Congrats to Maura Pierlot on winning a coveted
As part of her KSP Fellowship, Maura will be in residence from 26 March to 8 April at Katharine's Place, KSP Writers' Centre, where she plans to complete the script for the second act of her play, Leaving.
Maura was also recently awarded a CBCA Aspiring Writers Award - this is the icing on the cake! Congrats once more Maura!
Congrats to the legendary Libby Hathorn on winning the prestigious
for her picture book
Illustrated by Phil Lesnie,
published by Hachette Australia, in hardback
for ages 7+
A young soldier far from home, a boy orphaned by war, and the stray dog that brings them together. A powerful story of the Somme.
Richly deserved - congrats again Libby!
Huge congrats to our amazing ARA Deborah Abela. Not only was she shortlisted in the Older Fiction Section in the
for
published by Penguin Random House, in paperback, for ages 8 - 12,
but even more importantly, she was given the
for her work, multiple nominations over the years and service to the KOALA awards!
Think we'd all agree that an award was never more aptly named! Richly deserved, Deb!!
