Presented by the Centre for Youth Literature on 2 December 2014 at the State Library of Victoria.

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2015: The Year Ahead in Youth Literature
2 December 2014

7. Jump between the covers with the
HarperCollins YA gang
@HarperCollinsYA
www.betweenthecovers.com.au

9. Global awesomeness

10. Local heroes in 2015

11. Movie madness!

12. Movie madness!

13. Let’s keep chatting
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14. Walker Books Australia
Young Adult 2015

15. Jandy Nelson
June 2015
also by
Jandy Nelson

16. Jo Knowles
June 2015
also by
Jo Knowles

17. The Rest of Us Just Live Here
Patrick Ness
August 2015 also by
Patrick Ness

18. Leslye Walton
April 2015

19. Teresa Toten
May 2015

20. Non Pratt
August 2015
also by
Non Pratt
DRAFT COVER

21. Meg McKinlay
May 2015
also by
Meg McKinlay
DRAFT COVER

22. DRAFT COVER
Maggie Thrash
September 2015

23. DRAFT COVER
Ambelin Kwaymullina
August 2015
also by
Ambelin
Kwaymullina

24. Stray
Rachael Craw • July 2015
also by
Rachael Craw
DRAFT COVER

25. YA news, interviews and
videos
BOOKMUCH.co
m.au
a helping hand for teachers and
librarians
classroom.walkerbooks.co
m.au

26. www.allenandunwin.com

27. A SMALL MADNESS
Dianne Touchell
February 2015
A devastating, compelling novel
that will get everyone talking, from
the author of Creepy and Maud.

28. STAY WITH ME
Maureen McCarthy
May 2015
The unforgettable story of a young
woman finding the courage to escape
her present, face her past and
embrace her future, from the
bestselling author of The Convent.

29. THE GUY, THE GIRL,
THE ARTIST & HIS EX
Gabrielle Williams
April 2015
A snappy, witty adventure caper
about art, love, death and
everything in between.
From the author of the highly
acclaimed Beatle Meets Destiny.

30. ‘Pandora digs for
answers with vehemence
and readers will follow
her at the same furious
pace. Page after page,
Barry Jonsberg
maintains the suspense.’
Bookseller & Publisher

• RECKONING -May 2015
• Deception – October 2014
• Admission – May 2014

31. Photo: Inari Kiuru
THE SINGING BONES
Shaun Tan
OCTOBER 2015
A unique and alluring art book from the incomparable Shaun Tan,
featuring seventy-five extraordinary sculptures based on
the compelling fairytales of the Brothers Grimm.

32. Humour
Post-apocalyptic
Rip your heart
out
Romance
Authentic
Australian voices
Coming-of-age
story
Dual points of
view
Heavy themes
(mental illness,
death, war)
Strong female
characters
Unfamiliar
settings

33. August 2014 (shhh!) May 2015 July 2015
The Protected
Just a Queen
by Claire Zorn
by Jane Caro
Talk Under Water
by Kathryn Lomer
An honest and searing portrayal of
loss and grief that conveys the
repercussions of bullying to the
modern-day teenager.
A gripping YA novel about one of
history’s most powerful women – the
companion to Just a Girl .
An original YA novel about finding
yourself, finding love, and making
your way in the world.
Author of the acclaimed
The Sky So Heavy –
CBCA Honour Book & Shortlisted for
the Aurealis & Inky Awards
Author is a well-known media
personality and social commentator
Will and Summer meet online by
chance and strike up a friendship. But
Summer is hiding a secret – she is
deaf.
‘Move over John Marsden:
Claire Zorn has arrived.’
Good Reading ‘5-star review’
‘A powerful retelling of history.’
Georgia Blain, author of
Closed for Winter
Award-winning author of
The Spare Room (2004 CBCA Notable
Book) & What Now Tilda B?
(2011 Tasmanian Book Prize)

34. ABOUT FRANKIE & JOELY
A magnetic young adult novel about friendship, rivalry and the heartache of new love.
Frankie and Joely are best friends. At the age of fifteen they share the things most teenage girls share.
Until now …
Staying with Joely’s relatives in the small town of Payne for their summer holiday, Frankie and Joely
have grand plans. Frankie dreams of flirting with Joely’s cute cousins and working on her tan. Joely
wants to escape her controlling mother and finally introduce Frankie to the people she loves.
Neither of them expects to meet a boy who has plans of his own …
Catch your breath on this novel from an unflinchingly honest Australian voice.
ABOUT NOVA WEETMAN
Nova Weetman is the author of the young adult novel, The Haunting of Lily Frost, an atmospheric
and chilling ghost story set in a small town. She lives with her partner, a playwright, and their two
children in a falling-down house in Melbourne.
www.novaweetman.com.au | @NovaWeetman

