Awards whirlwind
If we are feeling a little giddy after the announcement of longlists, shortlists and winners over the past two days, imagine how people like Tony Eaton must be feeling. Well, sleep deprived as it happens. Into White Silence was named on the Golden Inkys longlist on Thursday, a CBCA Honour Book on Friday and shortlisted for the Queenland Premier’s Literary Award also on Friday.
Joanne Horniman and newcomer to YA fiction Lia Hills also appear on the Inkys longlist and the QPLA , so special congratulations to all three authors, but also to all the Australian writers to have been acclaimed this week – writing for YA is in a very fine fettle indeed.
Here are the QPLA nominees:
- Into White Silence – Anthony Eaton
- The Beginner’s Guide to Living - Lia Hills
- Sprite Downberry – Nette Hilton
- My Candlelight Novel by Joanne Horniman
- A Small Free Kiss in the Dark by Glenda Millard
Children’s Book Week was launched in Perth last night with a dinner at the Royal Perth Golf Club and more animal prints, pith helmets and other outrageous headgear being worn than, well, at a safari. Always a terrific event, the BW Dinners set the mood for the week to follow with great food, great companionship, lots of laughter and this year, a 100% entertaining speech by Jayne Lyons who demonstrated that she was selected for reasons well beyond her highly appropriate name. The hardworking CBCA (WA) commitee are to be congratulated as well.
Enjoy the week ahead. There’s great BW coverage in our state paper – hope yours is as generous. It makes a nice change.
