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Thrilled that 52 Mondays is on the shortlist for the children’s choice REAL award in the older readers category. Thank you to all you kids for voting! The REAL award incorporates the YABBA award from Victoria, KOALA from NSW, and the NT  KROC Awards

You’re invited to Toorak-South Yarra Library at 1pm on Friday 29 March to hear me speak at an ‘Open Book’ event More details here

Just received the Polish translation of The Family with Two Front Doors and when I put the Polish title – Dwoje drzwi i dziewięcioro dzieci  – into Google translate, it tells me the words mean Two doors and nine children. Not a bad title! The Polish translation is supposed to be coming out in April. That will be aContinueContinue reading “Two doors and nine children!”

As an ambassador for OzKids, I attended their recent gala to celebrate the winners of the OzKids Young Australian Art and Writers’ Awards. Channel 7 was there filming the event and showed a clip on the News the following night. Throughout the year, kids from all over Australia send their short stories, poems and artworkContinueContinue reading “Young talent awards”