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 Brentos! It’s the greatest privilege to welcome the phenomenal, highly acclaimed award-winning artist, Brentos to the blog, to share his newest GORGEOUS release following Australia: From Dawn to Dusk and Australian Animals: From Beach to Bush – it’s Wild Australia: Marine and National Parks. With his characteristically playful, clean style sweetened […]
#australiaremembers2 #customsandtraditionsoftheadf #bookcampaign #booksontourpr #BookReview: Australia Remembers 2: Customs and Traditions of the Australian Defence Force, Allison Paterson (author), Big Sky Publishing, March 2021. Blurb: On Anzac Day and Remembrance Day, we gather at commemorative services and parades all over Australia and the world. Did you know that at these events we can see traditions that […]
#australiaremembers2 #customsandtraditionsoftheadf #bookcampaign #booksontourpr Answer THREE Fast Facts for your CHANCE to WIN! Australia Remembers 2: Customs and Traditions of the Australian Defence Force is a visual and informational treasure trove of facts, narratives and activities all about the significance of the customs and traditions of Australia’s Defence Force. For your CHANCE to WIN a copy of this phenomenal book by […]
#ausrtaliaremembers2 #customsandtraditionsoftheadf #bookcampaign #booksontourpr On this International Women’s Day, we are delighted to welcome back an inspiring, passionate and exemplary author and educational consultant, who has achieved so much for children’s literature and whose books continue to inform, engage and empower our younger generation. Following her first fabulous title in the Australia Remembers series (see our campaign […]
#patrickwhite #bookcampaign #booksontourpr #day5 Being able to attract young readers to read and write about non-fiction, biographical accounts requires certain elements. According to Toni Brisland, author of the fascinating middle grade book about the life of celebrated novelist, Patrick White, there needs to a mix of quirkiness and fun thrown in to the facts. Today, […]
#patrickwhite #bookcampaign #booksontourpr #day3 We thank author, Toni Brisland, for sharing her passion and research into the life of ‘Australia’s only Nobel Laureate for Literature’; Patrick White. Her findings are remarkable, just like the man himself – a person of great humility and honour. Thanks, Toni, for teaching us more about this phenomenal Australian icon […]
#patrickwhite #bookcampaign #booksontourpr #day2 #BookReview Patrick White, Toni Brisland (author), Anastasia Popp (illus.), Little Steps Publishing, August 2020. Blurb: Patrick White wanted to be a writer when no one thought he should! This remarkable man, remembered for how poetically he described the Australian landscape and people in his many novels and plays, is the only […]
