2015: the year ahead in youth literature

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2015: The Year Ahead in Youth Literature

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Jandy NelsonJune 2015

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Jo KnowlesJune 2015

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The Rest of Us Just Live Here

Patrick NessAugust 2015

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Leslye WaltonApril 2015

Teresa TotenMay 2015

Non PrattAugust 2015

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Meg McKinlayMay 2015

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Maggie ThrashSeptember 2015

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StrayRachael Craw • July 2015

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A devastating, compelling novel that will get everyone talking, from the author of Creepy and Maud.

A SMALL MADNESS

Dianne TouchellFebruary 2015

The unforgettable story of a young woman finding the courage to escape her present, face her past and embrace her future, from the bestselling author of The Convent.

STAY WITH MEMaureen McCarthyMay 2015

A snappy, witty adventure caper about art, love, death and everything in between.From the author of the highly acclaimed Beatle Meets Destiny.

THE GUY, THE GIRL, THE ARTIST & HIS EX

Gabrielle WilliamsApril 2015

‘Pandora digs for answers with

vehemence and readers will follow

her at the same furious pace. Page after page, Barry

Jonsberg maintains the suspense.’ Bookseller &

Publisher

• RECKONING - May 2015

• Deception – October 2014• Admission – May 2014

A unique and alluring art book from the incomparable Shaun Tan,

featuring seventy-five extraordinary sculptures based on the compelling fairytales of the Brothers Grimm.

Photo: Inari Kiuru

THE SINGING BONES

Shaun Tan

OCTOBER 2015

Humour

Post-apocalyptic

Rip your heart out

Romance

Authentic Australian voices

Coming-of-age story

Dual points of view

Heavy themes (mental illness, death, war)

Strong female characters

Unfamiliar settings

August 2014 (shhh!) May 2015 July 2015

The Protected by Claire Zorn

Just a Queen by Jane Caro

Talk Under Waterby Kathryn Lomer

An honest and searing portrayal of loss and grief that conveys the repercussions of bullying to the

modern-day teenager.

A gripping YA novel about one of history’s most powerful women – the

companion to Just a Girl .

An original YA novel about finding yourself, finding love, and making

your way in the world.

Author of the acclaimedThe Sky So Heavy –

CBCA Honour Book & Shortlisted for the Aurealis & Inky Awards

Author is a well-known media personality and social commentator

Will and Summer meet online by chance and strike up a friendship. But

Summer is hiding a secret – she is deaf.

‘Move over John Marsden: Claire Zorn has arrived.’

Good Reading ‘5-star review’

‘A powerful retelling of history.’ Georgia Blain, author of

Closed for Winter

Award-winning author of The Spare Room (2004 CBCA Notable

Book) & What Now Tilda B? (2011 Tasmanian Book Prize)

ABOUT FRANKIE & JOELYA magnetic young adult novel about friendship, rivalry and the heartache of new love.

Frankie and Joely are best friends. At the age of fifteen they share the things most teenage girls share. Until now …

Staying with Joely’s relatives in the small town of Payne for their summer holiday, Frankie and Joely have grand plans. Frankie dreams of flirting with Joely’s cute cousins and working on her tan. Joely wants to escape her controlling mother and finally introduce Frankie to the people she loves. Neither of them expects to meet a boy who has plans of his own …

Catch your breath on this novel from an unflinchingly honest Australian voice.

ABOUT NOVA WEETMANNova Weetman is the author of the young adult novel, The Haunting of Lily Frost, an atmospheric and chilling ghost story set in a small town. She lives with her partner, a playwright, and their two children in a falling-down house in Melbourne. www.novaweetman.com.au | @NovaWeetman

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Martine MurrayMOLLY AND PIMAND THE MILLIONSOF STARSJuly 2015

David LevithanHOLD ME CLOSERApril 2015

ANOTHER DAYSeptember 2015

Rebecca Stead

GOODBYESTRANGERSeptember 2015

Paula Weston

BURNThe Rephaim IVJuly 2015

HIGHLIGHTS OF 2015Text is publishing more YA and children’s books in 2015 than in any previous year.

Two more great books

ADRIFT by Paul Griffin (US),August 2015Gripping, terrifying and completely unforgettable. The

story of five teenagers, friends and strangers, stuck out at sea. From the critically acclaimed and bestselling author of TEN MILE RIVER, STAY WITH ME and BURNING BLUE.

WE ARE THE REBELS by Clare Wright, May 2015A young adult edition of the 2014 Stella Prize-winning FORGOTTEN REBELS OF EUREKA, adapted specifically for schools and educators. Important and timely.Teaching notes tailored to the Australian curriculum will be available.

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The Text Prize for Young Adult & Children’s Writing

• Text Prize 2015 open for submissions 2 March to 2 AprilEntry form available now at www.textpublishing.com.au/text-prize

• 2014 Winner HOW TO BE HAPPY by David Burton out September

• WAER by Meg Caddy, shortlisted in 2013, out in November

TEXT PUBLISHING 2015

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HAVOC by Jane HigginsThe ceasefire is barely holding. Southside waits, with a kind of hope that feels like defeat.

Then Cityside blows up the bridge.Amid the chaos and rubble Nik and Lanya are drawn into a complex web of power, fear and betrayal.

