The Centre for Children’s Literature

Slide Book Links’ Travelling Suitcases are filled with interesting and curious keepsakes from five of Queensland’s top children’s book authors and illustrators Slide The Narelle Oliver Lecture The Narelle Oliver lecture was established in 2015 to raise the profile and value of children’s literature, to stimulate discussion and disseminate the results of current research on children’s literature. This is an annual event. Slide Romancing the Stars Romancing the Stars is an annual event that has taken place since 2012 in Brisbane and has since included events held on the Gold Coast and the Sunshine Coast.

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Book Links aims to bring value to stories and their creators

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Nuturing Literature

We establish and grow vibrant spaces to nurture literature for children and young adults

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We promote authors, illustrators and storytellers for children and young people

From the Blog

Matt Ottley Exhibition – Toowoomba

A Special Report from our partners at The Lighthouse Toowoomba “The first exhibition for 2024 is underway at The Lighthouse Toowoomba and it is wonderful to see The Write Gallery abuzz again with art and audiences. Matt Ottley’s incredible The […]

Artist in Residence at The Lighthouse Toowoomba

Lee FullARTon is an Ipswich artist, and her Mr Chippa exhibition was shown at the Ipswich Community Gallery as part of StoryArts Festival Ipswich in 2022 then in May this year at the Redland Art Gallery. Since then, Lee has […]

Book Links Mentorship Winner Announced

The winner of the Book Links mentorship was announced at the Book Links AGM on Saturday 7 October by Dr Robyn Sheahan-Bright who reported that “This year an increased number of entries were submitted and the standard was consistently high. […]

Book Links Mentorship 2023 Shortlist Announced

Book Links Mentorship 2023 The Book Links Mentorship is open to all member of Book Links residing in Australia. Applicants were invited to submit a synopsis and the first two chapters or first 6000 words of a work of fiction […]

2023 Book Links Mentorship Longlist

The Book Links Mentorship is open to all member of Book Links residing in Australia. Applicants were invited to submit a synopsis and the first two chapters or first 6000 words of a work of fiction for either junior or […]

Winner of the 2023 Book Links Award for Children’s Historical Fiction

PRESENTING The Book Links Award for Children’s Historical Fiction  WINNER – 2023 Waiting for the Storks by Katrina Nannestad Congratulations to all the shortlisted Authors and Publishers for 2023 Watch the presentation on YouTube Judges’ comments When Polish Zophia becomes German […]

Narelle Oliver Lecture 2023: Gabrielle Wang

Report by Zewlan Moor A large audience of teacher-librarians, authors, illustrators and community members interested in children’s books was honoured to have the Australian Children’s Laureate, Gabrielle Wang, give the 2023 Narelle Oliver Lecture at St Aidan’s School on 24 […]

StoryArt Exhibition 2023

2023 Book Links Exhibition: StoryArt Date: Monday 26 June – Sunday 2 July, 2023 Venue: Richard Randall Art Studio, Mt Coot-tha Botanic Gardens, Brisbane Time: Open Daily from 10:00am – 4:00pm, Friday night Up-Late from 5pm. Book here for the […]

Young Writers Competition and Workshop

To help children learn more about writing short stories so they can enter the StoryLinks Short Story writing competition, Book Links and Voices on the Coast  is offering schools and home schoolers a free online workshop with Nova Weetman on Tuesday […]

Book Links annual lecture in children's literature

NARELLE OLIVER LECTURE

The Narelle Oliver Lecture was established in 2015 to raise the profile and value of children's literature, to stimulate discussion and disseminate the results of current research on children's literature. This is an annual event.

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