AustLit
History
Established by independent publisher Little Pink Dog Books in 2020, the annual prize is awarded to an Australian or New Zealand writer who has both written and illustrated a picture book in the previous calendar year (the initial prize was open to the calendar years 2019 and 2020).
Source: Books + Publishing (https://www.booksandpublishing.com.au/articles/2020/09/29/157324/little-pink-dog-books-announces-authorstrator-prize/). (Sighted: 29/09/2020)
Latest Winners / Recipients
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Year: 2021
winner y
Joey and Riley
Mandy Foot
(illustrator),
Melbourne
:
Lothian
,
2019
16083996
2019
single work
picture book
children's
'Joey lives on a farm with his mum, his grandad, and his best friend - Riley, a working dog. Joey and Riley are inseparable, sharing adventures all day long.
'But times are tough, and Joey and his mum have to move to town so that she can find work. Joey misses Riley desperately, relying on his grandad's letters to stay connected to his best mate. Until the day Grandad writes with sad news: Riley has gone missing in a big storm. Joey is devastated - but things might not be as they seem ...'
Source: Publisher's blurb.
