Congratulations to author Caroline Stills on receiving the
A middle-grade novel to be published by Text Publishing
Late 2025
Caroline Stills has won the $10,000 Text Prize for her debut middle-grade novel A Gift from the Birds. Awarded annually, the Text Prize aims to unearth incredible new books for young adults and children by Australian and New Zealand writers.
Congratulations, what an incredible prize and we cannot wait to read this book next year!
Congratulations to author Eva Collins on being shortlisted for the Prime Minister’s Literary Award in Young Adult Literature, CBCA’s Notable Book of the Year for older readers, and the Mary Gilmore Award for a published first book of poetry for
a paperback YA non fiction for 16+ published by Puncher & Wattmann
July 2022
This book traces the author's family's journey out of Poland to Australia during the Cold War. It is a verse memoir, laced with pathos but also humour making it easier to carry the message of displacement and adaptation across.
The language is sparing and accessible to people of all ages.
Just as for the Australians, migrants are foreign, so too for the migrants it is the Australians who are foreign. There is the initial stage of discomfort.
Well done on being shortlisted for three awards in 2023.
Congratulations to author Fiona Lloyd on being selected for the
a paperback middle grade for ages 10-14 published by Penguin Random House
4 July 2023
Being Jimmy Baxter has been shortlisted in the CBCA Book of the Year awards. It is a gently funny yet powerful coming-of-age middle grade novel about surviving the odds, unlikely friendships and the magical music of Elvis.
A little less conversation a little more reading please! Congratulations Fiona!
