The ASA is delighted to announce the shortlist for this year’s Asher Award. The ASA received 47 eligible applications from a range of genres, including children’s literature and performance writing. Assessors Tegan Bennett Daylight, Anthony Birch and Charlotte Wood noted that the quality and diversity of submissions made selecting a winner extremely difficult. (more…)

Join us for our first ever Children’s and Young Adult Creators Festival that will feature workshops by Mem Fox, Judy Horacek and Will Kostakis as well as exclusive panel sessions that will give inside info for anyone starting out or wanting an better understanding of the industry, and the chance to make great connections with […]