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| Genre | Children's literature, young adult fiction |
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Glenda Millard is an Australian writer of children's literature and young adult fiction.
Glenda Millard | |
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| Born | Victoria, Australia |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Genre | Children's literature, young adult fiction |
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Glenda Millard is an Australian writer of children's literature and young adult fiction.
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]
The Kingdom of Silk series
Other novels
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