The Ena Noël Award Shortlist 2024
IBBY has announced the Ena Noël Award Shortlist 2024. The Ena Noël Award is the IBBY Australia Encouragement Award for a young emerging writer or illustrator.
Author Shortlist:
Reece Carter, A Girl Called Corpse (Allen & Unwin) reviewed in StoryLinks
Meg Gatland-Veness, When Only One (Pantera Press)
Jess McGeachin, Kind (Allen & Unwin) reviewed in StoryLinks
Kirli Saunders, Our Dreaming (Scholastic)
Holden Sheppard, The Brink (Text Publishing)
Rhiannon Williams, Dusty in the Outwilds (Hardie Grant) reviewed in StoryLinks
Illustrator Shortlist:
Gabriel Evans, A Friend for George (Puffin Books) reviewed in StoryLinks
Sally Soweol Han, Tiny Wonders (UQP ) reviewed in StoryLinks
Sher Rill Ng, Be Careful, Xiao Xin! (Working Title Press, Harper Collins) reviewed in StoryLinks
Michelle Pereira, The Boy Who Tried to Shrink His Name (Hardie Grant) reviewed here in StoryLinks
Jeremy Worrall, Etta and the Shadow Taboo (Hardie Grant)
Since its inception in 1994, The Ena Noël Award has played a significant role in identifying talented emerging writers and illustrators. Congratulations to the shortlisted creators. Do look out for the announcement of the winners on International Children’s Book Day (ICBD) 2nd April 2024.
