Glenda Millard is an Australia

Australia

Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...

n writer of children's literature

Children's literature

Children's literature is for readers and listeners up to about age twelve; it is often defined in four different ways: books written by children, books written for children, books chosen by children, or books chosen for children. It is often illustrated. The term is used in senses which sometimes...

 and young-adult fiction.

Biography

Millard was born in Victoria

Victoria (Australia)

Victoria is the second most populous state in Australia. Geographically the smallest mainland state, Victoria is bordered by New South Wales, South Australia, and Tasmania on Boundary Islet to the north, west and south respectively....

, Australia

Australia

Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...

. Her first work was published in 1999 by Margaret Hamilton Books, entitled Unplugged!. 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

New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards

The New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards were established in 1979 by the New South Wales Premier Neville Wran. Commenting on its purpose, Wran said: "We want the arts to take, and be seen to take, their proper place in our social priorities...

. 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

Queensland Premier's Literary Awards

The Queensland Premier's Literary Awards were inaugurated in 1999 and have grown to become a leading literary awards program within Australia, with $225,000 in prizemoney over 14 categories. One of Australia's richest prizes, top categories offer up to $25,000 for 1st prize.-Fiction Book...

 and was a short-list nominee for the Children's Book of the Year Award for younger readers

Children's Book of the Year Award: Younger Readers

The Children's Book of the Year Award: Younger Readers has been presented annually since 1982 by the Children's Book Council of Australia...

. In 2009 Millard released her young-adult fiction novel Small Free Kiss in the Dark and the children's novel Perry Angel's Suitcase. 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

Scott Westerfeld

Scott Westerfeld is an American author of science fiction. He was born in Texas and now divides his time between Sydney, Australia and New York City, USA.-Books:...

's Leviathan

Leviathan

Leviathan , is a sea monster referred to in the Bible. In Demonology, Leviathan is one of the seven princes of Hell and its gatekeeper . The word has become synonymous with any large sea monster or creature...

and Perry Angel's Suitcase won the 2009 Children's Book of the Year Award for younger readers. Millard is currently an ambassador for the Victorian Premier's Reading Challenge.

Novels

Tishkin Silk

• The Naming Of Tishkin Silk (2003)
• Layla, Queen of Hearts (2006, illustrations by Stephen Michael King)

Other novels

• When the Angels Came (2003, illustrations by Janine Dawson)
• Bringing Reuben Home (2004)
• The Novice (2005)
• Perry Angel's Suitcase (2008, illustrations by Stephen Michael King)
• All the Colours of Paradise (2009, illustrations by Stephen Michael King)
• A Small Free Kiss in the Dark (2009)

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
    New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards
    The New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards were established in 1979 by the New South Wales Premier Neville Wran. Commenting on its purpose, Wran said: "We want the arts to take, and be seen to take, their proper place in our social priorities...
    
    
  • Honoured: 2004 CBCA Awards
• Heart of the Tiger
  • Nomination: 2005 Crichton Award
    Crichton Award for Children's Book Illustration
    The Crichton Award for Children's Book Illustration is one of several awards presented annually by the Children's Book Council of Australia ....
    
    
• The Novice
  • 2006 White Raven
• Kaito's Cloth
  • 2007 White Raven
  • Nomination: 2007 Queensland Premier's Literary Awards
    Queensland Premier's Literary Awards
    The Queensland Premier's Literary Awards were inaugurated in 1999 and have grown to become a leading literary awards program within Australia, with $225,000 in prizemoney over 14 categories. One of Australia's richest prizes, top categories offer up to $25,000 for 1st prize.-Fiction Book...
    
     - 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
    Children's Book of the Year Award: Younger Readers
    The Children's Book of the Year Award: Younger Readers has been presented annually since 1982 by the Children's Book Council of Australia...
    
    
• A Small Free Kiss in the Dark
  • Nomination: 2009 Aurealis Award for best young-adult novel
• Perry Angel's Suitcase
  • Win: 2009 Children's Book of the Year Award: Younger Readers
    Children's Book of the Year Award: Younger Readers
    The Children's Book of the Year Award: Younger Readers has been presented annually since 1982 by the Children's Book Council of Australia...
    
    

Source: showtell.com.au