Shortlisting for Kaye Baillie

Congratulations to Kaye Baillie whose non-fiction picture book

The Friendly Games

illustrated by Fiona Burrows and published in May 2020 by MidnightSun Publishing has been shortlisted for the NSW Premier’s History Awards in the Young People’s History Prize category.

These awards aim to increase the understanding and appreciation of history by children and/or young adults.

The winners will be announced on the State Library of New South Wales website at 6.30 pm AEST on 3 September.

Best wishes, Kaye and all concerned with the publication of this book, and for all the creators of all the shortlisted works.

Shortlisting for Lian Tanner

Congratulations to Lian Tanner, whose junior fiction book

A Clue for Clara

published by Allen & Unwin in August last year has been shortlisted for Best Children's Crime Novel in the 2021 Davitt Awards for crime and mystery books by Australian women.

Bravo!

Second shortlisting for Kaye Baillie

Congratulations Kaye Baillie on the shortlisting of

Boo Loves Books

a picture book for 3-5 year olds illustrated by Tracie Grimwood and published by New Frontier Publishing.

This title is shortlisted in the 3-5 category of the 2021 Speech Pathology Australia Book Awards.

Phoebe fears reading out loud until she meets rescue dog, Boo, and together they face their fears and embrace the joys of reading.

Bravo! Bravo! Good luck to all the SCBWI members whose books are honoured in this way.