Speak Out OCTOBER 2021 DIGITAL EDITION

Association NEWS

Book of the Year Awards online in 2021

Despite the challenges of COVID-19, the Speech Pathology Australia Book of the Year Awards in 2021 received a record number of nominations. Two hundred and forty-eight titles were submitted for consideration, up 13 per cent on the number received in 2020. Proof, if any was needed, that the Speech Pathology Australia Book of the Year Awards are held in high regard by authors and publishers alike. Unfortunately, the Association will not hold an in-person awards ceremony, as it traditionally does. As a result, the winners of this year’s awards will be announced on Friday 29 October, via the Association’s website. Thanks must go to everyone involved with the Book of the Year awards. With a record number of books nominated in 2021, the task of shortlisting was even more challenging. Therefore, special thanks to the awards shortlisters and judges who made the final decisions about the winners in 2021. A warm welcome and special thank you also to Nikita Austin, who assisted specifically with the judging of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Authored Children’s Book Award. Nikita is an Indigenous Australian from the Wonnarua/Wanaurah Nation. Milestone for Speak Up 200,000 downloads!

And the winners are! Birth to 3 years Look, Baby! Written by Janeen Brian and Illustrated by Renée Treml Three to 5 years Boo Loves Books Written by Kaye Baillie and Illustrated by Tracie Grimwood Five to 8 years The Thing That Goes Ping! Written by Mark Carthew and Illustrated by Shane McG Eight to 10 years Bindi Written by Kirli Saunders and Illustrated by Dub Leffler Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Authored Children’s Book Award Is this your egg? Written by Ella Kris Illustrated by Emma Cracknell

Michael Kerrisk Communications and Marketing Manager

The Speak Up podcast has reached 200,000 downloads! Since its launch in July 2019 by former Speech Pathology Australia President Gaenor Dixon, we have seen Speak Up feature fascinating speech pathology conversations with over 120 guests across three seasons and 105 episodes. Speak Up is listened to in over 50 countries from Canada to Columbia and Sweden to Singapore. Subscribers to the podcast continue to grow and weekly downloads currently average 3,000 per week. There is no surprise that many of the most popular

episodes have related to telepractice! The most downloaded episode so far is a conversation with the wonderful Alison Clarke about phonics. Thank you to the many amazing people that have been part of the podcast since its launch and thank you to everyone for tuning in, we really appreciate your support. We are always thrilled to hear from members with new podcast ideas. Ideas can be emailed to: speakuppodcast@ speechpathologyaustralia.org.au. Here’s to the next 200,000 downloads!

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