Introducing the very first longlist for the DANZ Children’s Book Awards for 2024! Check out the judge’s comments here!
Diversity is more than just a label
Picture books
Echo
Written by Lisa Van Der Wielen and illustrated by Anne Farrell
Published by Lisa Van Der Wielen for HeartKids Australia
Be Careful, Xiao Xin!
Written by Alice Pung and illustrated by Sher Rill Ng
Published by Working Title Press
The Month That Makes the Year
By Inda Ahmad Zahri
Published by Allen & Unwin
Maharaja’s Quest
By Paridhi P Apte
Published by Paridhi P Apte
My Shadow is Purple
By Scott Stuart
Published by Larrikin House
Ceremony
Written by Adam Goodes and Ellie Laing and illustrated by David Hardy
Published by Allen & Unwin
Stay for Dinner
Written by Sandhya Parappukkaran and illustrated by Michelle Pereira
Published by Hardie Grant Children’s Publishing
Come Over to My House
Written by Sally Rippin and Eliza Hull and illustrated by Daniel Gray-Barnett
Published by Hardie Grant Children’s Publishing
The Heartbeat of the Land
Written by Cathy Freeman and Coral Vass and Tannya Harricks
Published by Larrikin House
Zola and the Christmas Lights
Written by Melina Marchetta and illustrated by Deb Hudson
Published Penguin Random House Australia
Chapter Books
When Granny Came to Stay
Written by Alice Pung and Illustrated by Soweol Han
Published by Pan Australia
Maku
By Meyne Wyatt
Published by Pan Australia
Ayesha Dean: The High School Heist
By Melati Lum
Published by Melby Rose Publishing
Little Ash Friendship Fix-it!
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Published by Ash Barty & Jasmin McGaughey and illustrated by Jade Goodwin
The Very Best Doughnut
Written by Randa Abdel-Fattah and illustrated by Amani Haydar
Published by Pan Australia
29 Things You Didn’t Know About Me
Written by Solli Raphael and illustrated by Olana Janfa
Published by Pan Australia
Middle Grade
Xavier in the Meantime
By Kate Gordon
Published by Riveted Press
The Wintrish Girl
By Melanie La’Brooy
Published by UQP
So That Happened . . . But Maybe You Already Knew That
By Tami Sussman
Published by Walker Books Australia
Nerra: Deep Time Traveller, The Broken Rainbow
Written by Tasma Walton and illustrated by Samantha Campbell
Published by Scholastic
Huda Was Here
By H. Hayek
Published by Allen & Unwin
Zadie Ma and the Dog Who Chased the Moon
By Gabrielle Wang
Published by Penguin Books Australia
Indigo in the Storm
By Kate Gordon
Published by Riveted Press
The Wrath of the Woolington Wyrm
By Karen Foxlee and illustrated by Freda Chiu
Published by Allen & Unwin
No Words
By Maryam Master
Published by Pan Australia
The Rebels of Mount Buffalo
By Helen Edwards
Published by Riveted Press
KEY DATES (subject to change)
- Award launch at ASLA Conference in April 2023
- Judges invited to apply in June and July 2023
- Judges chosen and informed in August 2023
- Book nominations invited late July 2023
- Judging to run in September to November 2023
- Longlist announced in January 2024
- Shortlist announced in February 2024
- Winners announced in March 2024
I am looking forward to seeing which books make the shortlist next month!
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