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Shortlist for the 2013 Text Prize for Young Adult and Children’s Writing

From a record 350 entries, four fantastic novels have made it on to the shortlist for the 2013 Text Prize for Young Adult and Children’s Writing.

Competing for the AU$10,000 prize are the following shortlisted books—all by Australian women.

The 2013 Text Prize Opens Today

Submissions for the 2013 Text Prize for Young Adult and Children’s Writing open today.

Deadline for the 2013 Text Prize extended

The closing date for submissions for the 2013 Text Prize for Young Adult and Children’s Writing has been extended from Friday 29 March to Wednesday 3 April.

We’ll be accepting entries from 4 March. Learn more about the Text Prize and download the entry form here.

And the winner of the 2012 Text Prize for Young Adult and Children’s Writing is…

…AJ Betts, for Zac and Mia!

Zac and Mia opens in an oncology ward in Perth, where 17-year-old Zac is recovering from a bone marrow transplant for leukaemia.

Shortlist for the 2012 Text Prize

We’re delighted to announce the shortlist for this year’s Text Prize for Young Adult and Children’s Writing.

Zac and Mia by Amanda Betts (Perth) Zac and Mia opens in an oncology ward in Perth, where 17-year-old Zac is recovering from a bone marrow transplant for leukaemia.

On tour with Richard Newsome

Richard Newsome, the author of The Billionaire Trilogy, has been receiving the rockstar treatment from kids up and down the east coast.

The first instalment in the series, The Billionaire’s Curse, won the inaugural Read more

The Text Prize for Young Adult and Children’s Writing—two weeks to go

Time is running out to get your entries in for the 2010 Text Prize for Young Adult and Children’s Writing. Submissions close on Friday 4 June so get busy tidying those manuscripts and give us a chance to uncover your genius.

The Text Prize for Young Adult and Children’s Writing—Entries open

It’s here again. That time of the year where we knuckle down to the very serious task of unearthing great writing for young adults and children.

Entries are now open for The $10,000 Text Prize for Young Adult and Children’s Writing. Visit the Read more

Young readers are loving the Curse

We’ve been canvassing readers of Read more

Prize winners, past and present

Richard Newsome, winner of the inaugural Text Prize in 2008, for The Billionaire’s Curse, was in Melbourne yesterday for the Melbourne Writers Festival. It was the perfect opportunity to drop into Read more

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