AustLit
A PALS - China Exhibition
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The sixth annual Australian Writers Week in China was presented by the Australian Embassy in Beijing from 17-24 March 2013. The event showcased a diverse range of Australian children’s literature and illustrations at international literary festivals, bookshops, libraries, universities, schools, and kindergartens in five cities.
Featured emerging and established Australian authors included Australian Children’s Laureate Alison Lester, author and illustrator Ambelin Kwaymullina, children’s and young adult author Meredith Badger, award-winning young adult author Robert Newton, author and academic Pam Macintyre, and Walkley Foundation non-fiction book award winner George Megalogenis.
This initiative was made possible through a partnership with Copyright Agency Limited and the support of the Beijing Capital Library, Walkley Foundation, East Hotel Beijing, The Bookworm Literary Festival, the Shanghai International Literary Festival, JUE Music + Art 2014, and China’s Australian Studies Centre network.
The artwork for the event (see image on the right) is taken from the front cover of Ambelin Kwaymullina's picture book The Crow and the Waterhole.
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Alison Lester
Children's Writer-
Alison Lester was born at Foster, Victoria. Raised on a farm, she was educated at St. Margaret's in Berwick, Victoria, where she was a boarder. Lester began illustrating books in the late 1970s, and for much of the early 1980s, she concentrated on illustrating books by other writers such as Robin Klein (especially the Thing series) and June Epstein (especially the Augustus series). In 1985, she published the first work that she had both written and illustrated: Clive Eats Alligators. Since then, she has continued to illustrate the work of other authors, but has increasingly illustrated her own works.
In her works, Alison Lester injects romance, adventure and imagination into the everyday world of pre-school children - their likes/dislikes, meal-times, getting dressed, playing, shopping, sleeping. Her childhood on the family cattle farm is apparent as inspiration in many of her books.
Read more about Alison Lester.
See awards won by Alison Lester.
Find works by Alison translated in Chinese.
Find full text related to Alison and her works.
Most recent novels include:
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2784183513063978549.jpg226896112087655176.jpgThe Painted Ponies Alison Lester , 2019 single work picture book
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4087542594426924422.jpg2832240798345181012.jpgThe Very Noisy Baby Alison Lester , 2017 single work picture book
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Ambelin Kwaymullina
Novelist and Children's Writer-
Ambelin Kwaymullina graduated from the University of Western Australia in 1998 with a Bachelor of Laws (Hons). She worked in the areas of natural resource management, law reform and politics. Kwaymullina published her first work for children, the picture book Crow and the Waterhole, in 2007.
In February 2010, Fremantle Press announced Ambelin Kwaymullina had been selected among 25 Australian illustrators whose work will be exhibited by the Australian Publishers' Association at the Brologna Children's Book Fair in March 2010 for Crow and the Waterhole. The exhibition promotes Australian culture and literary culture internationally.
She has subsequently published a wide range of children's books, both independently and in collaboration with family members.
Read more about Ambelin Kwaymullina.
See awards won by Ambelin Kwaymullina.
Find full text related to Kwaymullina and her works.
Most recent novels include:
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3382230545663360676.jpg2320103111222775807.jpg221026259085719917.jpg6971510495527695282.jpgCatching Teller Crow Ambelin Kwaymullina , Ezekiel Kwaymullina , 2018 single work novel
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7687159380701344090.jpg2774018624025735748.jpgThe Foretelling of Georgie Spider Ambelin Kwaymullina , 2015 single work novel
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Meredith Badger
Children's Writer-
Meredith Badger is an Australian children's author, who has sold over 375,000 books across Australia and New Zealand. Her books include the Fairy School Dropout series, the Tweenie Genie series, and two books in the Go Girl! series.
She has also written a young adult novel Shift, under the pseudonym Em Bailey, and is one of a number of writers who use the pseudonym H. I. Larry.
Read more about Meredith Badger.
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Find works by Badger translated into Chinese.
Most recent novels include:
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6189848469532676944.jpgBrilliant Besties Meredith Badger , Rowan McAuley , Chrissie Perry , 2018 selected work children's fiction
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3811765271003280229.jpgSecret Stash Meredith Badger , Rowan McAuley , Chrissie Perry , 2018 selected work children's fiction
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1655392830604337702.jpg3684697145761271934.jpgThings I Don't Know Meredith Badger , 2012 single work novel
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Robert Newton
Young Adult Author-
Robert Newton is an award-winning author. His first work of fiction was young adult novel My Name is Will Thompson, published 2001. Newton's sixth novel, historical young adult fiction, The Black Dog Gang, was shortlisted for the NSW Premier's Literary Awards. Later, his novel When We Were Two, won the NSW Premier's Literary Award for Young Adult Fiction.
