I am thrilled to have been awarded one of these prestigious Award Mentorships through the ASA and with generous funding from Copyright Agency Cultural Fund. I’ve now made a start working with my wonderful Mentor, Erica Wagner, developing my own special project which is a picture book utilising graphic novel techniques. Part of the award is participation in the ASA Pathways to Publishing program, which has also commenced and is already proving very educational and useful. My fellow winners are listed here, along with the Assessor Comments for my category, Children’s, YA and Picture Book Illustration.