The inaugural DANZ Children’s Book Awards Winners have been announced, and the three books that have won in 2024 are:
Picture Book
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
Chapter Books
Maku
By Meyne Wyatt
Published by Pan Australia
Middle Grade
The Wintrish Girl
By Melanie La’Brooy
Published by UQP
Congratulations to the winners and I can’t wait to see what comes next for this award.
DANZ is hoping to add more categories next year:
We would like to make our inaugural award a yearly event, with the 2025 award celebrating
and rewarding books and creators in the following categories:
young adult
non-fiction
poetry
graphic novels
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