Briony Stewart

Briony Stewart is an Australian writer and illustrator of children's books.[1]

Briony Stewart
Born
Western Australia
Occupationauthor and illustrator
Websitehttp://www.brionystewart.com

Stewart's first book Kumiko and the Dragon [2] was published by University of Queensland Press after winning the inaugural Voices on the Coast Youth Literature Festival writing award.[3] Inspired by Stewart's Japanese grandmother, Kumiko and the Dragon won the Aurealis Award for Best Children's Short Fiction,[4] and was listed as a Notable book by the Children's Book Council of Australia[5] in 2008. Two sequels, Kumiko and the Dragon's Secret (released in 2010)[6] and Kumiko and the Shadow Catchers (released in 2011)[7] completed the series as a trilogy. Both books continues Kumiko's fantasy adventure, with similar references to folktale and Japanese mythology. In 2012 Stewart's book Kumiko and the Shadow Catchers won in the Queensland Literary Awards Children's Book category. [8]

Stewarts first picture book, The Red Wheelbarrow was published by University of Queensland Press in 2012.[9] A wordless picture book inspired by the famous poem by William Carlos Williams, celebrating the beauty in small everyday moments. The book was shortlisted in the Australian Speech Pathology, Book of the Year Awards,[10] was a CBCA notable book, and in 2015 was selected by the International Board of Books for Young People (IBBY) to be part of its international silent books project, a travelling exhibition which was launched on June 2015 in Rome at the Palazzo delle Esposizioni.[11]

Stewart published a second picture book in 2014 entitled Here in the Garden[12], a gentle book about loss and grief and acceptance as experienced by a child. Since the birth of her children in 2015 and 2017, Stewart has collaborated as illustrator on a number of different titles.

Bibliography

As Author and Illustrator

  • Kumiko and the Dragon (UQP, 2007) - CBCA Notable book,[13] Aurealis Award winner for Children's short fiction [14]
  • Kumiko and the Dragon's Secret (UQP, 2010)[15]
  • Kumiko and the Shadow Catchers (UQP, 2011) CBCA Notable book, Queensland Literary Award winner for Children's books.[16]
  • The Red Wheelbarrow (UQP, 2012)[17]
  • Here in the Garden (UQP, 2014)[12]

As Illustrator

  • The Lion in Our Living Room (Affirm Press, 2017) [18]
  • The Bear in Our Backyard (Affirm Press, 2018)[19]
  • The Nullabaoo Hullaballoo (Puffin - Penguin Random House, 2019) [20]

References
  1. Austlit - Briony Stewart
  2. National Library of Australia Catalogue/Kumiko and the Dragon
  3. Shire of Kalamunda - Children's Book Week
  4. Kemble, Gary Debut novelist wins top sf awards ABC News Australia. 28 January 2008.
  5. Children's Book Council of Australia Notables 2008 Archived April 10, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
  6. National Library of Australia Catalogue/Kumiko and the Dragon's Secret
  7. National Library of Australia Catalogue/Kumiko and the Shadow Catchers
  8. Remeikis, Amy. Winners announced in reborn literary awards, The Brisbane Times. Brisbane, 4 September 2012. Reterived on 5 September 2012.
  9. National Library of Australia Catalogue/The Red Wheelbarrow
  10. "Speak Out August 2013". speechpathologyaustralia.cld.bz. Retrieved 2019-03-05.
  11. "Silent Books: IBBY official website". www.ibby.org. Retrieved 2019-03-05.
  12. Stewart, Briony (2014). Here in the garden. St Lucia, Queensland: University of Queensland Press. ISBN 9780702250101.
  13. Children's Book Council of Australia Notables 2012 Archived April 9, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
  14. Stewart, Briony (2007). Kumiko and the Dragon, University of Queensland Press, Australia. ISBN 978-0-7022-3619-8.
  15. Stewart, Briony (2010). Kumiko and the Shadow Catchers, University of Queensland Press, Australia. ISBN 978-0-7022-3780-5.
  16. Stewart, Briony (2011). Kumiko and the Shadow Catchers, University of Queensland Press, Australia. ISBN 978-0-7022-3874-1.
  17. Stewart, Briony (2012). The red wheelbarrow. St Lucia, Qld: University of Queensland Press. ISBN 9780702249259.
  18. https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/7507494?lookfor=author:%22Middleton,%20Emma%22&offset=2&max=5
  19. Middleton, Emma; Stewart, Briony (2018). The bear in our backyard. South Melbourne, VIC: Affirm Press. ISBN 9781925584806.
  20. Nullaboo hullabaloo. North Sydney, NSW: Penguin Random House Australia. 2019. ISBN 9780143787143.
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