The 2020 Greenleaf Buds Writing Competition is now open. It is for an unpublished picture book manuscript with the theme: Hope, Joy, Love. Opens 1 June 2020. Closes 31 July 2020. Winners announced 1 September 2020. 1st Prize = $50 2nd Prize = $25 Plus 3 Highly Commended Certificates You can check out all the … More Calling All Picture Book Writers
Release Date: March 1st 2018. Publisher: Finch Publishing. Source: From publisher in exchange for an honest review. Synopsis from Goodreads: Working Mums: Stories by real women on how they manage children, work and life is a collection of empowering stories that will make working mums everywhere laugh in sympathy and nod in recognition. The stories are from … More Review: Working Mums #aww2018
Release Date: 31st May 2016. Publisher: Hachette Australia. Source: From publisher in exchange for honest review. Challenge: Australian Women Writers Challenge. REVIEW: If you suffer Anxiety you will want to read this book. If you know and love someone with Anxiety you will want to read this book. The Anxiety Book is an open and honest tale of … More The Anxiety Book By Elisa Black: Review And Interview.#aww2016
Release Date: March 2016. Publisher: Hachette Australia. Source: From publisher in exchange for an honest review. Challenge: Australian Women Writers Challenge 2016. Synopsis from Goodreads: LOVE. BETRAYAL. NEW BEGINNINGS. A young English war bride makes a new life in Australia in this romantic story set on the stunning coast of Sydney, by the author of THE SOLDIER’S … More Review: The War Bride By Pamela Hart #aww2016
Release Date: May 1st 2016. Publisher: Ventura Press. Source: From publisher in exchange for an honest review. Challenge: Australian Women Writers Challenge. Synopsis From Goodreads: From editor of Dolly at the age of 23 to CEO of Australia’s leading digital publisher by her forties, Marina Go is here to inspire the next generation of female leaders … More An Inspiring Tale Of Success: Break Through By Marina Go #aww2016
Release Date: March 5th 2016. Publisher: Escape Publishing. Source: Publisher via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. Challenge: Australian Women Writers Challenge. Series: A Dollar For A Dream Book 2. Synopsis From Goodreads: Move to the country for $1 a week Dulili is suffering a people drought. Over the years more people have moved … More A Romance So Sweet: Honey Hill House By Lisa Ireland. #aww2016
Release Date: February 25th 2016. Publisher:Escape Publishing. Source: From publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Synopsis from Goodreads: Move to the country for $1 a week. Dulili is suffering a people drought. Over the years more people have moved away than have arrived to stay in this old New South Wales … More Review: A Heart Stuck On Hope By Jennie Jones #aww2016
Publisher: Text Pulishing Release Date: 19th August 2015. Source: from publisher in exchange for honest review. Synopsis: The Forgotten Rebels of Eureka is the most talked-about work of Australian history in recent years. Now here is Clare Wright’s groundbreaking, award-winning study of the women who made the rebellion in an abridged edition for teenage readers. … More Review: We Are The Rebels By Clare Wright #aww2015
*This is the 6th book I have read for the Australian Women Writers Challenge. Australian release date: 1st August 2006. Australian publisher: Random House Australia. Source: Bought. Synopsis from Random House Australia: If you like Melina Marchetta and Barry Jonsberg, you’ll love Maria Boyd’s novel about being in Year 11, being in trouble and being … More Mini Review: Will By Maria Boyd. #aww2015.
For the past few years I have joined in the Australian Women Writers Challenge, and I will be joining in again this year. If you don’t know the Australian Women Writers Challenge was started to help overcome the gender bias in the reviewing of books by Australian women. Avid readers and book bloggers, both male … More Australian Women Writers Challenge 2015.
Rochelle L. Sharpe 