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 Edgeshttp://tintededges.wordpress.com

Seeking Tumnus YA Fiction Podcasthttp://seekingtumnus.com/

World Buildershttps://worldbuilders.org/page/fundraising

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

Blemish Bookshttp://blemishbooks.com.au/news/index.shtmlhttp://blemishbooks.com.au/pulpture/index.shtml?platform=hootsuite

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

Sad Puppieshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sad_Puppies

Astrid Lindgren Memorial Awardhttps://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 Bookshttps://www.facebook.com/bannedbooksweek/videos/10154485445061662/?hc_ref=PAGES_TIMELINE

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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