KOALA Win
News | Posted by Carole on Thursday 29 October 2009
On Tuesday I went up to Sydney for two award ceremonies. The first was the KOALA Awards (the NSW children’s choice awards) which were held at the Parramatta Town Hall. I’m very pleased to say that Garden of the Purple Dragon won the award for older readers! Honour books were Give Peas a Chance by Morris Gleitzman and the Ranger’s Apprentice Series by John Flanagan. You can see the winners of the other categories here.
(Above) This is Alyssa Brugman and I at the Awards. (Below) My KOALA winner’s mug.
The second awards ceremony was the NSW Premier’s History Awards. My book The Night We Made the Flag was shortlisted. I didn’t win that one, the winner was Anthony Hill for his book Captain Cook’s Apprentice.
Congratulations to all the winners.
Posted by Rafael on Saturday 31 October 2009
If i were there, i would have given dragonkeeper, garden of the purple dragon, and dragon moon awards…
congratulations anyway! cool mug by the way… I also had a question. I really got into the book about dragons (but only the general information section)and read that a sragon is born when the father’s cry makes the wind rise and the mothers makes it go down. knowing this, how did kai hatch? It may be for the sake of the story but i just wanted to make sure i’m not missing something
Posted by nicole on Monday 2 November 2009
oh wow Rafael,im lost.=_=.lols.I have a question for you too,Carole.Did kai ever see danzi and Luyu?I think its a pity she died before her only son hatched…
Posted by Lennart on Wednesday 4 November 2009
Hello Carole,
I read your book Dragonkeeper. Are you gonna publish more of your books in Holland please. I would like that very much.
greatings Lennart from the Netherlands.
Posted by Carole on Monday 9 November 2009
Rafael,
As I said on the other post, I use what I want for the story. Kai’s mother couldn’t be there. I read the mythology and then make up my own version.
Posted by Carole on Monday 9 November 2009
nicole,
Kai couldn’t have seen his mother since she died before he was hatched. He saw Danzi as he was there when he was hatched.
Posted by Carole on Monday 9 November 2009
Lennart,
Thanks for your interest in my books. I don’t decide what gets published in the Netherlands (or anywhere else). You will have to ask the publisher. You will find their contact details in the right sidebar on this page
http://www.carolewilkinson.com.au/books/
Posted by Mary Kate on Monday 16 November 2009
Dear Carole,
I just got done reading “The Dragon Keeper”. Thanks for writing this book. It’s great, and I love all the twists and turns as Diao, the dragon hunter, and the necromancer pursue the out-lawed girl, and her dragon companion. I was reading non-stop, and it was delightful. Wow!!
[Mary Kate then wrote an excellent summary of the story and her reactions to it, which unfortunately I have had to edit out as it was a Plot Spoiler and would tell everyone what happened without them having to read the book!]
I have loved this book, and you left me on a cliff hanger. Your words are excellent, {as well as your action packed scenes} and I have hoped to gain the next book of the series!!! Please write more!!!!
Posted by Carole on Tuesday 17 November 2009
Mary Kate,
You definitely get the prize for the longest blog comment and I really enjoyed reading your reactions to the book, but unfortunately I have had to edit out your comments as they gave away the entire story, and sometimes people are reading this blog looking for something to read, and they wouldn’t read it if they knew what was going to happen. I hope you don’t mind.
I have written more! There are four Dragon Keeper books. The trilogy and a prequel (which is only published in Australia and UK). So you have a way to go before you have run out.