Glenda Millard
Australian writer
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| Genre | Children's literature, young adult fiction |
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Glenda Millard is an Australian writer of children's literature and young adult fiction.
Biography
Millard was born in Victoria, Australia.[1] Her first work was published in 1999 by Margaret Hamilton Books, entitled Unplugged!.[2] In 2003 she released The Naming of Tishkin Silk which was named as an honour book at the 2004 CBCA Awards and was a finalist for the 2004 New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards. In 2007 Layla, Queen of Hearts, a follow-up to The Naming Of Tishkin Silk, won the 2007 Queensland Premier's Literary Award for Children's Book and was a short-list nominee for the Children's Book of the Year Award for younger readers.[3] In 2009 Millard released her young-adult fiction novel A Small Free Kiss in the Dark and the children's novel Perry Angel's Suitcase. A Small Free Kiss in the Dark was a short-list nominee for the 2009 Aurealis Award for best young-adult novel but lost to Scott Westerfeld's Leviathan and Perry Angel's Suitcase won the 2009 Children's Book of the Year Award for younger readers.[4][5] Millard is currently an ambassador for the Victorian Premier's Reading Challenge.[3]
Bibliography
Novels
The Kingdom of Silk series
- The Naming Of Tishkin Silk (2003, illustrations by Caroline Magerl)
- Layla, Queen of Hearts (2006, illustrations by Stephen Michael King)
- Perry Angel's Suitcase (2008, illustrations by Stephen Michael King)
- All the Colours of Paradise (2009, illustrations by Stephen Michael King)
- Plum Puddings and Paper Moons (2010, illustrations by Stephen Michael King)
- The Tender Moments of Saffron Silk (2012, illustrations by Stephen Michael King)
- Nell's Festival of Crisp Winter Glories (2013, illustrations by Stephen Michael King)
Other novels
- When the Angels Came (2003, illustrations by Janine Dawson)
- Bringing Reuben Home (2004)
- The Novice (2005)
- A Small Free Kiss in the Dark (2009)
- The Stars at Oktober Bend (2016)
Picture books
- Unplugged! (1999, illustrated by Dee Huxley)
- Bones Maloney and the Raspberry Spiders (2002, illustrated by Matt Cosgrove)
- Heart of the Tiger (2004, illustrated by Gaye Chapman)
- Mrs Wiggins' Wartymelons (2004, with Steven Axelson)
- Angel Breath (2005, illustrated by Dee Huxley)
- Kaito's Cloth (2006, illustrated by Gaye Chapman)
- Applesauce and the Christmas Miracle (2008, illustrated by Stephen Michael King)
- Isabella's Garden (2009, illustrated by Rebecca Cool)
- Mbobo Tree (2010, illustrated by Annie White)
Source: WorldCat
Awards and nominations
- The Naming of Tishkin Silk
- Nomination: 2004 New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards
- Honoured: 2004 CBCA Awards
- Heart of the Tiger
- Nomination: 2005 Crichton Award
- The Novice
- 2006 White Raven
- Kaito's Cloth
- 2007 White Raven
- Nomination: 2007 Queensland Premier's Literary Awards – Children's Book Award
- Layla, Queen of Hearts
- Win: 2007 Queensland Premier's literary Awards – Children's Book Award
- Nomination: 2007 Children's Book of the Year Award: Younger Readers
- A Small Free Kiss in the Dark
- Nomination: 2009 Aurealis Award for best young-adult novel
- Perry Angel's Suitcase
- Win: 2009 Children's Book of the Year Award: Younger Readers
- The Duck and The Darklings
- Short-listed: 2015 Patricia Wrightson Prize for Children's Literature, New South Wales Premier's Awards 2015 (with Stephen Michael King)[6]
Source: showtell.com.au
References
- ^ "Glenda Millard". Scholastic Corporation. Archived from the original on 4 January 2006. Retrieved 5 May 2010.
- ^ "Glenda Millard". WorldCat. Retrieved 5 May 2010.
- ^ a b "Glenda Millard". showtell.com.au. Archived from the original on 20 July 2008. Retrieved 5 May 2010.
- ^ "Aurealis Awards 2009: Young Adult Judges' Report" (PDF). Aurealis Awards. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 July 2011. Retrieved 2010-05-05.
- ^ "Book of the Year 2009 Winners". Children's Book Council of Australia. Archived from the original on 26 August 2009. Retrieved 5 May 2010.
- ^ "New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards" (PDF). SL Magazine. Vol. 8, no. 4. Summer 2015. p. 35.
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Children's Book of the Year Award for Younger Readers
- Rummage by Christobel Mattingley (1982)
- Thing by Robin Klein (1983)
- Bernice Knows Best by Max Dann (1984)
- Something Special by Emily Rodda (1985)
- Arkwright by Mary Steele (1986)
- Pigs Might Fly by Emily Rodda (1987)
- My Place by Nadia Wheatley (1988)
- The Best-Kept Secret by Emily Rodda (1989)
- Pigs and Honey by Jeanie Adams (1990)
- Finders Keepers by Emily Rodda (1991)
- The Magnificent Nose and Other Marvels by Anna Fienberg (1992)
- The Bamboo Flute by Garry Disher (1993)
- Rowan of Rin by Emily Rodda (1994)
- Ark in the Park by Wendy Orr (1995)
- Swashbuckler by James Moloney (1996)
- Hannah Plus One by Libby Gleeson (1997)
- Someone Like Me by Elaine Forrestal (1998)
- My Girragunji by Meme McDonald and Boori Pryor (1999)
- Hitler's Daughter by Jackie French (2000)
- Two Hands Together by Diana Kidd (2001)
- My Dog by John Heffernan (2002)
- Rain May and Captain Daniel by Catherine Bateson (2003)
- Dragonkeeper by Carole Wilkinson (2004)
- The Silver Donkey by Sonya Hartnett (2005)
- Helicopter Man by Elizabeth Fensham (2006)
- Being Bee by Catherine Bateson (2007)
- Dragon Moon by Carole Wilkinson (2008)
- Perry Angel's Suitcase by Glenda Millard (2009)
- Darius Bell and the Glitter Pool by Odo Hirsch (2010)
- The Red Wind by Isobelle Carmody (2011)
- Crow Country by Kate Constable (2012)
- The Children of the King by Sonya Hartnett (2013)
- City Of Orphans: A Very Unusual Pursuit by Catherine Jinks (2014)
- The Cleo Stories: The Necklace and the Present by Libby Gleeson (2015)
- Soon by Morris Gleitzman (2016)
- Rockhopping by Trace Balla (2017)
- How To Bee by Bren MacDibble (2018)
- His Name Was Winter by Emily Rodda (2019)
- The Little Wave by Pip Harry (2020)
- Aster's Good, Right Things by Kate Gordon (2021)
- A Glasshouse of Stars by Shirley Marr (2022)
- Runt by Craig Silvey (2023)
- Scar Town by Tristan Bancks (2024)
- Picture Book (1955–present)
- Early Childhood (2001–present)
- Older Readers (1946–present)
- Eve Pownall Award for Information Books (1988–present)
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