Flocked by Chren Byng (to be illustrated by Andrew Joyner), to be published by Hardie Grant Children’s Publishing, in March 2022

Tiny Wonders written and illustrated by Sally Soweol Han, to be published by UQP in March 2022

The Year the Maps Changed, by Danielle Binks, sold to HarperCollins/Quill Tree (North American rights), on behalf of Jacinta Di Mase Management

The Boy Who Tried to Shrink His Name, Sandhya Parappukkaran and Michelle Pereira (North American Rights) to Abrams Children’s, on behalf of Hardie Grant Children’s Publishing

Some thrilling news for graphic novel star Gina Chadderton. We were pleased to work alongside agent Daniel Lazar (Writers House) to sell world rights for her graphic novel / memoir Oh, Brother to Penguin Random House, for simultaneous publication in the USA, Canada, the UK and Australia in 2024

Your Birthday Was the Best, and School Was the Best, by Maggie Hutchings and Felicita Sala (North American rights) to Tundra Books, on behalf of Affirm Press

Listen to US marketing consultant Sally Kim chat about the US children’s book market and learn some more about how you can market yourself there as a new author or illustrator.

Congratulations to Inda Ahmad Zahri on her beautiful new picture book Salih (Ford Street Publishing) illustrated by Anne Ryan

Congratulations to Natasha Hertanto whose short fiction piece has been selected as one of the inaugural winners of the Ultimo Prize

Like to learn more about awards and prizes for children’s and YA? Read more here.

Change Starts with Us, by Sophie Beer, the third book in Sophie’s wonderful series, to be published in 2022 by Dial Books for Young Readers (North American rights), on behalf of Hardie Grant Children’s Publishing

Charlotte Dennis is illustrating a series of books written by Montessori educators for students just learning to read, to be published in the US in 2022

We Love You, Magoo by Briony Stewart, to Kane Miller (North American rights) on behalf of Jacinta Di Mase Agency

All of the Factors of Why I Love Tractors, by Davina Bell and Jenny Lovlie to Andersen Press (UK Rights), on behalf of Hardie Grant Children’s Publishing

Windows by Patrick Guest and Jonathan Bentley, to Starry Forest (North American and UK rights) on behalf of Hardie Grant Children’s Publishing

Walker Books will publish two exciting new middle grade projects from Allison Rushby in 2022. The Ghost Locket is a brilliant new middle grade gothic mystery. Miss Penny Dreadful and the Kittens’ Tea Party will be the first book in a fabulous younger middle grade series.

I recently spoke with Valerie Khoo from the Australian Writers Centre about writing for young people.