The Centre for Youth Literature promotes reading. It offers exciting and affordable book events for young people and professionals. Teenagers and children meet great writers and talented young actors - bringing reading to life. Professional learning programs and the biennial Reading Matters conference keep adults in touch with crucial issues and ideas in youth literature.
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The Centre for Youth Literature is generously supported by a range of sponsors.
Programs & Events
The Centre for Youth Literature develops and runs:
The Centre's 2008 program is proudly supported by The Age.
Services
The Centre also provides a range of services for both young readers and professionals in the field.
Consultancy
The Centre for Youth Literature provides consultancy services for teachers, school librarians, public librarians, parents and booksellers.
Insideadog website
The insideadog website is Australia's number one website about books for teenagers. It promotes Australian and international young adult literature in a language (and format) that young people understand. It features news, book reviews, a writer-in-residence blog, author interviews, links, competitions and lots of opportunity for contributions from young readers!
Inky Awards
The Inky Awards, inaugurated in 2007, recognise the best in Australian and international writing for young adults - as chosen by young people. Voting opens in September and the winning books are announced in November each year.
Read Alert blog
The latest news, views and current thinking in the youth literature world is available via the Centre's blog, Read Alert. For more information about this service and to access the blog, see the Youth Literature Current Awareness page.
Newsletter
The Centre for Youth Literature publishes a newsletter three times a year. It covers CYL activities, plus interviews, articles on youth literature and reviews of wide range of Australian and international books.The publication is 24 A4 pages. Newsletter subscription costs $30 per year. Inquiries to youthlit@slv.vic.gov.au.
Inquiries
Centre for Youth Literature
State Library of Victoria
328 Swanston Street, Melbourne
VIC 3000
Phone 03 8664 7014
Email youthlit@slv.vic.gov.au | 
