The 28th Scarlet Stiletto Awards are back and are bigger than ever. This award is for best crime and mystery short stories by Australian women and this year, there’s a prize pool of $11,910 up for grabs. There are a staggering total of 15 awards, including two new awards, the
This week, we have a groundbreaking picture book to be won. Oh wait, not groundbreaking – we meant earth shaking, and it is called Dinosaur Dads by award-winning author and AWC presenter Lesley Gibbes and illustrated by Marjorie Crosby-Fairall. Want a quick preview? Here you go: The dinosaur kids fight
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