Glenda Millard Explained

Glenda Millard
Birth Place:	Victoria, Australia
Nationality:	Australian
Genre:	Children's literature, young adult fiction

Glenda Millard is an Australian writer of children's literature and young adult fiction.

Biography

Millard was born in Victoria, Australia.^[1] Her first work was published in 1999 by Margaret Hamilton Books, entitled Unplugged!.^[2] In 2003 she released The Naming of Tishkin Silk which was named as an honour book at the 2004 CBCA Awards and was a finalist for the 2004 New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards. In 2007 Layla, Queen of Hearts, a follow-up to The Naming Of Tishkin Silk, won the 2007 Queensland Premier's Literary Award for Children's Book and was a short-list nominee for the Children's Book of the Year Award for younger readers.^[3] In 2009 Millard released her young-adult fiction novel A Small Free Kiss in the Dark and the children's novel Perry Angel's Suitcase. A Small Free Kiss in the Dark was a short-list nominee for the 2009 Aurealis Award for best young-adult novel but lost to Scott Westerfeld's Leviathan and Perry Angel's Suitcase won the 2009 Children's Book of the Year Award for younger readers.^{[4] [5]} Millard is currently an ambassador for the Victorian Premier's Reading Challenge.^[3]

Bibliography

Novels

The Kingdom of Silk series

• The Naming Of Tishkin Silk (2003, illustrations by Caroline Magerl)
• Layla, Queen of Hearts (2006, illustrations by Stephen Michael King)
• Perry Angel's Suitcase (2008, illustrations by Stephen Michael King)
• All the Colours of Paradise (2009, illustrations by Stephen Michael King)
• Plum Puddings and Paper Moons (2010, illustrations by Stephen Michael King)
• The Tender Moments of Saffron Silk (2012, illustrations by Stephen Michael King)
• Nell's Festival of Crisp Winter Glories (2013, illustrations by Stephen Michael King)

Other novels

• When the Angels Came (2003, illustrations by Janine Dawson)
• Bringing Reuben Home (2004)
• The Novice (2005)
• A Small Free Kiss in the Dark (2009)
• The Stars at Oktober Bend (2016)

Picture books

• Unplugged! (1999, illustrated by Dee Huxley)
• Bones Maloney and the Raspberry Spiders (2002, illustrated by Matt Cosgrove)
• Heart of the Tiger (2004, illustrated by Gaye Chapman)
• Mrs Wiggins' Wartymelons (2004, with Steven Axelson)
• Angel Breath (2005, illustrated by Dee Huxley)
• Kaito's Cloth (2006, illustrated by Gaye Chapman)
• Applesauce and the Christmas Miracle (2008, illustrated by Stephen Michael King)
• Isabella's Garden (2009, illustrated by Rebecca Cool)
• Mbobo Tree (2010, illustrated by Annie White)

Source: WorldCat

Awards and nominations

• The Naming of Tishkin Silk
  • Nomination: 2004 New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards
  • Honoured: 2004 CBCA Awards
• Heart of the Tiger
  • Nomination: 2005 Crichton Award
• The Novice
  • 2006 White Raven
• Kaito's Cloth
  • 2007 White Raven
  • Nomination: 2007 Queensland Premier's Literary Awards – Children's Book Award
• Layla, Queen of Hearts
  • Win: 2007 Queensland Premier's literary Awards – Children's Book Award
  • Nomination: 2007
• A Small Free Kiss in the Dark
  • Nomination: 2009 Aurealis Award for best young-adult novel
• Perry Angel's Suitcase
  • Win: 2009
• The Duck and The Darklings
  • Short-listed: 2015 Patricia Wrightson Prize for Children's Literature, New South Wales Premier's Awards 2015 (with Stephen Michael King)^[6]

Source: showtell.com.au

Notes and References

1. Web site: Glenda Millard . https://web.archive.org/web/20060104213159/http://www.scholastic.com.au/common/books/contributor_profile.asp?ContributorID=136&channel= . 4 January 2006 . . 2010-05-05 . live . dmy-all .
2. Web site: Glenda Millard . . 2010-05-05 .
3. Web site: Glenda Millard . https://web.archive.org/web/20080720142402/http://www.showtell.com.au/victoria/authors/glenda_millard.htm . 20 July 2008 . showtell.com.au . 2010-05-05 . dead .
4. Web site: Aurealis Awards 2009: Young Adult Judges' Report . . 2010-05-05 . PDF . https://web.archive.org/web/20110707185355/http://aurealisawards.com/downloads/YA.pdf . 7 July 2011 . dead . dmy .
5. Web site: Book of the Year 2009 Winners . https://web.archive.org/web/20090826175239/http://cbca.org.au/winners2009.htm#yr . 26 August 2009 . . 2010-05-05 . dead . dmy-all .
6. Summer 2015. New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards. SL Magazine. 8 . 4. 35.