Episode 14 - Book Awards

On Episode 14 of Lost the Plot we have Kim Morton chatting to us about in the ins and outs of prestigious book awards and where children's fiction is heading. Show Notes: Tinted Edges http://tintededges.wordpress.com Seeking Tumnus YA Fiction Podcast http://seekingtumnus.com/ World Builders https://worldbuilders.org/page/fundraising The Great Book Swap - Indigenous Literacy Foundation http://www.greatbookswap.org.au/ Blemish Books http://blemishbooks.com.au/news/index.shtml http://blemishbooks.com.au/pulpture/index.shtml?platform=hootsuite Hugo Award Finalists http://www.worldcon.fi/wsfs/hugo-finalists/ Sad Puppies https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sad_Puppies Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award https://www.theguardian.com/books/2017/apr/04/worlds-biggest-prize-for-childrens-books-astrid-lindgren-memorial-award-wolf-erlbruch Banned Books Week - 2016 Top Challenged Books https://www.facebook.com/bannedbooksweek/videos/10154485445061662/?hc_ref=PAGES_TIMELINE 2016 Top Challenged Books https://www.bustle.com/p/the-most-challenged-books-of-2016-include-looking-for-alaska-eleanor-park-50160 Aranda Primary School Decommissions Library http://www.canberratimes.com.au/act-news/aranda-primary-parents-furious-library-out-of-action-due-to-capacity-boost-20170426-gvtcpx.html National Simultaneous Storytime https://www.alia.org.au/nss#resources Anita Heiss' New Book https://www.facebook.com/AnitaHeissAuthor/photos/a.83638993243.83871.24222663243/10154460562053244/?type=3&theater Cleverman Graphic Novel https://www.facebook.com/ClevermanTV/photos/a.955142211221603.1073741828.830202647048894/1350165448385942/?type=3&theater Tara Moss Working on New Book https://www.facebook.com/taramossauthor/photos/a.10150247582859879.340967.9504834878/10155753351124879/?type=3&theater Free Copies of the Handmaid's Tale in NYC http://www.huffingtonpost.com.au/entry/free-copies-of-handmaids-tale_us_59009e60e4b0af6d718a3ee6 My Cousin Rachel https://www.facebook.com/ViragoPress/videos/10154723508797968/?hc_ref=PAGES_TIMELINE Berlin Syndrome https://www.facebook.com/BerlinSyndromeAU/videos/2274443816113390/?hc_ref=PAGES_TIMELINE Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them Casting https://www.facebook.com/pottermore/photos/a.444547445579625.115539.213276278706744/1529027827131576/?type=3&theater https://www.buzzfeed.com/eleanorbate/the-young-dumbledore?utm_term=.abYAXxjn8&bffbbooks#.otw8edGB3 The Wheel of Time TV Series http://variety.com/2017/tv/news/wheel-of-time-tv-series-sony-1202 Kim Morton http://feminartsy.com/unspoken-the-reality-of-domestic-violence-in-lgbtqi-communities/ Apply to be a CBCA Judge https://cbca.org.au/judges-judging What's In a Name by Myles Walsh http://trove.nla.gov.au/work/213497657?selectedversion=NBD58638784 Mrs Whitlam by Bruce Pascoe https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/30342297-mrs-whitlam?ac=1&from_search=true Dragonfly Song by Wendy Orr https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/29866071-dragonfly-song?ac=1&from_search=true