Since Dragon Moon was published, I’ve had quite a lot of emails and blog comments asking me to write a fourth Dragonkeeper book. I always say the same thing. It’s not going to happen. I don’t want to write a fourth book. After all her adventures, I think Ping should have a nice quiet life. … Continued
Last week was when the announcements were made for various Australian children’s choice awards—YABBA in Victoria, KOALA in NSW, COOL in ACT and KROC in Northern Territory. I went to the YABBA award ceremony at Ashburton Primary School. Dragon Moon was shortlisted for the new category of Fiction for Years 7-9. It didn’t win the … Continued
The Dragonkeeper trilogy is being reprinted and this time they will all have new covers. This is called rejacketing in the book trade. The book is exactly the same. It is just the covers that are different. The covers have been created by Sebastian Ciaffaglione, who did the cover for Dragon Dawn and also illustrated … Continued
My new book Dragon Dawn will be launched here in Melbourne next week. Everyone is welcome to come along and help me celebrate. I hope to see some of you there. 6.30pm on Thursday 9 October at Reader’s Feast Bookstore Melbourne Midtown Plaza cnr Bourke and Swanston Plaza
I have said many, many times that I am not going to write a fourth book in the Dragonkeeper series. And I haven’t changed my mind about that. However, I have written another Dragonkeeper book. It doesn’t continue the story after Dragon Moon though. It is a “prequel”. It is called Dragon Dawn and is … Continued
Today the Children’s Book Council of Australia announced the winners of their annual awards. And I am delighted to say that Dragon Moon was the winner of the CBCA Book of the Year for Younger Readers Award. I was absolutely thrilled as you can imagine. Often sequels get overlooked by reviewers and judges, so I … Continued
The shortlist for this year’s NSW Premier’s Literary Awards have just been announced, and…Dragon Moon has been nominated for the Patricia Wrightson Award. I’m delighted, of course. That’s two shortlistings for the book. The winners will be announced on 19 May. You can see all the other shortlisted books here. It’s a tough field, with … Continued
Portuguese and French covers have been added the Garden of the Purple Dragon, and a US cover has been added for Dragon Moon. Carole’s Children’s Book Council of Australia shortlistings and notable book listings for 2008 have also been added for Dragon Moon, Ned Kelly’s Jerilderie Letter and The Dragon Companion.
Today was a good day. It was warm autumn weather with a pleasant breeze. I went back to the gym after a month’s absence and it felt good. And to make the day even better, the shortlist for this year’s Children’s Book Council of Australia was announced and two of my books were on the … Continued
Dragon Moon is out in the UK now, coinciding nicely with Chinese New Year. UK children’s book reviewer Amanda Craig has always been very supportive of the Dragonkeeper series and reviewed them favourably. We spoke on the phone recently and the result is an interview in The Times last Saturday (2 Feb). I’m thrilled to … Continued