• March 2015

• Themes: friendship, loyalty, power (use & abuse), adventure, belonging, conflict

• Teaching notes tailored to Australian curriculum available on publication(Available now for THE BRIDGE)

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• Jane Higgins is a social researcher, specialising in projects with teenagers and human rights campaigns

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2015: The Year Ahead in Youth Literature

• You’re the Voice

• Writers in Residence

• International AIDS conference

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‘More than half of all online teens who go online create content for the internet. Among internet-using teens,

57%…are what might be called Content Creators.

- Pew Research (US)

August – September 2015

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18 March Longlist announcement Somerset

19 March Teen judge applications open

6 April Teen judge applications close

24 August Shortlist announcement& voting openMelbourne Writers Festival

13 October Winners AnnouncementState Library of Victoria

13 October Winners CelebrationTBC

Inky Awards

Conference 29-30 May 2015

Arts Centre

Early bird closes 31 January 2015

Student Program 28 May 2015

State Library of Victoria

Bookings open 3 February 2015

Program Launch3 February 2015

Reading Matters

2015: The (Awesome!) Year Ahead

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Enter a breathtaking world where music is magic . . . but the echoes can kill you.

From the Melbourne author of the Chasing the Valley trilogy

MARCH 2015

THE HUSHSkye Melki-

Wegner

THE PAUSEJohn Larkin

One moment. One pause. A whole new life.

An important novel from the author of The Shadow Girl, Winner of the Victorian Premier’s Literary Awards Prize

for Writing for Young Adults

APRIL 2015

ONE TRUE THING

Nicole HayesWhen you’re the daughter of the Victorian

Premier, there’s no such thing as privacy . . .

From the Melbourne author of The Whole of My World

MAY 2015

RISKFleur Ferris

‘Gripping, devastating and terrifying. The scariest thing is that everything that

happens in Risk is all too possible.’ Rebecca James, author of Beautiful Malice

‘This suspenseful story is a thrilling read from beginning to end.’ Nora, age 14

‘Great book. Hits you pretty hard and is really impactful.’ Catherine, age 16

JULY 2015

Fleur Ferris

Hysterically funny,

heartwarming and offbeat

‘A sexy love triangle and

madcap mystery’ Jennifer Echols

An achingly beautiful story of courage, loss

and friendship

JANUARY FEBRUARY JULY

YES, it’s Sophie Kinsella’s first

YA novel, Finding Audrey!

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2015: The (Awesome!) Year Ahead

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The year ahead …

5 minutes …

3 remarkable YA authors …

Erin Gough Thalia Kalkipsakis Melissa Keil

• the laugh-out-loud, heart-warming and sob-worthy YA debut from Erin Gough

• winner of HGE’s The Ampersand Project 2013

The Flywheel

Seventeen-year-old Delilah is grappling with some curly questions:

Is it OK to break the law to help a friend?

How can a girl tell another girl she likes her without it ending in humiliation and heartbreak?

And, is it ever truly possible to dance in public without falling over?

An exciting new voice in Aussie YA … Erin Gough writes lightning on the page, her words leaving a resounding thunderclap in the heart!

It reads like a progress in Aussie YA diversity, a move away from coming-out stories to explorations of the perils and pleasures that come when you are finally true to yourself, but still dealing with the small minds of others.

Gough’s book being about a girl falling in love with another girl shouldn’t be praised for that alone (or at all) – instead, let’s celebrate this tremendous story about falling in love and finding your feet

The Flywheel

– Danielle Binks, Kill Your Darlings

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Publishing February 2015

The Flywheel by Erin Gough

• a thrilling new trilogy of epic proportions from best-selling children’s author Thalia Kalkipsakis

• a fresh take on the time-tripping genre, Lifespan of Starlight is Gattaca meets The Time Traveler’s Wife

Lifespan of Starlight

Publishing April 2015

Lifespan of Starlight by Thalia Kalkipsakis

Feb 2013Melissa’s YA debut and the first Ampersand Project winner is published to critical and commercial acclaim

• Prime Minister’s Literary Awards Shortlist 2014

• Western Australian Premier’s Book Awards 2014

• Ena Noel Award 2014• CBCA Book of the Year (Older

Readers) Shortlist 2014• YALSA Awards for Best Fiction for

Young Adults 2014• Gold Inky Award Nominee 2013

Melissa Keil: book 1

Sept 2014

“Keil’s new book a total hit” Junior B&P

“TIACG has cemented Melissa Keil onto my favourite author list” Lily Reads Books

“I could not put this book down – it hooked me from the get go” Rachael Craw, Spark

“Exceptionally engrossing” Read Plus “Had me laughing out loud … funny and endearing”

Kids’ Book Review “A feel-good story with … one very adorable,swoon-worthy boy” Tales Compendium

Melissa Keil: book 2

Melissa Keil: book 3

? Publishing TBC

black dog booksYoung Adult 2015

Sue LawsonJuly 2015

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also bySue Lawson

“Knowledge empowers people with our most powerful tool: the ability to think and decide. There is no power for change greater

than a child discovering what he or she cares about.”

– Seymour Simon in a speech about Global Warming for the 40th anniversary of Earth Day, 2010.

also byCarole

Wilkinson

Carole WilkinsonAugust 2015

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