Incredible scenes today… Paperbark has been shortlisted for the CBCA Awards!!!!!!!! When I found out the news I screamed so loudly that my family thought someone had died 😅🥲🥹😂🩵💚💙 @text_publishing@cbcaustralia
We want your story! 📣
VATE is welcoming submissions for (human) Being - a new anthology celebrating queer voices, experiences and creativity written by secondary students and teachers across Victoria.
Students and teachers will have their work published alongside commissioned pieces by @willkostakis , @ageekwithahat , @ange_e_crawford and @ernest.again and will be generously supported through the editing process by @karyswrites 🤩🤩🤩
Read more at the link in our bio and download our promotional poster for your classroom, library or school newsletter!
I've taken the paywall off my recent Substack post, which felt a bit more festive. I'd love to hear what you think of my Best Books of 2025!
Happy holidays, and here's to another great year of reading in 2026.
/p/my-year-in-books-a-very-long-best
@karyswrites not only writes amazing books, such as #thepaperbarktreecommittee but has an informed substack newsletter #ireadalot Her piece for #paperbarkwords blog ( link in bio) is about #therightbookfortherightreader @loveozmg@text_publishing
Fancy a signed copy?✍️
To celebrate the release of THE PAPERBARK TREE COMMITTEE, Karys McEwen visited some Melbourne bookstores and happily signed copies of her heartfelt new middle grade book🌳🐈
Get yourself a signed copy this release week at any of the below stores:
@avenuebookstore@readingskids@dymocks234
Or get yourself a copy online by following the link in our bio! 🥳
#KarysMcEwen #ThePaperbarkTreeCommittee #MG #MiddleGrade #ChildrensBooks #ChildrensFiction
Today is the day! The Paperbark Tree Committee is officially available in all good bookshops and online.
I hope that this quiet little story finds its way to anyone who might need it. And that it engages young people, and opens up discussions about finding your place, being an older sibling, found family, bullying, and secretly loving the daggy old music they play on classic hits stations.
As scary as it is to put a book out into the world, I love to hear from readers! So please reach out and tell me what you think about Art and Hilary and their tree-climbing antics 💚💙🩵
Thank you to @text_publishing for being the dream publisher. @imogen_stubbs and @veronicafabregat_ for the beautiful cover. @fionathehardy and @emilygalebooksetc for the cover quotes and endless encouragement. @thekidsbookshop for hosting my upcoming launch this Saturday. And a million other people! You’ll see them in the acknowledgements of the book. I am one very lucky author to be surrounded by such a supportive and loving community.
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Huge thanks to @fionathehardy for sending me her very extensive photo shoot of The Paperbark Tree Committee perched in an actual paperbark tree. (I am told her camera roll is full of these shots.)
If you would like to see Fiona launch my book (!!!) then please come along to @thekidsbookshop on April 5! Just let Erin know that you’ll be there by emailing the shop or DMing the instagram. (This includes everyone I have personally invited and forgot to say you need to RSVP.)
I can’t wait! #thepaperbarktreecommittee @text_publishing
Today I spoke to kids at Harvey Library, a place that was so special to me growing up, and that inspired me to become a librarian and a writer myself. And even featured in my first novel, too! What a strange and wonderful full circle moment 💚🩵💙
A new episode of YA Book Stack is out now! @karyswrites is joined by @keshewrites a #1 Sunday Times bestselling author of fantasy, romance, and speculative fiction. They discuss Keshe's novel, The Girl with No Reflection as well as a bunch of other text recommendations! 📚
Listen in as they chat about:
🦄 The role of genre fiction within the English curriculum
🏯 World-building, voice and character development
🐉 Chinese mythology, and themes of feminism and patriarchy
🪟 The importance of representation in text studies
Available wherever you get your pods! 🔗 #yabookstack #ya #loveozya #readingrecommendations #holidayreading #tbr #thegirlwithnoreflection
I'm heading to Warrnambool!
Thanks to The Wheeler Centre, I'll be taking my new middle grade novel, The Paperbark Tree Committee, on the road these school holidays. If you're in the area on April 9, please join me for an author talk from 10.30-11.30am, and/or a writing workshop from 2.30-4pm.
Booking link and more details in my bio, or on The Wheeler Centre website.
I am proud to be the MWF Education Advisor, and involved in the programming and hosting of MWF Schools for the fourth year in 2025. It’s such a special opportunity for young people to engage in reading and writing. And if you’re interested, I’d get in quick. It sold out in a few hours last year!
Head here to secure your tickets: .au/schools
Art and Hilary are not only brothers, they’re the best of friends. Their committee of two can solve anything.
But Art is 12 now, and moving to Melbourne from a small town in Queensland isn’t easy once you’re in year 7. There are school bullies, the waning attention of his father, and new challenges around fitting in. He feels like he should be old enough to solve his problems without the help of his little brother.
THE PAPERBARK TREE COMMITTEE is a heartfelt story about growing up and leaving childhood behind; it’s about family and being a good brother, fitting in and finding friends, and about making mistakes and learning from them.
Out on 1 April🩵💙
Available to pre-order now!
Gorgeous cover illustration by @veronicafabregat_ 🌳
#ThePaperbarkTreeCommittee #KarysMcEwen #MiddleGrade #PreOrder #ChildrensBooks #ChildrensFiction
