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Matt Chun Matt Chun i(14902086 works by)
Gender: Male
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Most Referenced Works

Personal Awards

2023 recipient Australia Council Grants, Awards and Fellowships Arts Projects for Individuals and Groups $42,452     
2023 recipient The Neilma Sidney Literary Travel Fund with Amy McQuire, for Matt Chun (NSW), for travel to Tanna, Vanuatu for research, co-writing and artmaking for collaborative picture book project on the enslavement of Pacific Islanders in colonial Australia, aka ‘Blackbirding’
2021 winner Australian Picture Book Illustrator Awards Developing Illustrator

Awards for Works

y separately published work icon Day Break Richmond : Bright Light , 2021 20090791 2021 single work picture book children's

'Day Break is the story of a family making their way back to Country on January 26. We see the strength they draw from being together, and from sharing stories as they move through a shifting landscape.

'The story refocuses the narratives around ‘Australia Day’ on Indigenous survival and resistance, and in doing so honours the past while looking to the future. Confronting yet truthful, painful yet full of hope, Day Break is a crucial story that will open up a conversation on truth-telling for the next generation.' (Publication summary)

2023 shortlisted Speech Pathology Australia Book of the Year Awards Three to 5 Years
2022 winner APA Book Design Awards Designers' Choice Children's / Young Adult Book of the Year
2022 shortlisted Australian Book Industry Awards (ABIA) Children's Picture Book of the Year
2022 shortlisted APA Book Design Awards Best Designed Children's Illustrated Book designed by Amy McQuire.
2022 CBCA Book of the Year Awards Notable Book Picture Book
y separately published work icon Australian Sea Life Richmond : Little Hare Books , 2019 16851319 2019 single work information book children's

'In this stunning companion to Australian Birds, Matt Chun takes to the oceans to explore Australia’s most fascinating sea creatures, from the great white shark to the tiny soldier crab.

'Matt Chun's unique way of rendering our natural world will spark young readers' imaginations and evoke awe in all nature enthusiasts.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

2020 CBCA Book of the Year Awards Notable Book Eve Pownall Award
y separately published work icon Australian Sea Life Richmond : Little Hare Books , 2019 16851319 2019 single work information book children's

'In this stunning companion to Australian Birds, Matt Chun takes to the oceans to explore Australia’s most fascinating sea creatures, from the great white shark to the tiny soldier crab.

'Matt Chun's unique way of rendering our natural world will spark young readers' imaginations and evoke awe in all nature enthusiasts.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

2020 CBCA Book of the Year Awards Notable Book Eve Pownall Award
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