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Children's Peace Literature Award
Children's Peace Literature Award is an Australian literary prize awarded every other year by the South Australian Psychologists for Peace, an interest group of the Australian Psychological Society. The Children's Peace Literature Award was inaugurated in 1987, when Gillian Rubinstein won for her book ''Space Demons''. Award winners References {{Reflist External links Official website Australian literary awards Awards established in 1987 Australian literature-related lists ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Australian Psychological Society
The Australian Psychological Society (APS) is Australia's leading association for psychologists in Australia, with more than 25,000 members. APS works to improve the lives of Australians through psychology, working in diverse settings and sectors around the country. APS helps the community to understand and access psychology via education, advocacy, and evidence-based practice. Membership APS offers severamembership grades Each grade has specific requirements, which are generally based on an applicant’s level of tertiary education in psychology. Applicants must be qualified in, or be studying, psychology programs accredited by the Australian Psychology Accreditation Council (APAC). The APS Code of Ethics The Australian Psychological Society Code of Ethics was adopted by the organisation in 2007, and by the Psychology Board of Australia in 2010. The Board has developed its first regulatory code of conduct, which will come into effect on 1 December 2025. APS Preside ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Gerard Bauer
Michael Gerard Bauer (born 1955 in Brisbane) is an Australian full-time children's and young adult author, and was formerly an English teacher. Biography Bauer was born in Brisbane and attended Marist College Ashgrove before attending the University of Queensland The University of Queensland is a Public university, public research university located primarily in Brisbane, the capital city of the Australian state of Queensland. Founded in 1909 by the Queensland parliament, UQ is one of the six sandstone .... He completed an Arts Degree with a triple Major in English literature and became a teacher of Economics and English in Brisbane and Ipswich secondary schools. In 2003, Bauer won the inaugural Writesmall Short Story competition at the Brisbane Writers Festival. Bauer lives in Brisbane Queensland. '' The Running Man'', his first novel was well received, winning the 2005 CBCA Book of the Year for Older Readers; was listed as one of the top 10 books for young adults for 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Australian Literary Awards
A list of Australian literary awards and prizes: Literature * ABC Fiction Award (2005–2009) * ACT Book of the Year * ACT Writing and Publishing Awards * Ada Cambridge Prize * The Age Book of the Year * ARA Historical Novel Prize * Asher Award (2005–2017) * Australian Book Industry Awards * Australian Literature Society Gold Medal * The Australian/Vogel Literary Award * Banjo Awards (1974–1997) * Barbara Jefferis Award * Chief Minister's NT Book Awards, originally Territory Read, from 2009 * Colin Roderick Award (1967-) * Queensland Premier's Literary Awards#Unpublished Indigenous Writer – The David Unaipon Award, David Unaipon Award * Deborah Cass Prize for Writing, established 2015 for writers from a migrant background * Dorothy Hewett Award * Fogarty Literary Award * Indie Book Awards (Australia), Indie Book Awards (2008-) * MARION Book Awards * Melbourne Prize for Literature (2006-) * Miles Franklin Award (1957-) * MUD Literary Prize * Nib Literary Award (fiction ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phil Cummings
Phil Cummings is a South Australian children's fiction author. Born in Port Broughton, his first book, "Goodness Gracious", was published in 1989.Heuzenroeder, Catherine (1 July 2012).Children's author draws from book of life. ABC RiverRetrieved 16 September 2012Bio "Phil Cummings". Retrieved 16 September 2012 Since then he has published over 100 children's books. Two of Cummings' works have been turned into theatrical productions. Windmill Performing Arts produced a production of "Boom Bah!" in 2008, and John Schumann composed a musical version of "Danny Allen was here" for the 2012 Festival of Music. Cummings collaborated with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barry Jonsberg
Barry Jonsberg (born 1951) is an Australian author and teacher who was born in Liverpool, England. He earned two degrees in English and Psychology from Liverpool University and was a college lecturer in Crewe, Cheshire before moving to Australia in 1999. His book ''The Whole Business with Kiffo and the Pitbull'' was shortlisted for the 2005 Children's Book Council Awards in the Older Readers category and was given a special mention the 2005 White Ravens Selection of International Children's and Youth Literature. ''It's not all about YOU, Calma'' won the 2006 South Australian Festival Award for Children's Literature. Dreamrider' was shortlisted for the 2007 NSW Premier's Award. ''The Dog that Dumped on my Doona'' was shortlisted for the Territory Read Literature Award 2008. ''My Life as an Alphabet'' won the 2013 Children's Peace Literature Award for older readers. His 2022 book, ''A Little Spar''k, was shortlisted for the Ethel Turner Prize for Young People's Literature at the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aaron Blabey
Aaron Blabey (born 1 January 1974) is an Australian author of children's books, and a former actor. He is the creator of three best-selling children's series; ''Pig the Pug'' – a picture book series about a rude, selfish, mean-spirited little dog, '' The Bad Guys'' – a ''The New York Times'' #1 best-selling graphic novel series for junior readers about a gang of scary-looking animals trying to change their bad reputations, and ''Thelma the Unicorn'' – a second picture book series about a plain little pony who pretends to be a unicorn. As of December 2022, Blabey has around 35 million books in print and his books have spent over 120 weeks on ''The New York Times'' best-seller list. ''The Bad Guys'' first reached #1 on the list on 3 July 2019. On 22 April 2022, an animated movie adaptation of '' The Bad Guys'' from DreamWorks Animation starring Sam Rockwell, Awkwafina, Marc Maron, Craig Robinson, and Anthony Ramos premiered in the United States. Blabey served as an ex ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kate Constable
