Alison Lester Takes Home the Melbourne Award for Literature
We couldn’t be happier to share the news that Alison Lester has won the Melbourne Prize for Literature, one of Australia’s richest arts prizes
Kids Submissions Opening 1 November!
If you’ve been working on a manuscript for juniors, middle-readers or young adults then it’s time to start filling your plot-holes and sharpening your prose ...
Q&A with author and illustrator Gwyn Perkins
CBCA winner Gwyn Perkins recently answered some questions from a class of curious Year Two students and his sense of humour shines through so brightly that we wanted to share the Q&A here.
Christian White signs major Australian/American screen deal for The Nowhere Child
Australian production company Carver Films (Snowtown, Sunshine) has partnered with prestigious US-based production company Anonymous Content (True Detective, 13 Reasons Why, The Revenant, Babel, Spotlight) to win the screen rights to Christian White’s chart-topping thriller, The Nowhere Child.
Has there ever been a better time to be an Australian writer?
There’s something magical happening in Australian publishing.
A Walk in the Bush Wins CBCA Picture Book of the Year, The Very Noisy Baby Named Honour Book for Early Childhood.
A whimsical picture book inspired by the wilderness in NSW by debut author/illustrator, Gwyn Perkins, was the first ever book released on the Affirm Press kids list.
Three writers chosen for the Affirm Press Mentorship Award 2018
Two previous winners of the award have gone on to sign publishing deals with Affirm Press.
A Walk in the Bush and The Very Noisy Baby Shortlisted for the CBCA Awards
We’re rapt that two of our kids books have made the 2018 shortlist for the Children Book Council of Australia Awards (CBCA).
Dinuka Mckenzie Hatches ‘The Perfect Crime’
Flood Debris, was chosen as the best entry in the Affirm Press/Tablo ‘The Perfect Crime’ competition.
Talking less and listening more
Martin Hughes (with senior editor Ruby Ashby-Orr) explores what it means to shape a better culture and create safer workplaces.