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 Edges http://tintededges.wordpress.com

Seeking Tumnus YA Fiction Podcast http://seekingtumnus.com/

World Builders https://worldbuilders.org/page/fundraising

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

Blemish Books http://blemishbooks.com.au/news/index.shtml http://blemishbooks.com.au/pulpture/index.shtml?platform=hootsuite

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

Sad Puppies https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sad_Puppies

Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award https://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 Books https://www.facebook.com/bannedbooksweek/videos/10154485445061662/?hc_ref=PAGES_TIMELINE

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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