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Our Mission
Book Links aims to bring value to stories and their creators
Nuturing Literature
We establish and grow vibrant spaces to nurture literature for children and young adults
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We support networking, events, learning and an appreciation of story
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We promote authors, illustrators and storytellers for children and young people
From the Blog
Short Story Competition Shortlist Announced
This year, we had a record 75 entries into our short story competition. A record number! We thank everyone for entering their fabulous stories, and congratulate the following writers: Shortlist: Ali Rutstein – It must have been the broccoli Alicia […]
Longlist 2025 Book Links Award for Children’s Historical Fiction
The aim of this award is to increase the understanding and appreciation of history by children. These seven titles are outstanding works of historical fiction for children, demonstrating literary merit, historical accuracy, and appeal to young readers. Topics range widely […]
The CBCA Outback Qld Road Trip
A diverse group of five Queensland-based authors visited twelve schools, including the school of the air, plus two kindergartens, two home school groups, and the public library in Mount Isa. The schools and early childhood centres were in Mt Isa, […]
BSAB Briony Stewart Picture Book Intensive
Sunday, 20th October 2024 ‘Quick! Come and see! BRIONY! Much like the effervescent title character of her CBCA Book of the Year picture book, Gymnastica Fantastica, Briony Stewart’s energy and passion for what she does is joyful to behold. Understandably, […]
BSAB Sunday with Amie and Peter
BSAB Sunday kicked-off with a pitch party in the window bays beside The Edge auditorium. Hopeful authors and illustrators queued up to pitch their ideas to four editors and one agent: Cathy Vallance (UQP), Meg Whelan (Affirm Press), Marisa Pintado […]
BSAB Briony Stewart Saturday Session
The Narrative Power of Picture Books with Briony Stewart Saturday 19th October, 12.05 Photo credit: Lara Cain Gray We were all excited to meet WA author and illustrator Briony Stewart as one of this year’s BSAB guest presenters. Not only […]
BSAB – Panels Day One
2024 Book Links Story Arts Brisbane – A Look Back on the Day One Panels The biennial Book links Story Arts Brisbane conference broke in a new venue this year. The Edge Auditorium at State Library of Queensland with views […]
Book Links Mentorship 2024 – Shortlist Announced
The Book Links Mentorship is open to all member of Book Links residing in Australia. Applicants are invited to submit a synopsis and the first two chapters or first 6000 words of a work of fiction for either junior or […]
BSAB 24 update
Book Links congratulates one of our BSAB presenters, Briony Stewart on winning the CBCA Book of the Year Award – Early Childhood 2024. We all look forward to seeing Briony in October at our wonderful BSAB conference. There are still […]
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.
Winners receive cash prizes and will have their stories published on this website.