45. TEXT PUBLISHING
Website
Easy access to teaching notes, themes and suggested reading age
www.textpublishing.com.au/kids-and-teens
Education newsletter
Emailed once a term with information on new books and useful resources
Sign up at www.textpublishing.com.au/education
Party!
We will announce the 2015 Text Prize winner at an event in May 2015, come along!
For an invite email stephanie.speight@textpublishing.com.au with Text Prize Party in the subject
@textpubYA

46. HIGHLIGHTS OF 2015
Text is publishing more YA and children’s books in 2015 than in any previous year.
Martine Murray
MOLLY AND PIM
AND THE MILLIONS
OF STARS
July 2015
David Levithan
HOLD ME CLOSER
April 2015
ANOTHER DAY
September 2015
Rebecca Stead
GOODBYE
STRANGER
September 2015
Paula Weston
BURN
The Rephaim IV
July 2015

47. Two more great books
WE ARE THE REBELS by Clare Wright, May 2015
A young adult edition of the 2014 Stella Prize-winning
FORGOTTEN REBELS OF EUREKA, adapted specifically for
schools and educators. Important and timely.
Teaching notes tailored to the Australian curriculum will be
available.
ADRIFT by Paul Griffin (US),August 2015
Gripping, terrifying and completely unforgettable. The
story of five teenagers, friends and strangers, stuck out at
sea. From the critically acclaimed and bestselling author
of TEN MILE RIVER, STAY WITH ME and BURNING BLUE.
@textpubYA

48. TEXT PUBLISHING
The Text Prize for Young Adult & Children’s
Writing
• Text Prize 2015 open for submissions 2 March to 2 April
Entry form available now at www.textpublishing.com.au/text-prize
• 2014 Winner HOW TO BE HAPPY by David Burton out September
•WAER by Meg Caddy, shortlisted in 2013, out in November
@textpubYA

49. HAVOC by Jane Higgins
The ceasefire is barely holding. Southside waits, with a kind of hope that feels like defeat.
Then Cityside blows up the bridge.
Amid the chaos and rubble Nik and Lanya are drawn into a complex web of power, fear and betrayal.
• March 2015
• Themes: friendship, loyalty, power (use & abuse), adventure, belonging,
conflict
• Teaching notes tailored to Australian curriculum available on publication
(Available now for THE BRIDGE)
• Jane Higgins is a social researcher, specialising in projects with
@textpubYA
teenagers and human rights campaigns

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52. • You’re the Voice
• Writers in Residence
• International AIDS conference
• Regular book and storytelling news
InsideaDog
Inside a Dog

53. ‘More than half of all online teens who
go online create content for the
internet. Among internet-using teens,
57%…are what might be called
Content Creators.
- Pew Research (US)
August – September 2015
Shift Alt Story

54. 18 March Longlist announcement
Somerset
19 March Teen judge applications open
6 April Teen judge applications close
24 August Shortlist announcement
& voting open
Melbourne Writers Festival
13 October Winners Announcement
State Library of Victoria
13 October Winners Celebration
TBC
Inky Awards

55. Conference
29-30 May 2015
Arts Centre
Early bird closes 31 January 2015
Student Program
28 May 2015
State Library of Victoria
Bookings open 3 February 2015
Program Launch
3 February 2015
Reading Matters

56. 2015: The (Awesome!)
Year Ahead
www.randomhouse.com.au/teachers
Find us at @welovekidsbooks

57. THE HUSH
Skye Melki-Wegner
Enter a breathtaking world where music is magic
. . . but the echoes can kill you.
From the Melbourne author of the
Chasing the Valley trilogy
MARCH 2015

58. THE PAUSE
John Larkin
One moment. One pause. A whole new life.
An important novel from the author of The Shadow Girl,
Winner of the Victorian Premier’s Literary Awards Prize
for Writing for Young Adults
APRIL 2015

