Bates to receive 2008 Lady Cutler Award8 November, 2008The Lady Cutler Award, which recognises distinguished service to children's literature, primarily in NSW, has been awarded in 2008 to Di Bates.
BWF 2008 an 'unparalleled success'24 September, 2008This year's Brisbane Writers' Festival was an ‘unparalleled success', festival director Michael Campbell told WBN.
Mahtab’s Story by Libby Gleeson23 March, 2008Libby Gleeson’s latest novel sees her on familiar ground, writing a gripping story about an issue that is too often ignored by writers for young people. Although she is a strong and confident writer, Gleeson never allows her voice to overshadow that of her protagonist, the 12-year-old girl from Afghanistan, whose spirit wins her a place in the heart of the reader.