Kate Constable (born 1966) is an Australian author. Her first novel was '' The Singer of All Songs'', the first in the ''Chanters of Tremaris'' trilogy. It was later followed by '' The Waterless Sea'' and ''The Tenth Power''. Biography Constable was born in Sandringham, Melbourne. When she was six, her family moved to Papua New Guinea for her father's work as a pilot. She enrolled in an Arts/Law degree at Melbourne University. She finished her degrees in seven years, working part-time in various jobs. She settled into the job that was to become her main source of income for the next thirteen years: phone sales, administration assistant and occasional receptionist at Warner Music. She started writing after many years at law school and at Warner. In 1993, her first short story, "Graham Remains", was published in the literary magazine ''Meanjin''. In 1996 she won second prize in the annual HQ short story competition. After her first attempt at a novel, she met and fell in love wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christine Harris (author)
Christine Harris (born 1955) is an Australian writer of children's and young adult with works both in speculative fiction and historical fiction. Biography Christine Harris was born in Mile End, South Australia in 1955. In 1992 Harris' first book was released, entitled ''Outer Face'' which was a collection of 14 of her short stories. She has since released numerous other short stories and released three other collections. Harris has also had published over ten novels including three series, written seven poems and released a picture book and two anthologies. She has won or been nominated for various awards including the 1999 Aurealis Award best horror novel for '' Foreign Devil'', and the 2009 White Ravens Award for ''Audrey of the Outback'', among others. She was joint winner of the 2009 Children's Peace Literature Award for ''Audrey Goes to Town''. Bibliography Novels Vibes *'' Jigsaw'' (1998) *''Shadows'' (1998) *''Masks'' (1998) *'' Suspicion'' (1998) Hot Shots *'' Br ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phillip Gwynne
Phillip Gwynne (born 1958) is an Australian author. He is best known for his 1998 debut novel, '' Deadly, Unna?'', a rites-of-passage story which uses Australian rules football as a backdrop to explore race relations in a small town in South Australia. The novel won several awards, selling over 200,000 copies, and was adapted into a 2002 film titled ''Australian Rules''. Gwynne has written numerous other books, including children's and young adult books as well as screenplays for television and movies. Life Gwynne was born in Melbourne, Victoria, and grew up in rural areas in Victoria and South Australia. He graduated from James Cook University with a degree in marine biology. He also pursued a career as a computer programmer. He came to professional writing later in life and wrote his first novel at the age of 35. His award-winning novel ''Deadly Unna'' won Children's Book of the Year in 1998 and was made into a feature film ''Australian Rules'' in 2002. ''Deadly Unna'' also won ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gillian Rubinstein
Gillian Rubinstein (born 29 August 1942) is an English-born children's author and playwright. Born in Potten End, Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, England, Rubinstein split her childhood between England and Nigeria, moving to Australia in 1973. As well as eight plays, numerous short stories and articles, she has written over 30 books. Her award-winning and hugely popular 1986 debut '' Space Demons'' introduced the themes of growing up and fantasy worlds which emerge often in her other writings. Books such as ''At Ardilla'', ''Foxspell'' and '' Galax-Arena'' all received critical acclaim and multiple awards. In 2001, Rubinstein published '' Across the Nightingale Floor'', the first of the best-selling three-book series '' Tales of the Otori'' series under the pseudonym Lian Hearn. The series is set in a fictional island nation resembling feudal Japan and is her first work to reach an adult audience. The name 'Lian', comes from a childhood nickname and 'Hearn' apparently refers to h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Moloney
James "Jim" Moloney (born 20 September 1954) is an Australian children's author. A prolific writer whose books span an age range from seven- to seventeen-year-olds, he is best known for his young adult novels. He has been nominated and won awards for his books in the Children's Book Council of Australia Awards. His books have been translated into French, Korean, Lithuanian and Flemish/Dutch. Moloney was born in Sydney but grew up in Brisbane where he still lives today with his wife, Kate a retired teacher-librarian. He trained as a teacher (Griffith University) and holds diplomas in Teacher–Librarianship and Computer Education. His role as a Teacher Librarian sparked his interest in children's literature and eventually led to his early attempts at writing. His first book, ''Crossfire'', was published in 1992 and he continues to publish. In 1998 he resigned from teaching at Marist College Ashgrove and now writes full-time in a cabin in his backyard affectionately known by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brian Caswell
Brian Caswell (born 13 January 1954) is an Australian author of young adult fiction. Biography Brian Caswell was born in a village called Gwernaffield in Wales, on 13 January 1954. His family moved to England, when he was 5 years old. When he was 12, in 1966, Caswell's family moved to Australia. He received a Bachelor of Arts and a Diploma of Education, and graduated from the University of NSW. In the 1970s, Caswell took up singing and songwriting, and was successful for some years, one of his songs making the top 40 music charts and another winning a 'Golden Guitar' for song of the year. He became a school teacher in 1976, giving up performing, but continued writing songs. Caswell taught at several high schools, mainly in the areas of history, English and creative writing. For 15 years he worked as a teacher and basketball coach. He began writing for the students he was teaching, publishing his first book, ''Merryll of the Stones'', in 1989. He gave up teaching after his succ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |