Friday 11 October 2013

Blog 5; or, I can't for the life of me think of a better title than that

Where do you find literature reviews?
•    Magazines
•    Newspapers
•    Literary websites
•    Podcasts (for audio reviews)
•    Blogs
 
What are some well known literary journals for adults and children?
Adults:
•    The Australian Book Review
•    Australian Author Magazine
•    Kill Your Darlings

Children:
•    The Looking Glass
•    Children’s Literature Assembly
•    Alphabet Soup
 
What literature promotion activities are on the Australian and English speaking world calendar every year or regularly at wider intervals of time?
•    Premiers Reading Challenge
•    Children’s Book Week
•    MS Readathon
 
What are two well known "book" towns - one in Victoria and one in UK?
UK:
•    Hay-On-Wye, Wales

Victoria:
•    Clunes
 
What are some well known literature promotion organisations in Australia and other English speaking countries?
•    Australian Council for the Arts
•    Love 2 Read
•    The International Board on Books for Young People
 
What are the better known literary awards or prizes in Australia, US and UK for children's books and for adult fiction or poetry?
Australia - Children:
•    Young Australian Best Book Awards
•    Children’s Yearly Best Ever Reads
•    Kids’ Reading Oz Choice

Australia - Adult:
•    ABC Fiction Award
•    Prime Minister’s Literary Awards
•    Victorian Premier’s Literary Award

US - Children:
•    Bram Stoker Award for Best Work for Young Readers
•    Golden Kite Award
•    Young Reader’s Choice Award

US - Adult:
•    Amazon’s Best Books of the Year
•    Mark Twain Prize for American Humor
•    Quill Award

UK - Children:
•    Booktrust Teenage Prize
•    Red House Children’s Book Award
•    Angus Book Award

UK - Adult:
•    Man Booker Prize
•    Commonwealth Writer’s Prize
•    Wales Book of the Year

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