59. ONE TRUE THING
Nicole Hayes
When you’re the daughter of the Victorian
Premier, there’s no such thing as privacy . . .
From the Melbourne author of
The Whole of My World
MAY 2015

60. RISK
Fleur Ferris
‘Gripping, devastating and terrifying.
The scariest thing is that everything that
happens in Risk is all too possible.’
Rebecca James, author of Beautiful Malice
‘This suspenseful story is a thrilling read from
beginning to end.’ Nora, age 14
‘Great book. Hits you pretty hard and is really
impactful.’ Catherine, age 16
JULY 2015
Fleur Ferris

61. Hysterically
funny,
heartwarming
and offbeat
‘A sexy love
triangle and
madcap mystery’
Jennifer Echols
An achingly beautiful
story of courage, loss
and friendship
YES, it’s Sophie
Kinsella’s first
YA novel, Finding
Audrey!
Film tie-in
JANUARY FEBRUARY JUNE
JULY
© Henry
Wickham
FEBRUARY

62. JULY 2015

63. 2015: The (Awesome!)
Year Ahead
www.randomhouse.com.au/teachers
Find us at @welovekidsbooks

64. The year ahead …

65. 5 minutes …
3 remarkable YA authors …
Erin Gough Thalia Kalkipsakis Melissa Keil

66. • the laugh-out-loud, heart-warming
and sob-worthy YA
debut from Erin Gough
• winner of HGE’s The Ampersand
Project 2013
The Flywheel
Seventeen-year-old Delilah is grappling
with some curly questions:
Is it OK to break the law to help a friend?
How can a girl tell another girl she likes
her without it ending in humiliation and
heartbreak?
And, is it ever truly possible to dance in
public without falling over?

67. The Flywheel
An exciting new voice in Aussie YA … Erin Gough
writes lightning on the page, her words leaving a
resounding thunderclap in the heart!
It reads like a progress in Aussie YA diversity, a
move away from coming-out stories to
explorations of the perils and pleasures that
come when you are finally true to yourself, but
still dealing with the small minds of others.
Gough’s book being about a girl falling in love
with another girl shouldn’t be praised for that
alone (or at all) – instead, let’s celebrate this
tremendous story about falling in love and finding
your feet
– Danielle Binks, Kill Your Darlings
“
”

68. The Flywheel by Erin Gough
Publishing February 2015

69. Lifespan of Starlight
• a thrilling new trilogy of epic
proportions from best-selling
children’s author Thalia Kalkipsakis
• a fresh take on the time-tripping
genre, Lifespan of Starlight is Gattaca
meets The Time Traveler’s Wife

70. Lifespan of Starlight by Thalia Kalkipsakis
Publishing April 2015

71. Melissa Keil: book 1
Feb 2013
Melissa’s YA debut and the first
Ampersand Project winner is
published to critical and
commercial acclaim
• Prime Minister’s Literary Awards
Shortlist 2014
• Western Australian Premier’s
Book Awards 2014
• Ena Noel Award 2014
• CBCA Book of the Year (Older
Readers) Shortlist 2014
• YALSA Awards for Best Fiction for
Young Adults 2014
• Gold Inky Award Nominee 2013

72. Melissa Keil: book 2
Sept 2014
“Keil’s new book a total hit” Junior B&P
“TIACG has cemented Melissa Keil onto my favourite
author list” Lily Reads Books
“I could not put this book down – it hooked me from
the get go” Rachael Craw, Spark
“Exceptionally engrossing” Read Plus
“Had me laughing out loud … funny and endearing”
Kids’ Book Review
“A feel-good story with … one very adorable,
swoon-worthy boy” Tales Compendium

73. Melissa Keil: book 3
? Publishing TBC

78. black dog books
Young Adult 2015

79. DRAFT COVER
Sue Lawson
July 2015
also by
Sue Lawson

80. “Knowledge empowers people with our most
powerful tool: the ability to think and decide.
There is no power for change greater than a
child discovering what he or she cares about.”
– Seymour Simon in a speech about Global Warming for the 40th

81. also by
Carole Wilkinson
DRAFT COVER
Carole Wilkinson
August 2015

83. y
I read YA.
End of sentence,
no justification, identification
or ‘excuse’ required.

84. 7 January 2015

85. 10 February 2015

86. 5 May 2015

87. 2015

88. 2015
Dumplin
Julie Murphy

89. 2015