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.
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
- The Naming of Tishkin Silk
- Nomination: 2004 New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards
 - Honoured: 2004 CBCA Awards
 
 - Heart of the Tiger
- Nomination: 2005 Crichton Award
 
 - The Novice
- 2006 White Raven
 
 - Kaito's Cloth
- 2007 White Raven
 - Nomination: 2007 Queensland Premier's Literary Awards – Children's Book Award
 
 - Layla, Queen of Hearts
- Win: 2007 Queensland Premier's literary Awards – Children's Book Award
 - Nomination: 2007 Children's Book of the Year Award: Younger Readers
 
 - A Small Free Kiss in the Dark
- Nomination: 2009 Aurealis Award for best young-adult novel
 
 - Perry Angel's Suitcase
 - The Duck and The Darklings
- Short-listed: 2015 Patricia Wrightson Prize for Children's Literature, New South Wales Premier's Awards 2015 (with Stephen Michael King)[6]
 
 
Source: showtell.com.au
References
- ↑ "Glenda Millard". Scholastic Corporation. Archived from the original on 4 January 2006. Retrieved 5 May 2010.
 - ↑ "Glenda Millard". WorldCat. Retrieved 5 May 2010.
 - 1 2 "Glenda Millard". showtell.com.au. Archived from the original on 20 July 2008. Retrieved 5 May 2010.
 - ↑ "Aurealis Awards 2009: Young Adult Judges' Report" (PDF). Aurealis Awards. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 July 2011. Retrieved 2010-05-05.
 - ↑ "Book of the Year 2009 Winners". Children's Book Council of Australia. Archived from the original on 26 August 2009. Retrieved 5 May 2010.
 - ↑ "New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards" (PDF). SL Magazine. Vol. 8, no. 4. Summer 2015. p. 35.
 
