Black Dog Bookswas an independent publisher and production house based inFitzroy, Victoria,Australia. Since 2011 it is animprintofWalker Books.It focuses onchildren's literature(as does the Walker Group) but publishes books in all genres.
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| Parent company | Walker Books(Walker Books Australia) |
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| Country of origin | Australia |
| Headquarters location | Fitzroy, Victoria |
| Fiction genres | Children's literature |
History
editBlack Dog Books publish books in all genres but have a main focus onchildren's literature.[1]The company's books are distributed in Australia byMurdoch Books,New Zealand byScholastic Corporation,and in South Africa byRynew Educational Enterprises.[2]Black Dog Books is also a production house, producing books forHorwitz MartinandPearson Education.[1]The company has published multiple award-winning and short-list nominee titles.[3]Their first winning title was in 2002 withWhen Mum Was LittlebyMini Gosswhich won theCrichton Award for Children's Book Illustration.[4]A notable author that they publish isCarole Wilkinsonwhose works published by Black Dog Books have won more than five awards, including theChildren's Book of the Year Award: Younger Readersand theAurealis Award for best young-adult novel.[3][5][6]Other winning authors include Sue Lawson, Mark Norman,Pamela Freeman,Danny Katz,Ben Beaton, Leon Davidson, and Paula Hunt.[3]
In July 2011, it was announced that the company had been acquired byWalker Booksand would become an imprint.[7][8]
References
edit- ^ab"Black Dog Books".Australian Book Group. Archived fromthe originalon 20 July 2004.Retrieved16 May2010.
- ^"About".Black Dog Books. Archived fromthe originalon 4 March 2010.Retrieved16 May2010.
- ^abc"Our Awards".Black Dog Books. Archived fromthe originalon 1 September 2007.Retrieved16 May2010.
- ^"The Crichton Award for Children's Book Illustration".Children's Book Council of Australia.Archived fromthe originalon 16 September 2009.Retrieved16 May2010.
- ^"Winners 2000 - 2006".Children's Book Council of Australia.Archived fromthe originalon 19 July 2008.Retrieved16 May2010.
- ^"The Locus Index to SF Awards: 2004 Aurealis Awards".Locus Online.Retrieved16 May2010.
- ^"Black Dog Books to become Walker Books imprint".Books+Publishing.21 June 2011.Retrieved18 October2020.
- ^"Black Dog Books".Walker Books.Archivedfrom the original on 17 January 2012.Retrieved20 January2012.
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