The Australian ‘Sisters in Crime’ Davitt Awards shortlist for 2009 have been announced and here is their shortlist (from Teenage Fiction for All Ages) for best teen mystery/crime fiction by an Australian female author:
- Catherine Jinks – Genius Squad (av. on amazon.com and for Kindle)
- Maureen McCarthy – Somebody’s Crying
- Sophie Masson – The Case of the Diamond Shadow
- Isabelle Merlin – Three Wishes (av. on amazon.com)
- Beth Montgomery – Murderer’s Thumb
- Felicity Pulman – Willows for Weeping
- Moya Symons – The Walk Right In Detective Agency: Open for Business
- Moya Symons – The Walk Right In Detective Agency: High Crime in Milk Bay
As with many international YA, availability is an issue. Aside from the 2 titles that I have noted above (Genius Squad and Three Wishes), I had to link to the WolrdCat entries for the other titles.
But, Genius Squad is available on the Kindle — maybe this is the solution for making some international YA more accessible? International YA goes digital?
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Just curious if you’ve looked into how foreign publishing rights work? I think that has a lot of do with the availability (or lack thereof) of international YA titles.
I have a little but maybe not as much as I should…
What I have noticed is that here doesn’t seem to be too much rhyme or reason with publishing.
For an author like Cornelia Funke, not all of her books are translated into English — even though her series for older children and teens, The Wild Chicks, is hugely successful in Germany and if published here would be a sort of Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants but set in Germany.
The subject guides I have looked at all touch on publishing and do discuss particular publishers – like Arthur A. Levine or VIZ media – that publish international books, but I cannot seem to find a comprehensive article or resource (especially a recent one) that covers all (or a lot) of the publishing trends and discusses what does and doesn’t get published…any suggestions?
*I wish I had attended the ALA conference presentation on this topic 2 weeks ago!
I would suggest looking at some of the publishing trade journals, like Quill and Quire, or Publishers’ Weekly for articles on foreign rights. It might also help to speak with a foreign rights agent – I might be able to put you in touch with someone. Let me know if that would be helpful (erinwal@gmail.com) and I’ll ask some of my old publishing contacts.
Cheers,
Erin
Hi Erin,
Thanks so much for the tips — and I will take you up on your offer! Many thanks,
Amie