Please join us in welcoming Wendy Rudge to the #CYASuccess family!

"The CYA Conference has been one of the most transformative parts of my writing journey. I have been attending for six years now, and from the very beginning, it gave me something that is hard to find elsewhere - a genuine community of like-minded creatives, incredible professional development, and real opportunities to put my work in front of Australian publishers."

Ruby’s Perfect Fire Safety Plan is her debut picture book and is published by Wild Dog Books.

https://www.cyaconference.com/cyasuccess/wendy-rudgwww.cyaconference.com/cyasuccess/wendy-rudgee

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This year, Karen Tayleur from Wild Dog will be doing online assessments on July 4. https://is.gd/G8hmyg

Have you secured an agent, signed a publishing contract, or been published following your involvement with the CYA Conference?

If you have, we'd love to know about it so we can add you to the success page.

Submit your details here: www.cyaconference.com/account/si

Please join us in welcoming Reena Balding to the #CYASuccess family!

"After more than 10 years of writing for children, my first picture book is being released this month, and CYA played a crucial part. I started entering picture book manuscript into the CYA competition each year, tracking how my manuscripts fared, seeing my results improve. My best result in the competition was about fifth one year but by far the best result overall was getting a publishing offer!

I quickly learned how fortunate I was that my assessment had been with Maryann from Wild Dog Books– she was already interested in kelp and could see the potential in a picture book about it. "

https://www.cyaconference.com/cyasuccess/reena-balding

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This year, Karen Tayleur from Wild Dog will be doing online assessments on July 4. https://is.gd/G8hmyg

Have you secured an agent, signed a publishing contract, or been published following your involvement with the CYA Conference?

If you have, we'd love to know about it so we can add you to the success page.

Submit your details here: www.cyaconference.com/account/si

Such exciting news today… 4 book babies for the CYA Conference… 2 from previous competition winners and 2 from the March bootcamps contracted… and we heard about them all on the same day… It’s days like this that make us smile so hard our cheeks hurt!!!!!

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Please join us in welcoming @kai_ash to the #CYASuccess family!

"My assessor had one main comment: 'This is not a picture book,' she said, which was rather confronting to hear at the time! Though, with the benefit of hindsight, I can see how right she was."

Read Kai's story at www.cyaconference.com/cyasuccess/kai-ash

The Boy Maeve, due for release on 26 May 2026 by Hardie Grant Children's Publishing.

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Please join us in welcoming Sharon Dalgleish to the #CYASuccess family!

"An assessing publisher asked me to email them the revised manuscript ... and a week later I was offered a contract. Thank you Tina and CYA! Without you it would not have happened."

Read her story at https://www.cyaconference.com/cyasuccess/sharon-dalgleish

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Please join us in welcoming Katherine Owens to the #CYASuccess family!

"CYA didn’t just inspire me.
It equipped me.
It connected me.
It positioned me."

Read her story at www.cyaconference.com/cyasuccess/katherine-owens

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Have you secured an agent, signed a publishing contract, or been published following your involvement with the CYA Conference?

If you have, we'd love to know about it so we can add you to the success page.

Submit your details here: www.cyaconference.com/account/si

#CYASuccess #CYAConference

Please join us in welcoming Katrina Macdonald Roe to the #CYASuccess family!

"Winning the published author section of CYA in 2023 opened doors for publishers to consider my work. It made them take notice and be willing to take me seriously and have a closer look."

Read her whole story at www.cyaconference.com/cyasuccess/katrina-macdonald-roe

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Please join us in welcoming Zoë Crowest to the #CYASuccess family!

"Some advice I received from an agent helped me rewrite a manuscript that has just been taken to acquisitions with a publisher that is near-impossible to interact with for unagented authors (so I still have my fingers crossed for that one...)

And on an even more exciting note, another assessment resulted in a direct contract offer from Rochelle at Wombat Books. It has been a wonderful experience working with Rochelle and the Wombat team, who have been nothing but welcoming and supportive."

Read her whole story at www.cyaconference.com/cyasuccess/zoë-crowest

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Please join us in welcoming Jacinta Liu to the #CYASuccess family!

“I’ve attended CYA for several years now, and each time has been an amazing experience… It helps you build knowledge and connections that support a long-term writing career.”

Read her story at www.cyaconference.com/cyasuccess/jacinta-liu

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