Read Alert - Youth Literature
YA Showcase Slideshow Presentation & 2019 Titles List
11 December, 2018You can now view the slideshow presentation from the YA Showcase. All the information our publishers presented on the night is now available…
New Inside a Dog Learning Resources
29 November, 2018With the launch of our new and improved Inside a Dog, some of you may have noticed that the teaching resources have disappeared form the…
2018 Inky Award Winners
02 October, 2018The Inky Awards are Australia’s only YA award completely selected by teenagers. The shortlist is created by our dedicated team of teen Inky…
Inside a Dog is now live!
02 October, 2018Our online home for bookish teens, Inside a Dog, is now live and ready to be used by the young people of Australia. The redevelopment has…
Upcoming events at the Centre for Youth Literature
06 September, 2018We have two major YA events remaining for 2018. Inky Awards Ceremony The Inky Awards winners will be announced at the State Library of…
2018 Inky Awards Shortlist
10 August, 2018The shortlist for the 2018 Inky Awards for young adult literature – chosen by a teen judging panel – was announced today at Bendigo Writers…
Teens, Social Media and Technology 2018: Pew Research Center
01 June, 2018Time to sink our teeth into the latest data thanks to Pew Research Center’s Teens, Social Media and Technology 2018 Report. Thirteen to…
Reading Matters
08 May, 2018We understand many of you will be starting to consider your calendars for 2019 and are keen to hear about our plans for Reading Matters. The…
Story Camp 2018
01 April, 2018We are pleased to announce that Story Camp will be continuing for the remainder of 2018. The program is a chance for teens to meet and learn…
Inky Awards Longlist 2018
01 March, 2018We are proud to announce the 2018 Inky Awards Longlist. The longlist of 10 Australian and 10 international YA titles was selected by a panel…
Vale Agnes Nieuwenhuizen
18 September, 2017[caption id=“attachment_5002” align=“alignleft” width=“200”] Agnes Nieuwenhuizen at the Centre for Youth Literature’s celebration of 2…
Introducing Story Camp
20 June, 2017The Centre for Youth Literature is pleased to announce our first-ever Story Camp, a free three-day program of workshops for young…
Apply for a Reading Matters scholarship!
20 March, 2017The Centre for Youth Literature at the State Library Victoria is pleased to be able to offer 10 early-career scholarships for the 201…
Some exciting news about Inside a Dog
18 January, 2017Inside a Dog is getting a makeover! The website is currently in redevelopment, with a new site scheduled to launch in mid-2017. At the…
SLAV Presentation - US YA Observations
25 November, 2016Resources shared by Program Coordinator, Adele Walsh, at the School Library Association of Victoria conference. Her visit to the US to…
Reading Matters 2017 - Conference
24 November, 2016EARLY BIRD CLOSES 30 NOVEMBER 2016 In June 2017, the 12th biennial Reading Matters will bring together a sparkling array of guest YA authors…
Reading Matters 2017 - Student Day
17 November, 2016Reading Matters’ student day is one of the most anticipated events of the year by teen readers and YA fans. Committed to a fun and diverse…
Sally Gardner on her childhood, dyslexia and imagination
07 November, 2016The UK’s Sally Gardner (The Door That Led to Where) presented a raw insight into her childhood at Reading Matters 2015. In this segment from…
Laurie Halse Anderson on 'The Hard Stuff'
20 October, 2016The Reading Matters conference is Australia’s leading youth literature conference. We host a multitude of youth literature writers and…
2016 Inky Awards Winners
04 October, 2016The Centre for Youth Literature at State Library Victoria is proud to announce the winners the 2016 Inky Awards for young adult literature…