Trace Balla

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Trace Balla is an Australian children's author and illustrator.

Rivertime won the 2015 Readings Children's Book Prize [1] and the Wilderness Society Picture Book Award in the same year. [2] [3] It was shortlisted for both the 2015 Patricia Wrightson Prize for Children’s Literature, NSW Premier's Literary Awards [4] and the 2016 WA Premier’s Book Awards. [5]

Rockhopping, was awarded Book of the Year: Young Readers by the Children's Book Council of Australia in 2017. [6] [7] It was shortlisted for the Children's Award in the 2018 Adelaide Awards Festival for Literature. [8]

The Thank You Dish was named a Notable book in the early childhood section by the Children’s Book Council of Australia in 2018. [9]

Landing with Wings, was shortlisted for the 2020 Speech Pathology Australia Book of the Year Award for books for eight to ten year olds. [10]

The Heart of the Bubble is her most recent work, its graphic novel set during the coronavirus pandemic about a family’s awakening to what really matters.

She lives in Castlemaine, Victoria. [11]

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References

  1. ↑ "'Rivertime' wins 2015 Readings Children's Book Prize". Books+Publishing. 16 July 2015. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
  2. ↑ "Wilderness Society announces 2015 children's book award winners". Books+Publishing. 29 July 2015. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
  3. ↑ PEDLER, CHRIS (10 July 2015). "Rivertime tale a prize read". Bendigo Advertiser. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
  4. ↑ "NSW Premier's Literary Awards 2015 shortlists announced". Books+Publishing. 24 April 2015. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
  5. ↑ "WA Premier's Book Awards 2016 shortlists announced". Books+Publishing. 6 July 2016. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
  6. ↑ Morris, Linda (28 March 2017). "Debut and self-published authors shortlisted in Children's Book Council of Australia awards". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
  7. ↑ "Book of the Year - Winners 2017". The Children's Book Council of Australia. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
  8. ↑ "Adelaide Festival Awards for Literature shortlists announced". Books+Publishing. 8 January 2018. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
  9. ↑ "CBCA Notable Books for 2018 announced". Books+Publishing. 28 February 2018. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
  10. ↑ "Speech Pathology Australia book awards 2020 shortlists announced". Books+Publishing. 3 July 2020. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
  11. ↑ "The Heart of The Bubble | Castlemaine Mail" . Retrieved 29 August 2020.
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