Felicity Pulman Highly Commended in Davitt Awards

Congrats to Felicity Pulman, whose YA novel

A Ring Through Time

has received a Highly Commended at the Davitt Awards (Sisters in Crime)

Published by Harper Collins, isbn 9780732294885

Ghosts, secrets ... and a love that haunts the future, unless Ali can uncover the mystery of what really happened while her brutal ancestor was commandant of the Second Penal Colony on Norfolk Island. 

Also Winner of the Biennial book award (Junior/YA category from the Society of Women Writers, Sydney!

Richly deserved - congrats again Felicity!

Julie Hunt wins inaugural Readings Childrens Book Prize

Huge congratulations to Julie Hunt, whose wonderful novel

Song for a Scarlet Runner

has won the very first 

Readings Children's Book Prize!

the Readings Prize was established this year to recognise and celebrate books that families love reading together, or that children read under the covers with a torch late into the night because they can't bear to put it down - books they tell their friends about. It aims to raise the profile of debut and on-th-rise Australian authors who will make an important contribution to  the rich variety of Australian publishing.
You can read more about Julie and her book, plus this wonderful initiative by Readings here

Song for a Scarlet Runner is published by Allen and Unwin.

PS It's also on the Shortlist for the CBCA Awards, so fingers crossed for this, Julie!
 

Betty Sargeant's iPad app shortlisted for Premier's Design Award

Huge congrats to Betty Sargeant, whose wonderful iPad app

How Far is Up?

is a Finalist in the Premier's Design Awards.

An interactive, media-rich iPad app for children 4 - 6, How Far is Up has been written, illustrated, animated and designed by Betty. It's available here in the iPad App Store.

Also includes comprehensive teachers' notes that are linked to the National Curriculum K - 2.

How Far is Up makes a simple observation (regarding the relative perception of distance) and a deeper point (touching on our open-ended relationship with the cosmos) and does so economically and with definite charm. - Graeme Base

A masterpiece - Susanne Gervay OAM

Btw, How Far is Up was launched in Toronto, Canada in April, where the star guest was none other than literary luminary MARGARET ATWOOD!

Betty Sergeant and Margaret Atwood at the launch of How Far is Up