Glenda Millard is an Australian writer of

children's literature Children's literature or juvenile literature includes stories, books, magazines, and poems that are created for children. Modern children's literature is classified in two different ways: genre or the intended age of the reader. Children's ...

and

young adult fiction Young adult fiction (YA) is a category of fiction written for readers from 12 to 18 years of age. While the genre is primarily targeted at adolescents, approximately half of YA readers are adults. The subject matter and genres of YA correlate ...

Biography

Millard was born in

Victoria Victoria most commonly refers to: * Victoria (Australia), a state of the Commonwealth of Australia * Victoria, British Columbia, provincial capital of British Columbia, Canada * Victoria (mythology), Roman goddess of Victory * Victoria, Seychelle ...

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. Her first work was published in 1999 by Margaret Hamilton Books, entitled ''Unplugged!''. In 2003 she released ''The Naming of Tishkin Silk'' which was named as an honour book at the 2004 CBCA Awards and was a finalist for the 2004

New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards The New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards, also known as the NSW Premier's Literary Awards, were first awarded in 1979. They are among the richest literary awards in Australia. Notable prizes include the Christina Stead Prize for Fiction, th ...

. In 2007 ''Layla, Queen of Hearts'', a follow-up to ''The Naming Of Tishkin Silk'', won the 2007 Queensland Premier's Literary Award for Children's Book and was a short-list nominee for the Children's Book of the Year Award for younger readers. In 2009 Millard released her young-adult fiction novel ''A Small Free Kiss in the Dark'' and the children's novel ''Perry Angel's Suitcase''. ''A Small Free Kiss in the Dark'' was a short-list nominee for the 2009

Aurealis Award for best young-adult novel The Aurealis Awards are presented annually by the Australia-based Chimaera Publications and WASFF to published works to "recognise the achievements of Australian science fiction, fantasy, horror writers". To qualify, a work must have been fi ...

but lost to

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'' and ''Perry Angel's Suitcase'' won the 2009 Children's Book of the Year Award for younger readers. Millard is currently an ambassador for the

Victorian Premier's Reading Challenge The Premier's Reading Challenge is a literacy initiative developed by Australian state governments. It is set not as a competitive event, but rather as an individual challenge to each student, as well as to promote a love of reading books. The chall ...

Bibliography

Novels

''The Kingdom of Silk series'' *''The Naming Of Tishkin Silk'' (2003, illustrations by Caroline Magerl) *''Layla, Queen of Hearts'' (2006, illustrations by Stephen Michael King) *''Perry Angel's Suitcase'' (2008, illustrations by Stephen Michael King) *''All the Colours of Paradise'' (2009, illustrations by Stephen Michael King) *''Plum Puddings and Paper Moons'' (2010, illustrations by Stephen Michael King) *''The Tender Moments of Saffron Silk'' (2012, illustrations by Stephen Michael King) *''Nell's Festival of Crisp Winter Glories'' (2013, illustrations by Stephen Michael King) Other novels *''When the Angels Came'' (2003, illustrations by Janine Dawson) *''Bringing Reuben Home'' (2004) *''The Novice'' (2005) *''A Small Free Kiss in the Dark'' (2009) *''The Stars at Oktober Bend'' (2016)

Picture books

*''Unplugged!'' (1999, illustrated by Dee Huxley) *''Bones Maloney and the Raspberry Spiders'' (2002, illustrated by Matt Cosgrove) *''Heart of the Tiger'' (2004, illustrated by Gaye Chapman) *''Mrs Wiggins' Wartymelons'' (2004, with Steven Axelson) *''Angel Breath'' (2005, illustrated by Dee Huxley) *''Kaito's Cloth'' (2006, illustrated by Gaye Chapman) *''Applesauce and the Christmas Miracle'' (2008, illustrated by Stephen Michael King) *''Isabella's Garden'' (2009, illustrated by Rebecca Cool) *''Mbobo Tree'' (2010, illustrated by Annie White) Source
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Awards and nominations

*''The Naming of Tishkin Silk'' **Nomination: 2004

**Honoured: 2004 CBCA Awards *''Heart of the Tiger'' **Nomination: 2005 Crichton Award *''The Novice'' **2006 White Raven *''Kaito's Cloth'' **2007 White Raven **Nomination: 2007

Queensland Premier's Literary Awards The Queensland Premier's Literary Awards were an Australian suite of literary awards inaugurated in 1999 and disestablished in 2012. It was one of the most generous suites of literary awards within Australia, with $225,000 in prize money across ...

– Children's Book Award *''Layla, Queen of Hearts'' **Win: 2007 Queensland Premier's literary Awards – Children's Book Award **Nomination: 2007 Children's Book of the Year Award: Younger Readers *''A Small Free Kiss in the Dark'' **Nomination: 2009

*''Perry Angel's Suitcase'' **Win: 2009 Children's Book of the Year Award: Younger Readers * ''The Duck and The Darklings'' ** Short-listed: 2015 Patricia Wrightson Prize for Children's Literature, New South Wales Premier's Awards 2015 (with Stephen Michael King) Source
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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Millard, Glenda Australian children's writers Living people Writers from Victoria (state) Year of birth missing (living people) Australian women children's writers