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Davina Bell Davina Bell i(A112686 works by)
Born: Established: Perth, Western Australia, ;
Gender: Female
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BiographyHistory

Davina Bell completed a law degree in Western Australia before moving to Melbourne to undertake the Professional Writing and Editing course at RMIT University. In Melbourne, she co-founded the literary quarterly Harvest. In 2007, Bell began work as an editorial assistant at Pearson Education; she later moved to Penguin as a children's book editor. In 2020, she was appointed to the children and young-adult division of Allen & Unwin.

The author of a number of well-received children's and picture books, in 2018, she was shortlisted for the Text Prize for a manuscript about the end of the world.

Most Referenced Works

Personal Awards

2020 recipient Australia Council Grants, Awards and Fellowships Individuals and groups ($15,000)
2016 recipient Australia Council Grants, Awards and Fellowships Australia Council Literature Board Grants Literature Arts Projects For Individuals and Groups $20,720.00

Awards for Works

y separately published work icon What to Do When You're Not Sure What to Do Sydney : Lothian , 2023 26495484 2023 single work picture book children's

'It might not be how you imagined . . . at first.

Find a you-shaped space.

Let yourself!

'Another warm and whimsical guide to negotiating life's little and big moments, What to Do When You're Not Sure What to Do focuses on situations outside a child's home and domestic realm where they might feel unsure. It's another gentle exploration of empathy, courage and confidence from award-winning and much-loved author Davina Bell and with beautiful, heartwarming illustrations by Hilary Jean Tapper.' (Publication summary)

2024 shortlisted Australian Book Industry Awards (ABIA) Children's Picture Book of the Year
2024 longlisted APA Book Design Awards Best Designed Children's Illustrated Book designed by Kirby Armstrong.
y separately published work icon What to Say When You Don't Know What to Say Sydney : Lothian , 2022 24411136 2022 single work picture book children's

'From the award-winning author of All the Ways to Be Smart, comes a warm and whimsical guide to negotiating new experiences and big emotions with empathy, kindness and words from the heart.

'I'm not brave enough today. Maybe next time.
You're hurting my feelings right now.
Want to join in?

'A warm and whimsical guide to negotiating life's little moments and big emotions with empathy, kindness and words from the heart.

'From award-winning and much-loved author Davina Bell and exciting new illustrator, Hilary Jean Tapper.' (Publication summary)

2023 shortlisted Speech Pathology Australia Book of the Year Awards Birth to 3 Years
2023 winner Australian Book Industry Awards (ABIA) Children's Picture Book of the Year
2023 longlisted APA Book Design Awards Best Designed Children's Illustrated Book designed by Kirby Armstrong.
2023 CBCA Book of the Year Awards Notable Book Picture Book
y separately published work icon Tomorrow is a Brand-New Day Brunswick : Scribble , 2021 22130342 2021 single work picture book children's

'I know your world is feeling grey but it won’t always be this way. And everyone alive can say they’ve felt the way you do today.

'We all have bad days, and bad days do pass.

'From creative superstars Davina Bell and Allison Colpoys comes a message of hope that we can depend upon and live by: bad days pass, and no matter what happens, we are deserving of love. An uplifting and healing book that every family needs in an era of overwhelming change.' (Publication summary)

2022 shortlisted Booksellers Choice Award BookPeople Book of the Year Children's Book of the Year
2022 shortlisted Australian Book Industry Awards (ABIA) Small Publishers' Children's Book of the Year
2022 CBCA Book of the Year Awards Notable Book Early Childhood
2022 longlisted Indie Awards Children's
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