In today’s YKNR newsletter for paid* subscribers, I take some EXCELLENT writing advice from some of Australia’s top children’s authors and then give practical ways to use their tips with the young writers in your life.

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Super excited to be on both the adult and kids’ programs at SWF this year!

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In ep 190 of the YKNR podcast, we're stepping inside the School Library!

We look at how school libraries are changing, the role of Teacher Librarians, how kids can engage with their school library – and what to do if you don’t have one.

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In the Feb YKNR newsletter, we're looking at the changes to the teaching of reading in the Australian curriculum. What does it look like in the classroom? What does it mean for parents?

Find it here, with a link to full chat on the YKNR podcast: yourkidsnextread.substack.com/p/getting-re...

The final episode of the YKNR First Chapters summer series is here, and it's a CRACKER as author Amy Doak reads the first chapter of 'Eleanor Jones Can't Keep A Secret'.

Listen here www.yourkidsnextread.com.au/podcast-epis... or where you get your pods!

This series has been such fun!

Brace yourselves! The latest YKNR First Chapters ep is here and it's wonderful @daniellebinks.bsky.social reading from her middle-grade novel SIX SUMMERS OF TASH AND LEOPOLD!

Find it at www.yourkidsnextread.com.au/podcast-epis... or where you get your pods!

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