On Episode 14 of Lost the Plot we have Kim Morton chatting to us about in the ins and outs of prestigious book awards and where children's fiction is heading. 

Show Notes:

Tinted Edges
http://tintededges.wordpress.com

Seeking Tumnus YA Fiction Podcast
http://seekingtumnus.com/

World Builders
https://worldbuilders.org/page/fundraising 

The Great Book Swap - Indigenous Literacy Foundation
http://www.greatbookswap.org.au/ 

Blemish Books
http://blemishbooks.com.au/news/index.shtml
http://blemishbooks.com.au/pulpture/index.shtml?platform=hootsuite

Hugo Award Finalists
http://www.worldcon.fi/wsfs/hugo-finalists/

Sad Puppies
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sad_Puppies 

Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2017/apr/04/worlds-biggest-prize-for-childrens-books-astrid-lindgren-memorial-award-wolf-erlbruch 

Banned Books Week - 2016 Top Challenged Books
https://www.facebook.com/bannedbooksweek/videos/10154485445061662/?hc_ref=PAGES_TIMELINE

2016 Top Challenged Books
https://www.bustle.com/p/the-most-challenged-books-of-2016-include-looking-for-alaska-eleanor-park-50160

Aranda Primary School Decommissions Library
http://www.canberratimes.com.au/act-news/aranda-primary-parents-furious-library-out-of-action-due-to-capacity-boost-20170426-gvtcpx.html

National Simultaneous Storytime
https://www.alia.org.au/nss#resources

Anita Heiss' New Book
https://www.facebook.com/AnitaHeissAuthor/photos/a.83638993243.83871.24222663243/10154460562053244/?type=3&theater

Cleverman Graphic Novel
https://www.facebook.com/ClevermanTV/photos/a.955142211221603.1073741828.830202647048894/1350165448385942/?type=3&theater

Tara Moss Working on New Book
https://www.facebook.com/taramossauthor/photos/a.10150247582859879.340967.9504834878/10155753351124879/?type=3&theater 

Free Copies of the Handmaid's Tale in NYC
http://www.huffingtonpost.com.au/entry/free-copies-of-handmaids-tale_us_59009e60e4b0af6d718a3ee6

My Cousin Rachel
https://www.facebook.com/ViragoPress/videos/10154723508797968/?hc_ref=PAGES_TIMELINE

Berlin Syndrome
https://www.facebook.com/BerlinSyndromeAU/videos/2274443816113390/?hc_ref=PAGES_TIMELINE

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them Casting
https://www.facebook.com/pottermore/photos/a.444547445579625.115539.213276278706744/1529027827131576/?type=3&theater
https://www.buzzfeed.com/eleanorbate/the-young-dumbledore?utm_term=.abYAXxjn8&bffbbooks#.otw8edGB3 

The Wheel of Time TV Series
http://variety.com/2017/tv/news/wheel-of-time-tv-series-sony-1202 

Kim Morton
http://feminartsy.com/unspoken-the-reality-of-domestic-violence-in-lgbtqi-communities/

Apply to be a CBCA Judge
https://cbca.org.au/judges-judging

What's In a Name by Myles Walsh
http://trove.nla.gov.au/work/213497657?selectedversion=NBD58638784

Mrs Whitlam by Bruce Pascoe
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/30342297-mrs-whitlam?ac=1&from_search=true

Dragonfly Song by Wendy Orr
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/29866071-dragonfly-song?ac=1&from_search=true

Episode 14 - Book Awards

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