Jess Racklyeft
{{Short description|Australian children's book author and illustrator}}
Jess Racklyeft is an Australian illustrator and author of children's picture books, and creator of artistic works including paintings, prints and stationery. Racklyeft previously worked in publishing before becoming a full-time illustrator.{{Cite web |date=2023-02-21 |title=Spotlight on Jess Racklyeft |url=https://www.booksandpublishing.com.au/articles/2023/02/21/227064/spotlight-on-jess-racklyeft/ |access-date=2023-06-07 |publisher=Books+Publishing}}
Awards
- Won - SCBWI Crystal Kite for Australia New Zealand 2017.{{Cite web |date=2023-02-17 |title=Racklyeft wins 2023 SCBWI Bologna Scholarship |url=https://www.booksandpublishing.com.au/articles/2023/02/17/226916/racklyeft-wins-2023-scbwi-bologna-scholarship/ |access-date=2023-06-07 |publisher=Books+Publishing}}
- Notable - CBCA Children's Book of the Year Award: Picture Book Merry Everything (2016) written by Tania McCartney.{{Cite web |title=Notables 2016 |url=https://cbca.org.au/notables-2016 |access-date=2023-06-07 |website=The Children's Book Council of Australia |archive-date=2019-04-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190412220242/http://cbca.org.au/notables-2016 |url-status=dead }}
- Notable - CBCA Children's Book of the Year Award: Picture Book Smile Cry (2017) written by Tania McCartney.{{Cite web |title=Notables – 2017 |url=https://cbca.org.au/notables-2017 |access-date=2023-06-07 |website=The Children's Book Council of Australia}}
- Longlisted - Indie Book Awards 2021 Welcome Baby (2020) written and illustrated by Jess Racklyeft.{{Cite web |date=2020-12-08 |title=LONGLIST ANNOUNCED FOR THE 2021 INDIE BOOK AWARDS |url=https://www.indiebookawards.com.au/post/longlist-announced-for-the-2021-indie-book-awards |access-date=2023-06-07 |website=Indie Book Awards |language=en}}
- Won - CBCA Children's Book of the Year Award: Picture Book Iceberg (2022), written by Claire Saxby.{{Cite web |title=Presenting the CBCA Book of the Year Winners – 2022 |url=https://cbca.org.au/winners-2022 |access-date=2023-06-07 |website=The Children's Book Council of Australia}}
- Notable - CBCA Children's Book of the Year Award: Eve Pownall Award for Information Books Iceberg (2022) written by Claire Saxby.
- Notable - CBCA Children's Book of the Year Award: Picture Book Whisper on the Wind (2022) written by Claire Saxby.{{Cite web |title=CBCA Book of the Year – Notables 2023 |url=https://cbca.org.au/notables-2023 |access-date=2023-06-07 |website=The Children's Book Council of Australia}}
- SCBWI International Bologna Scholarship 2023.
- Notable - CBCA Children's Book of the Year Award: Eve Pownall Award for Information Books Australia: Country of Colour (2023) written and illustrated by Jess Racklyeft.{{Cite web |title=CBCA |url=https://www.cbca.org.au/book/australia-country-of-colour |access-date=2024-06-09 |website=www.cbca.org.au}}
References
External links
- [https://jessesmess.com/ Official website]
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Category:Australian illustrators
Category:Australian women illustrators
Category:Australian children's book illustrators
Category:Australian women children's book illustrators