YA Fiction Yearly Wrap Up – 2018

YA Fiction Yearly Wrap Up – 2018

2018 was a year of fabulous YA books. For the AWW Challenge, we had 148 reviews submitted for 85 books by 82 authors. Thank you to everyone who read a young adult book by an Australian women writer and submitted to the challenge! Throughout the year, I have posted...
YA Round Up: Issue 4

YA Round Up: Issue 4

Welcome to the fourth round up of young adult fiction for the Australian Women Writer’s Challenge. Read Up is an initiative of the Stella Prize and the Victorian Government. It’s aimed at young people aged 15-24 who fall outside the education system and...
Small Press Spotlight: Aulexic

Small Press Spotlight: Aulexic

Aulexic was founded by mother and teacher, Rebecca Laffar-Smith in January, 2015, in Western Australia. The challenge of finding engaging books for her children and students was something that Rebecca knew could be a struggle, especially for children with dyslexia...
Small Press Spotlight: Echo Publishing

Small Press Spotlight: Echo Publishing

Echo Publishing was initially formed in 1991. Since then, they have become a quality publisher in Australia, operating with a focus on producing interesting and unique stories by diverse voices. In 2015, Echo received it’s own identity and a mission to “expand its...
Tuesday Teaser: Little Gnome Book Shop

Tuesday Teaser: Little Gnome Book Shop

As a self-published author, I can’t tell you how thrilled I was to come across Little Gnome – Brisbane’s Biggest Little Bookshop. While they do stock mainstream publications, they have a strong emphasis on self-published authors with almost 150 titles on sale in...