Rising Star Award for Kathleen Smart

Bravo and congratulations to Kathleen Smart on being awarded the

Rising Star Award in the Australian Game Developer Awards.

Find our more at Joy Everafter Stories.

The Rising Star Award is for people who have made significant contributions to the Australian Games Industry in the past 1 – 5 years. They have become invaluable members to the community and show immense talent in their field.

As Kathleen Smart says:

I make digital storybooks for children which feature diverse characters and are accessible to deaf or blind players. They are designed to increase children's empathy for strangers.

What wonderful recognition for a brilliant initiative!

New book for Pamela Rushby

Congratulations to Pamela Rushby on the publication of

The Secret Battle

a junior fiction book for 9 - 13 year olds published by Eagle Books.

1942. Over two days, American and Australian servicemen fought each other, rioting in the streets of Brisbane. The Battle of Brisbane. When 9-year-old newsboy Roddy helps an injured American, he never expects the battle will become a secret. Concealed. Censored.

New book for Amelia McInerney

Congratulations to Amelia McInerney on the publication of

Mary Had a Little Lamb: What Really Happened

a hardback picture book for 2-7 year olds illustrated by Natashia Curtin and published by Scholastic Australia.

Find out what REALLY happened to Mary. (Hint: she didn't just have a lamb.) This funny, rhyming nursery rhyme retelling interweaves three well-known nursery rhymes to create a new exciting, action-packed narrative.

Amelia will be signing copies all over Canberra and will get to Melbourne and Sydney to do the same when it is safe and allowed! Natashia lives in Melbourne and will sign books in stores when safe also.

This book is one that will no doubt live happily ever after!