The recipient of the 2023 Nance Donkin Award for Children’s Literature is Pamela Rushby from Queensland. Congratulations to Pamela and all the nominees: Teena Raffa-Mulligan from Western Australia. https://www.teenaraffamulligan.com Susanne Gervay OAM from New South Wales. https://sgervay.com/ Pamela Rushby from Queensland. https://pamelarushby.com/book/ Alison Lester from Victoria. https://alisonlester.com/ Sharon Booth from Tasmania. www.sharonjyaxley.com The keynote speaker for the event was Jane Cafarella who gave a thought provoking talk on 'The Fickle Nature Of Legacy, The Greatest Prize In Children’s Literature'. You can read her speech here. The judges for this award were Meredith Costain and Caz Goodwin. You can read their report here. Read more about the Nance Donkin award here.
Anna Ciddor announced as the winner of the Nance Donkin Award for Children’s Literature Melbourne-based children’s author Anna Ciddor has been awarded the Nance Donkin Award for Children’s Literature during an event celebrating Australian children’s literature. Ciddor is the seventh person to receive the biennial award which was established in 2009 following the death of writer and journalist Nance Donkin, OAM, a long-term member and supporter of the Society of Women Writers Victoria and past president of the Victorian branch of the Children’s Book Council (1967 – 1975). Nance was determined to validate authors of books for children and to encourage and make known a good writer for children deserving more recognition, and the Nance Donkin Award, established in her memory, does just that. Former maths teacher, Anna Ciddor, turned her hand to writing after the birth of her children. Writing became a way to satisfy her fascination with the gossipy details in history, ...
Thank you to everyone who entered the 2021 Kathryn Purnell Poetry Prize. The standard of entries was exceptionally high. Entries were received on a range of topics from people across Australia. After careful consideration, the following prizes were awarded, as judged by Tegan Schetrumpf: 1st Prize ‘Solace’ by Beverley Lello 2nd Prize ‘Cliff Paths’ by Mary Jones 3rd Prize ‘Wild Swimming’ by Vanessa Potts Highly Commended ‘Understanding’ by Vanessa Hewson ‘Hindsight’ by Judith Green Read the judge’s report or visit the competitions page ...