Glenda Millard

Glenda Millard
BornVictoria, Australia
NationalityAustralian
GenreChildren's literature, young adult fiction
Website
glendamillard.com

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

Source: showtell.com.au

References

  1. ^ "Glenda Millard". Scholastic Corporation. Archived from the original on 4 January 2006. Retrieved 5 May 2010.
  2. ^ "Glenda Millard". WorldCat. Retrieved 5 May 2010.
  3. ^ a b "Glenda Millard". showtell.com.au. Archived from the original on 20 July 2008. Retrieved 5 May 2010.
  4. ^ "Aurealis Awards 2009: Young Adult Judges' Report" (PDF). Aurealis Awards. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 July 2011. Retrieved 2010-05-05.
  5. ^ "Book of the Year 2009 Winners". Children's Book Council of Australia. Archived from the original on 26 August 2009. Retrieved 5 May 2010.
  6. ^ "New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards" (PDF). SL Magazine. Vol. 8, no. 4. Summer 2015. p. 35.