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Book Review: The Three Loves of Persimmon by Cassandra Golds
Persimmon lives a solitary life, pouring her passion into the florist shop she owns in the underground railway station. Her only companion is Rose, a talking cabbage. Intriguing young men come and go...
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Net News: 5th November 2012
1. Inky and Friends. We have some fantastic friends over the Tasman, who contacted us about their Random Acts of Reading fortnight. Two of the local teachers sent in a photograph of their dogs, who...
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Book List: Bram Stoker
Yesterday, 8 November, was Bram Stoker’s birth date. Happy Birthday Mr. Stoker! You may no longer be here, but your book creepily lives on forever in my mind. This will not be a vampire book list....
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Book Review: Vanguard Prime, Goldrush by Steven Lochran
Elite superhero team Vanguard Prime has a new recruit . . . Sam Lee was just a normal teenager . . . until the disastrous emergence of his superpowers. Now he has the chance to join his childhood...
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Publishers’ Showcase: 4th December 2012, 6.00-9.00pm
Publishers’ Showcase 2012: Invitation After last year’s stellar success with our inaugural Publishers’ Showcase, the Centre for Youth Literature is hosting another publishing road show, and we’d love...
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Net News: 19th November 2012
1. Robert Louis Stevenson Day Robert Louis Stevenson Day, which comes around every year on his birth date the 13th of November, had a great array of events to celebrate the day – including a moustache...
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Book List: Cameos
While Adele was regaling us with stories from her American visit, I was intrigued by one of the talks she went to titled ‘Literary Friendships’. I was struck anew by the regard authors hold for other...
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Book Review: See You at Harry’s by Jo Knowles
Twelve-year-old Fern feels invisible. It seems as though everyone in her family has better things to do than pay attention to her: Mom (when she’s not meditating) helps Dad run “Harry’s,” the family...
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Net News: 10th December 2012
1. YALSA Book List: International Day of Persons with Disabilities. December the 3rd was International Day of Persons with Disabilities. We’re very lucky in Children’s books that there appears to be a...
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CYL Picks: Nicole’s List
Great 2012 read*: See You At Harry’s by Jo Knowles I blubbered and balled my way through Fern’s story. And it isn’t because it was 270 pages of darkness and misery – although there is a big event that...
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Inside a Dog: Writer in Residence Program
As you know, our Writer in Residence program over at inside a dog offers teenagers an opportunity to interact with authors, and gain unique insight into their lives, interests, and writing process....
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CBCA Announcement 2013
Exciting news was afoot today – the Children’s Book Council of Australia (CBCA) announced the winners of their prestigious annual awards. In partnership with the Centre for Youth Literature, the...
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Reading Matters: Everyone’s A Critic
The Conversation Myke Bartlett, Alison Croggon and Morris Gleitzman sat down with Annabel Astbury (Head of Digital Education at the ABC) to discuss the theme ‘Everyone’s a Critic’. The conversation...
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The 2013 Inky Awards Shortlist
The Inky Awards are for the best new young adult books, as voted for by teen readers. The Centre for Youth Literature is extremely proud to announce this year’s shortlist. We had a fantastic team of...
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Inky Awards: The Audience Prize
How will you celebrate the Inky Awards shortlist? Have fun, get creative and go in the draw to win the Audience Prize – a complete set of all 20 longlisted books! Make a display, upload a vlog, host an...
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Inky Awards Celebration
Each year the Centre for Youth Literature hosts an Inky Awards event to celebrate great books, and the authors and teenagers who have been a part of this year’s awards. This year we have some exciting...
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2014: The Year Ahead in Youth Literature (formerly Publishers’ Showcase)
presents 2014: The Year Ahead In Youth Literature Tuesday 10 December, 6pm – 8:30pm Experimedia, State Library of Victoria Cost: $18 per person Bookings: Book online or (03) 8664 7099 Is dystopian...
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