Crystal Kite Honor Award for Ross Morgan

Congratulations SCBWI Crystal Kite Award Honor Winner Ross Morgan!

The picture book ‘Glow’ by author-illustrator Ross Morgan is an Honor Winner in the 2025 SCBWI Crystal Kite Awards for the Australia, New Zealand and Oceania Division.

A sumptuously illustrated and immersive picture book that speaks to memory, shared moments, and love beyond and between worlds.

Ross says: ‘Glow’ is my debut book as both Author and Illustrator. The story was created as a large collection of hand painted artworks on canvas, and bringing this picture book into the world is a dream come true.

‘Glow’ is a hardback picture book for ages 4+ published by Walker Books Australia

CLICK HERE to purchase the book.

New MG for Suzanne Leal

Congratulations to author Suzanne Leal on the publication of

The Year We Escaped

a paperback middle grade fiction for ages 9-13 years published by HarperCollins

4 June 2025

Cover illustration by Ross Murray

Direct link to purchase The Year We Escaped

With war brewing, German classmates Klara and Rachel, and French brothers Lucien and Paul, are forced to leave their homes. They are taken to a French detention camp where the conditions are appalling and escape seems impossible. Or is it?

Filled with adventure, danger and intrigue, this is the story of four unlikely friends desperate to escape from a war that keeps coming closer.

Book Launch
6pm on 5 June 2025 at Gleebooks, 49 Glebe Point Road, Glebe NSW