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Wilkins Farago heads to Booktown, 5–6 May

The next Clunes Booktown Festival is coming up soon, on 5 and 6 May, and this year we’ll be there too.

Literary awards – what are they good for?

If an award falls to a writer and no-one notices, was it actually given?

Publisher to be released

Wilkins Farago Director Andrew Wilkins will be giving a talk on children’s and genre publishing at a Writers Victoria event at 7pm on Monday 21 May.

Are you a ‘well-mannered nibbler’?

What’s your preferred method for eating chocolate? With Easter almost here, here are a few different methods from Davide Cali and Evelynn Daviddi’s ‘I Like Chocolate’.

‘The Red Piano’ playing well with schools and libraries

‘The Red Piano’ going down well with schools and libraries

Erm, does anyone out there like chocolate?

One shop in Australia has sold more copies of I Like Chocolate than any other, and you may be surprised to learn it’s not a bookshop.

US indie picks ‘The Red Piano’

Red Piano ‘a solemn and beautiful presentation’: Lift Bridge Books

Wilkins Farago books for NSW Premier’s Reading Challenge

Four Wilkins Farago books are on the recommend reading lists for this year’s NSW Premier’s Reading Challenge, which runs until 1 September.

Davide Cali: the banner

We’ve just completed a natty looking promotional banner for Davide Cali, who is touring in May.

Australian parenting methods now available to Chinese speakers

This week we got a box from Taiwan containing a very pleasant surprise: the first Chinese language edition of John Cheetham’s popular parenting manual, ‘Grow Up! How to raise an adult by being one yourself’.

Who’s your Valentine?

ST VALENTINE’S DAY (14 February) is coming soon and we have two books that make ideal Valentine’s Day gifts, both by the wonderfully talented Davide Cali, who will be touring Australia in May.

Fun times on Australia Day

Loads of books, sunshine, a buoyant Australian Open crowd and BMX Bandits on the Fed Square big screen. What more could you want on Australia Day?

Meet Wilkins Farago at Fed Square this Australia Day

Ever wondered what a real live publisher looks like? If you’re in Melbourne this Australia Day, why not come and find out?

Davide Cali coming to Australia in 2012

Davide Cali is going to tour Australia in May 2012.

A little Christmas present from us to you

We had quite a bit of fun putting together this video version of Davide Cali and Eric Heliot’s popular Christmas tale, Santa’s Suit. Feel free to share.

How a book about a mum became a book about a dad

Davide Cali writes about his book ‘A Dad Who Measures Up’

Davide Cali on chocolate

One of our very favourite authors, Davide Cali, reminisces about his book, I Like Chocolate

‘Kampung Boy’ video passes 70,000 views on Youtube

Our video for Lat’s hilarious graphic novel ‘Kampung Boy’ has now passed 70,000 views on Youtube. Quite amazing.

Welcome back, Readers Feast

Delighted to note that Readers Feast, one of Melbourne’s best bookshops, is re-opening in the old Georges site in Collins Street.

Join us at the Man, Dog, Boat Story Exhibition and Awards on Saturday

Join us at Gasworks Arts Park this Saturday 19th for the opening of the Inaugural Children’s Story Exhibition from 11am – 1pm. We look forward to seeing you there!

Frankfurt Book Fair Redux

I did a lot of work at the Frankfurt Book Fair this year, and had a lot fun. Apart from meeting with some terrific international publishers and rights agents, I also had the chance to write about the fair for two of the book trade’s must-read publications, ‘Publishing Perspectives’ and Australia’s ‘Bookseller+Publisher’.

Our new-look blog

We’ve just changed the design, of ‘theme’ of our blog to something a little cleaner. What do you think?

Win ‘3 wishes for Pugman’: Kids Book Review

Kids book website Kids Book Review is running a competition to win one of three copies of Sebastian Meschenmoser’s hilarious ‘3 Wishes for Pugman’.

Wilkins Farago a Partner of the National Year of Reading 2012

Wilkins Farago is now an official Partner of the National Year of Reading 2012

Guest post: It’s time to save our children from reading failure

‘I simply do not understand why every primary school cannot teach every child to read and spell to a functional level in the seven years of attendance.’ – Read the guest post from literacy expert Fay Tran

Wilkins Farago supports Man, Dog, Boat Exhibition

In November, Wilkins Farago is supporting the Man, Dog, Boat Exhibition run by Gasworks Arts Park in Port Melbourne. Gasworks are calling all young writers and illustrators to submit an entry for the Man, Dog, Boat Exhibition and Awards Ceremony and winners have a chance to take home some of our books. Children are invited to imagine the […]