Making it big as a children’s author

Making it big as a children’s author

From Hembury Books Podcast by jessica.mudditt

February 15, 2026 · 43 min · Season 6 · Episode 87

About this episode

Pip Harry discusses her journey as a bestselling children's author and her upcoming works.

Pip Harry is a bestselling Australian children's author and editor. Her middle grade novel The Little Wave won the 2020 Children's Book Council of Australia Book of the Year Award for Younger Readers. August & Jones won the CBCA Shadow Judging Book of the Year, voted by school students. Her new titles include The Inside Dog, ABIA-shortlisted Over or Under? Young adult verse novel Drift and junior fiction series Camp Spooky - co-written with Kate Foster. She has three picture books releasing in 2026 - Spare Kisses (March), The Fast Lane (May) and The Goodbye Tree (July). She lives on Sydney's Northern Beaches and likes swimming in the ocean and gelato. Connect with Pip Harry:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/piphaz?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&igsh=ZDNlZDc0MzIxNw==

People in this episode

Host: jessica.mudditt

Guest: Pip Harry

Topics covered

  • children's literature
  • author interviews
  • book awards
  • middle grade novels
  • writing process

Keywords

  • children's author
  • Pip Harry
  • book awards
  • middle grade
  • young adult fiction
  • picture books

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Children's Book Council of Australia

Books & works: The Little Wave, August & Jones, The Inside Dog, Over or Under?, Drift, Camp Spooky, Spare Kisses, The Fast Lane, The Goodbye Tree

Places: Sydney's Northern Beaches

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