New PB for Deborah Frenkel and Laura Stitzel

Congratulations to author Deborah Frenkel and illustrator Laura Stitzel on the upcoming publication of

100 School Days

a hardback picture book for ages 4+ published by Affirm Press

25 June 2025

The first picture book in Australia to explore the 100 days of school milestone – a perfect gift for new primary school students. Celebrate 100 days of school and look forward to an infinity of milestones to come!

Look for details for a Melbourne book launch!


New MG for Alison D. Stegert

Congratulations to author Alison D. Stegert on the Australian publication of

Her Majesty’s League of Remarkable Young Ladies

Cover illustrated by Micaela Alcaino

a paperback middle grade for ages 10-14 published by Chicken House (UK) / Scholastic AU

May 2024 (in Australia)

At her dull Victorian finishing school, fourteen-year-old Winnie dreams of becoming a top inventor like her father. When she’s recruited into a league of young ladies guarding Queen Victoria, Winnie not only invents spy gadgets, she solves royal mysteries.

This book was the 2021 winner of the Times | Chicken House | IET 150 Prize.  

How intriguing!

Book Launch for Hazel Edwards

Book Launch update for Hazel Edwards and the publication of

Author-preneurship

Cover illustrated by Tess McCabe

a YA paperback non-fiction for ages 12 to adult published by Amba Press

June 2024

Apart from crafting words and books, or other creative work for specific audiences, this means learning the marketing, publicity, technological, legal and entrepreneurial skills to establish and maintain self-employment in the business of ideas. Strategies for youth self employment.

Creativity is the fun of putting ideas together. Today, a creator needs to be an ‘authorpreneur’: an originator and an entrepreneur.

Book Launch - Readings Bookshop. St Kilda.
Hazel Edwards in conversation
Sun 23 June 2024 2:00pm
Boonwurrung Country, 112 Acland St, St Kilda 3182

Book here

Some treasured guidance to make your passion financially sustainable!