Fiction' Category
That’s why I wrote this song… (Book)
At a recent ASLA conference, I had the pleasure of hearing Susanne Gervay speak about her latest book (That’s why I wrote this song) which is a book she wrote in collaboration with her then teenaged daughter, Tori. Susanne took us through the journey she experienced as she wrote - with her aim being to give [...]
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INKYS - Vote NOW!
At last – a chance for teens to vote for their favourite read. Here’s your chance to voice your opinion on some of the latest offerings for young adults from both Australian and international authors in the Inky awards.
You can vote via the web or SMS for both the Gold Inky (for Australian authors only) [...]
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The Wait is Over!!
Announced today! The shortlists for the Children’s Book Council of Australia awards for 2007. In the Older Readers category, there is great variety with a humorous look at family life from Lisa Shanahan, My Big Birkett; an intriguing look at recent history by award winning Ursula Dubosarsky, The Red Shoe; and a selection of short horror [...]
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A New Peter Pan
Even though author J.M. Barrie died in 1937, Peter Pan’s adventures continue. ‘Peter Pan in Scarlet’ was published in October this year after a lengthy search for an author who could write in the same style as Barrie; the aim of course was a sequel that might match the original favourite, ‘Peter Pan’.
Image from: news.bbc.co.uk
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An author at 14!
Don’t think you have to be out of school with years of experience in order to be a published author! Alexandra Adornetto has just signed with publishers, HarperCollins, with her first novel, ‘Shadow Thief’ to be published next year. In an article in the Sydney Morning Herald on October 27, 2006, Alexandra revealed her passion [...]
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News For Tolkien Fans
Fans of Lord of the Rings’, ‘the Hobbit’ and many other Tolkien creations will be excited by the news that a book started by J.R.R. Tolkien back in 1918 has been finished by his son, Christopher. It should be ready for publication by Harper Collins in Spring 2007.
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More from Melina
Melina Marchetta, well known as the author of ‘Looking for Alibrandi’ and ‘Saving Francesca’, remains busy with teaching, speaking engagements and writing. Winning the Older Readers’ category of the Australian Children’s Book Awards last year with Saving Francesca, Melina now presents a new novel called ‘On the Jellicoe Road’.
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And it only took 5 years…
This is one of the things teacher/author Cameron Nunn revealed this week when he spoke to the gathering for the school launch of his book ‘Shadows in the Mirror’. Inspiration for this book came many years ago as he worked with students in a Creative Writers Group.
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‘Shadows in the Mirror’ Book Launch
It was with great excitement that family, friends and co-workers joined Cameron Nunn for the launch of ‘Shadows in the Mirror’, at the Children’s Book Council Biennial Conference at Darling Harbour this week. It has already received many positive reviews from media sources and bookshops, well known authors and students alike, which are great accolades for a debut novel!
‘Shadows in the [...]
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