Our puppy, Rita, just graduated from puppy school. At first I thought we would be drawing lots to see who got to go out in the cold every Monday night to take Rita to her classes. Not at all. Once we’d experienced it, we all wanted to go. And we did–me, my husband John and … Continued
I’ve been getting some emails from readers outside Australia who want to know when Garden of the Purple Dragon will be available overseas. So far the UK, USA and Swedish puplishers have signed up to publish it. It will be released in February in UK. In USA it will be out in spring 2007. I … Continued
I’ve just spent four days in Fremantle (Western Australia just in case there’s anyone from OS reading). I wasn’t quite organised enough to post while away. The event was a WA School Librarians conference. The conference was good and it was a pleasure to meet some of the lovely librarians who do such a fantastic … Continued
I thought a blog attached to my website would make it easier for me to keep my “Latest News” up-to-date. It will also give visitors to the website an opportunity to comment. And I can talk about…well, anything! Most importantly, I want to show the world our new puppy! Her name is Rita. Isn’t she … Continued
Garden of the Purple Dragon, the sequel to Dragonkeeper, is out now in Australia. Ping thinks she is safe hiding in the shadow of Tai Shan, where she struggles to care for Kai, the baby dragon she is responsible for. But even in her remote mountain hideout, Ping’s enemies find her. Who can she trust? … Continued
Garden of the Purple Dragon has been well and truly launched with three different events to celebrate its publication. Ipswich Children’s Literature FestivalThe lovely Isobel Carmody launched Garden of the Purple Dragon at the Ipswich Children’s Literature Festival in Queensland. Thanks to Margaret Gibbs for the photo. Ruyton Girls School We had a terrific event … Continued
A “deluxe” edition of Dragonkeeper was released in September with a slightly different cover (more gold!) and fold-out flaps. A new edition of Black Snake: The Daring of Ned Kelly will be out in November with a new cover design.
Dragonkeeper The US edition of Dragonkeeper is now available in hardback format, published by Hyperion. French, Spanish, Swedish and German versions are also available, with UK and Japanese editions out soon. Ramose series The Ramose series, set in ancient Egypt, is now available in French, published by Editions Milan.
These are the awards that Dragonkeeper has won in the last year or so: 2004 Children’s Book Council of Australia Book of the Year (Younger Readers) 2004 Queensland Premier’s Literary Award (Best Children’s Book) 2003 Aurealis Award (Young Adult Novel) Joint Winner Shortlisted 2004 NSW Premier’s Literary Award