Pitch It! Competition 2024 LONGLISTS

I’m saying it again this year – WOW! The quality of pitches continues to improve each year, not only being well-crafted and professionally written, but also hitting the brief perfectly in engagement, tone and originality. The range of topics, themes and concepts were so varied and interesting, and suitably geared towards their given target market. […]

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The Quick Six Interview with Julie Busuttil on Emmerson in the Clouds

Welcome to #TheQuickSixInterview with Julie Busuttil! It’s a pleasure to speak with author, Julie Busuttil, to share her poignant story of healing; a sensitive and heart-rending navigation of grief. For readers from age 8, Emmerson in the Clouds is about an extraordinary journey of a young spirit to reunite with her family. Coming from her […]

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The Quick Six Interview with Carla Fitzgerald on How to Break a World Record and Survive Grade Five

Welcome to #TheQuickSixInterview with Carla Fitzgerald! It’s a privilege to speak with talented author of Keeping Up with the Dachshunds and How to be Prime Minister and Survive Grade Five – Carla Fitzgerald is here to smash this interview with How to Break a World Record and Survive Grade Five. This middle grade chapter book […]

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The Quick Six Interview with Amelia Mellor on The Lost Book of Magic

Welcome to #TheQuickSixInterview with Amelia Mellor! We’re privileged to welcome award-winning author of the magnificent, magical Grandest Bookshop trilogy, Amelia Mellor! Today she is sharing the fascinating background story behind the series and the third instalment, The Lost Book of Magic. Following the success of The Grandest Bookshop in the World and The Bookseller’s Apprentice, […]

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The Quick Six Interview with Aleesah Darlison on Grace the Amazing

Welcome to #TheQuickSixInterview with Aleesah Darlison! It’s such a privilege to welcome award-winning author of over sixty-five fabulous children’s books – Aleesah Darlison! Today, she is sharing the heartrending and extraordinary story behind her latest novel for middle grade readers, Grace the Amazing. Penned based on a deeply personal place in her own heart, Aleesah […]

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Pitch It! Workshop 2024 with James Layton and Dani Vee

Just Write For Kids Australia are ecstatic to return for our seventh year in offering Australian writers of children’s books the opportunity to present their ‘knock-out’ pitches to publishers through the annual Pitch It! Competition!* Each year we have also been fortunate enough to be able to provide participants the chance to learn more about […]

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Pitch It! Competition 2024

The Just Write For Kids inaugural Pitch It! Competition is returning for the seventh year, and the team are SO excited to announce some NEW updates with a range of resources and opportunities to help you on your publishing journey! But first. A bit about our competition … Your pitch is often your first point of contact […]

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On an Educational Hike with Tracks in the Mist

Middle grade readers will be gripped with their sturdiest hiking boots in this mysterious, intrepid mission to save more than one beloved creature. Tracks in the Mist is the highly-anticipated finale in the Adamson Adventures series by Sandra Bennett for readers from age eight to twelve (and beyond). Today we will explore a few ideas […]

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The Quick Six Interview with Jade Goodwin on Yarn Quest

Welcome to #TheQuickSixInterview with Jade Goodwin! Magical adventures through a Story Realm – this sounds like our kind of book! And even better, it’s a whole series with three imaginative tales ready for delving straight into. The fantastical Yarn Quest is written by debut author, Brooke Scobie, and has been brought to wondrous life by […]

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The Quick Six Interview with Rebecca Fraser on Jonty’s Unicorn

Welcome to #TheQuickSixInterview with Rebecca Fraser! We’re delighted to welcome back the talented award-winning author and editor, Rebecca Fraser (interview on Sea Glass) to share her latest middle grade novel; Jonty’s Unicorn. If you love speculative fiction and fantasies with an old-world charm, you’ll love this heart-racing, galloping adventure full of thrills and darkness in […]

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