Newton is the son of an Army officer, and his family spent much of his childhood moving around Australia. He is based in Melbourne, Victoria, and also works as a firefighter for Metropolitan Fire Brigade.
Read more about Robert Newton.
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Most recent novels include:
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6916784010169718593.jpgMr Romanov's Garden In The Sky Robert Newton , 2017 single work children's fiction
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Pam Macintyre
Scholar-
Pam Macintyre is a critic and researcher in the field of children's literature. Macintyre graduated from the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology and Monash University, Melbourne.
She has lectured in children's literature at the University of Melbourne and was the editor, with Stella Lees, of the Oxford Companion to Australian Children's Literature (1993).
In 2009, she was awarded the Dromkeen Librarian's Award for her long involvement in children's literacy, including her role as founding editor of Viewpoint.
Read more about Pam Macintyre.
See awards won by Pam Macintyre.
Most recent works include:
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5530574443075256221.jpgWhere the Shoreline Used to Be : An Anthology from Australia and Beyond 2016 anthology poetry short story
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1007694694686130651.jpgThings a Map Won't Show You : Stories from Australia and Beyond 2012 anthology short story poetry prose
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George Megalonius
JournalistGeorge Megalogenis is an Australian journalist, political commentator and author. He joined the Sun News-Pictorial as a cadet journalist, before working as an economics correspondent for News Limited from 1988 to 1990. He then moved to the Australian newspaper in 1991, where he became a senior feature writer. After eleven years in the Canberra Press Gallery, from 1988 to 1999, Megalogenis returned to Melbourne, and since 2012 he has primarily focused on book writing and documentary making. His work examines the political, economic and social history of Australia.
Most of his work is outside of AustLit's scope.
Notable works:
Australia's Second Chance: What Our History Tells Us about Our Future (2015)
The Australian Movement (2012)
The Longest Decade (2006)
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Original Media Release
Title: Meida Release, Australian Embassy, Beijing, 20 February 2013, 2013 Australian Writers' Week in China
"The Australian Embassy Beijing is again bringing a fascinating line-up of emerging and established Australian authors to China for a packed program of events during its sixth annual Australian Writers’ Week from 17-24 March 2013.
With a program that includes events at international literary festivals in Beijing and Shanghai, bookshops, libraries, universities, schools, kindergartens and other venues in Beijing, Shanghai, Chengdu, Guangzhou and Tianjin, this year’s Writers’ Week will showcase Australian children’s literature and illustrations.
In 2013, guest authors include Australian Children’s Laureate Alison Lester, author and illustrator Ambelin Kwaymullina, children’s and young adult author Meredith Badger, award-winning young adult author Robert Newton and author and academic Pam Macintyre.
They will be joined by Walkley Foundation non-fiction book award winner George Megalogenis.
“This year, I’m delighted that our Writers’ Week will feature the best of Australian children’s literature. Australian authors and illustrators have long excelled in this genre, and we look forward to bringing their wonderful and imaginative stories and pictures to Chinese children and families,” said Australian Ambassador to China, Ms Frances Adamson.
Another important element of the Writers’ Week is the Australia-China Publishing Forum, also in its sixth year and now a well-recognised and popular event on the industry calendars of both countries. In 2013, the Forum will also focus on children’s and educational publishing, will see a large delegation of Australian publishers travel to Beijing province to engage with top Chinese publishers for two days of briefings, presentations and business matching.
In 2013, the Embassy is also delighted to partner with the Beijing Capital Library and Books Illustrated to bring a unique exhibition of children’s book illustrations to the Library: ‘Hello from Australia!’. With an active program of children’s activities and workshops at the Library over the course of Writers’ Week with guest authors Ann James and Anne Spudvilas, the exhibition and activities are a very special opportunity for local children to get involved and learn more about Australian books, life and culture.
Writers’ Week is presented by the Australian Embassy, Beijing. This event is made possible through the generous support of our Writers’ Week event partner Copyright Agency Limited. The Embassy also acknowledges support from Beijing Capital Library, Walkley Foundation, East Hotel Beijing, The Bookworm Literary Festival, the Shanghai International Literary Festival and JUE Music + Art 2013. The Embassy is also proud to work closely with China’s Australian Studies Centre network to bring author events to university students across China."
Source: https://china.embassy.gov.au/bjng/130220mediarelease.html
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