JWFK Favourite Reads: Summer Collection

Happy 2025! Welcome to JWFK’s Summer Collection of books to enjoy and treasure over the holidays and in the lead up to the return to school! We’ve selected 16 spectacular children’s titles from 2024 that refresh our minds, rejuvenate our souls and reenergise our hearts. From magical adventures at the seaside to exploring small (and […]

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Just Write For Kids’ Top 24 of ’24

We love this time of year when we get to celebrate and reflect upon all the fabulous events, achievements and industry highlights (and lowlights) of the kidlit world, but even greater is the celebration of ALL the wonderful books that we have been able to enjoy and treasure over the year. And if this wasn’t […]

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The Quick Six Interview with Bec Nanayakkara and Kim de Haan on The Jolly Swagman

Welcome to #TheQuickSixInterview with Bec Nanayakkara and Kim de Haan! We’re delighted to welcome back talented author, Bec Nanayakkara, together with fantastic debut illustrator, Kim de Haan, to chat about their upcoming picture book, The Jolly Swagman. Based on the famous ‘Waltzing Matilda’ by Banjo Paterson, this rich Australian story has been reinterpreted by Bec […]

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Learning to Play with Two Can Be Trouble

With the summer holidays here in Australia fast approaching, we’re going to need some fun boredom busters for the kids, whilst also reiterating the importance of learning through play, and the importance of siblings who get along! It’s a great time to draw on the antics of Jordan and Toby from Two Can Be Trouble […]

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2024 Picture It! Anthology Contributors Announcement

For the second year at Just Write For Kids Australia, we offered an opportunity for author-illustrators of children’s books to submit a piece to our Picture It! Anthology Call-Out. The theme for this year was ‘LOST’, where artists were to interpret the metaphor in their own imagining, and incorporate our two new loveable characters, Walter […]

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Pitch It! Competition 2024 WINNERS and RUNNERS UP!

Just Write For Kids Australia’s annual Pitch It! Competition for Australian writers of picture books, junior fiction and middle grade was held in September, and WOW, what a cracker of a result this year! Every entry deserves to be a winner! The aim was to craft a manuscript pitch, worthy of a publisher’s attention, that […]

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Why I Self-Publish by Penny Macoun

With her fourth picture book, Two Can Be Trouble (illus. Paul Nash), just released, we’re privileged to hear from author, Penny Macoun, who delves into her journey with self-publishing and all its glory, trials and tribulations. This route may not be simple, but it certainly has its rewards. Thanks so much for sharing, Penny! 🙂 […]

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Pitch It! Competition 2024 SHORTLISTS

What a thrill and what a great response from our community as we celebrated the excitement of the 2024 Pitch It! Competition LONGLISTS last week! Again, congratulations to all! Today, we are revealing our fabulous SHORTLISTS for our Picture Book, Non-Fiction Picture Book, Junior Fiction and Middle Grade winners! These talented writers will be awarded […]

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#BookReview: Two Can Be Trouble by Penny Macoun and Paul Nash

#BookReview: Two Can Be Trouble, Penny Macoun (author), Paul Nash (illus.), Macoun Publications, August 2024. Blurb: Brothers can have lots of fun together, but sometimes they can disagree. See what happens when an innocent afternoon of fun turns into complete chaos for two brothers, Toby and Jordan. Review: Who else can relate? Two kids getting […]

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The Quick Six Interview with Adrian Rose on The Summertime Elf

Welcome to #TheQuickSixInterview with Adrian Rose! It’s such a pleasure to welcome author, Adrian K. Rose to the blog to share the story behind her new vibrant picture book, The Summertime Elf; An Australian Christmas Story. This gorgeous Christmas tale with a twist takes the joy of all the favourite festive delights and mixes them […]

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