Black Dog Books was an independent publisher and production house based in
Fitzroy, Victoria
Fitzroy is an inner-city suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, north-east of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of Yarra local government area. Fitzroy recorded a population of 10,431 at the 2021 census.
Pl ...
, Australia. Since 2011 it is an
imprint
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of
Walker Books. It focuses on
children's literature (as does the Walker Group) but publishes books in all genres.
History
Black Dog Books publish books in all genres but have a main focus on
children's literature.
The company's books are distributed in Australia by
Murdoch Books, New Zealand by
Scholastic Corporation, and in South Africa by
Rynew Educational Enterprises.
Black Dog Books is also a production house, producing books for
Horwitz Martin and
Pearson Education
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.
The company has published multiple award-winning and short-list nominee titles.
Their first winning title was in 2002 with ''
When Mum Was Little'' by
Mini Goss which won the
Crichton Award for Children's Book Illustration The CBCA Award for New Illustrator (previously Crichton Award for Children's Book Illustration) is one of several awards presented annually by the Children's Book Council of Australia (CBCA).
The award was originally set up from a legacy made to th ...
.
A notable author that they publish is
Carole Wilkinson whose works published by Black Dog Books have won more than five awards, including the
Children's Book of the Year Award: Younger Readers and the
Aurealis Award for best young-adult novel
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.
Other winning authors include Sue Lawson, Mark Norman,
Pamela Freeman,
Danny Katz, Ben Beaton, Leon Davidson, and Paula Hunt.
In July 2011, it was announced that the company had been acquired by
Walker Books and would become an imprint.
References
External links
Walker Books Australia
Book publishing companies of Australia
Companies based in Melbourne
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