Welcome to #TheQuickSixInterview with Kym Langfield! It’s a delight to speak with talented author-illustrator, Kym Langfield, about her upcoming picture book, SPLASH! As an artist and art teacher herself, Kym has experienced, first-hand, the positive impact of engaging in creative pursuits as an emotional outlet can have on children’s (and adults’) mental health. With vivid […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
I’m saying it again this year – WOW! The quality of pitches continues to improve each year, not only being well-crafted and professionally written, but also hitting the brief perfectly in engagement, tone and originality. The range of topics, themes and concepts were so varied and interesting, and suitably geared towards their given target market. […]
Welcome to #TheQuickSixInterview with Sarah Surgey! It’s with pure delight to welcome talented international author, Sarah Surgey to our blog to share her touching, comforting story, The Heavy Bag. Here is a picture book that feels like the warmest hug, particularly for children navigating experiences through grief and loss. When Enid loses her beloved Granddad, […]
The Just Write For Kids inaugural Pitch It! Competition is returning for the seventh year, and the team are SO excited to announce some NEW updates with a range of resources and opportunities to help you on your publishing journey! But first. A bit about our competition … Your pitch is often your first point of contact […]
Welcome to The Art of an Author with Rhonda Ooi! It is with such pleasure to welcome Rhonda Ooi to the blog to share her story behind the gorgeous, ‘Sweet Summer Days’ piece in Our Australian HeART, beautifully collaborated with the talented Mel Corrigan. In our interview with Mel, we learned about her process and […]
Welcome to The Art of an Illustrator with Suzanne Barton! It’s a pleasure to have talented author and up-and-coming illustrator, Suzanne Barton here to talk about her journey as an artist and her gorgeous piece in Our Australian HeART – ‘Wonderland’. Created with digital brushes and collage, Suzanne’s underwater scenery shimmers with tranquillity, glistening over […]
Welcome to The Art of an Author with Lorraine Miller! It’s an absolute delight to have Lorraine Miller on the blog – one half of the incredible sister duo that created the inspiring piece, ‘Our Planet, Our Australia‘ for Our Australian HeART. Lorraine contributed the beautifully vivid and emotive text about the aesthetic beauty of […]
