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Paul Collins Named 2021 Leila St John Award Recipient
PRESS RELEASE March 23, 2022 Paul Collins 2021 Leila St John Award Recipient The Victorian Branch of the Children’s Book Council of Australia (CBCA) is thrilled to announce Paul Collins as the 2021 recipient of the Leila St John Award. This annual award is for services to children’s literature in Victoria for the previous year and was first presented...
Read moreBlog: A Concerning Consequence of Censorship
by Paul Collins When children lose interest in reading, we need to look for reasons why. I believe the Internet is the main contributor to this problem. Social Justice Warriors were once dim voices, which 99.9% of the world ignored. Now, alas, due to social media, they have a voice that is growing exponentially louder. Those of us who I...
Read moreMerry Xmas and a Happy New Year
Our Xmas newsletter is here! Take care everyone and have a great Xmas and New Year. Paul and the team
Read moreKeeping Books Alive 2018
Keeping Books Alive is on again! We’ll be at the RACV (City) Club all day with dinner after. If you’re a librarian, teacher, literacy coordinator or just keen on youth literature, this event is for you. Download the flyer for full details. Flyer – Keeping Books Alive 2018
Read moreCreative Net Speakers’ Agency presents: An Evening With…
An Evening With … Simmone Howell, Fiona Wood, Cath Crowley and George Ivanoff. Come along for a great night in Abbotsford, Victoria on August 29. Download the flyer for full details. Flyer – An Evening With
Read moreTamar Valley Writers’ Festival
Tasmania, here I come 🙂 I’ll be presenting at the Tamar Valley Writers’ Festival along with friends Andrew Plant, George Ivanoff, Jackie Kerin and Marc McBride. Check out the other presenters at: https://www.tamarvalleywritersfestival.com.au/writers/
Read moreA New Start
Very happy to announce the birth of my new website! Thanks to the marvellous Min Dean and to Marc McBride for some great artwork from his forthcoming book (Scholastic).
Read moreLatest titles by Paul Collins
Here are some of my latest titles. The plays were published by Pearson and the collections are from Scholastic. Harry Kruize, Born to Lose Published by Ford Street Publishing. Harry’s mum runs a boarding house for transient old men who are down on their luck. To counter his frustration and anger, Harry longs for the companionship of a dog. The...
Read moreNew fantasy series, The Warlock’s Child
Paul and Sean McMullen have an exciting fantasy series out called The Warlock's Child! We've had some great reviews. Also look at Goodreads and any online booksellers' web pages for great reviews. Paul has also been busy publishing other authors' and illustrators' books at Ford Street Publishing. If you want Paul or another author/illustrator go to your school, library or festival, see availability at Creative Net Speakers Agency. This agency doesn't charge a booking fee!
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