Speak Out August 2018

Book of the Year shortlist announced

There were a record 209 titles nominated for the Speech Pathology Australia Book of the Year Awards in 2018 (up from the 151 titles nominated in 2017). All of those books have now been submitted for shortlisting. A complete list of all the shortlisted books is available from the Association’s website. Following shortlisting, the shortlisted books are judged in five separate categories: Birth to 3 years; three to 5 years; five to 8 years; eight to 10 years; and Indigenous Children. The Speech Pathology Australia Book of the Year Awards are now in their fifteenth year. These highly respected awards would not be possible without the ongoing support of Australian publishers and the authors of children’s books. Just as importantly, the awards only remain viable and feasible because of the time and effort of Association members who volunteer as shortlisters and judges. A huge thank you must therefore go to the awards’ shortlisters who worked their way through a record number of books (180 books!) in their three categories: Claire Monsour (three to 5 years), Lyn Goodwin (five to 8 years), and Loretta Blackall (eight to 10 years). A staggering number of books were submitted in these three very popular categories. The baton has now passed to the awards’ judges who are currently reading all the books shortlisted in the five categories. Again, a huge thank you to all those members who undertake the duties of being a Book of the Year judge. The winners in all five categories will be announced on Friday 9 November. The awards ceremony 2018 is being held at the State Library of Victoria.

Thank you to the 2018 judges…

Birth to 3 years category Lisa Ey Jessica Shillinglaw Rebecca Reinking Olivia Watchman Sharon Smart Nisrine El-Choueifati Meryl Lai Kong Ling Rebecca Star 3 to 5 years category Jacqui Collins Michelle Petersen Arlen Oliver

8 to 10 years category Kate Sharma Amanda Rigo Asha Bodycoat Malathi Ferdinando Lauren Nirsimloo Kylie Johson-Short Julie Martin Christine Lyons Indigenous Children category Erin Coonan

Natasha Barlow Angela Gleeson Evett Lattouf Gemma Holleran Stephanie Gibb Iris Yamagishi Casandra Tibika

Jeanie Welch Inge Gaudin

Samantha White Angela Canning Lindsay Potgieter

5 to 8 years category Danielle Ryan Pam Reed Anna Gilmour Jacqui Hanna Melissa Hughes Lauren Scott Alexandra Sevdalis-Fallaw Janice Zee

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