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Jasper Jones author receives ban after pleading guilty to child exploitation

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The Independent UK

Australian schools ban Craig Silvey’s books after he pleads guilty to possessing child exploitation material

One of country’s most successful novelists pleads guilty to possessing images of child exploitation

The Independent UK

Books banned as publisher cuts ties with guilty author

Author Craig Silvey's publisher has moved to cut ties after he admitted guilt to child exploitation charges, while WA schools have permanently banned his books.

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Craig Silvey has pled guilty to child exploitation. What do we do with his books?

Australian author Craig Silvey, known for his bestselling books Jasper Jones, Honeybee and Runt, has pleaded guilty to possessing and distributing child exploitation material. Two further charges were dropped, including allegations he produced child exploitation material.

The Conversation

Afternoon Update: RBA hikes interest rates; Craig Silvey pleads guilty; and the best outfits from the Met Gala

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The Guardian - AU

Author Craig Silvey Pleads Guilty To Possessing & Distributing Child Exploitation Material

Appearing in court, the WA father-of-three pleaded guilty to two charges.

Pedestrian.tv

Author Craig Silvey admits child exploitation crimes

Australian author Craig Silvey has pleaded guilty to possessing and distributing child exploitation material, as prosecutors dropped two other charges.

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Author now accused of producing child abuse material

The author of Jasper Jones and other popular novels for young readers has been slugged with more child exploitation charges, including producing the material.

AAP

Author accused of child exploitation has bail varied

The author of Jasper Jones and other popular novels for young readers has successfully had his bail relaxed after being charged with child exploitation.

AAP

Who Is Craig Silvey? Australian Author Arrested Over Paedophilia Allegations—What We Know About the Charges So Far

Children's book author Craig Silvey has been arrested over alleged child exploitation offences.

International Business Times UK

'Jasper Jones' Author Craig Silvey Banned From Own Children After Schools Bin His Bestselling Books

Craig Silvey is charged with child exploitation offences. Schools ban books, publisher halts sales as father of three faces court on $100,000 bail.

International Business Times UK

Craig Silvey’s books pulled from WA and Victoria curriculums after child exploitation material charges

Sydney stage adaptation and new book put on hold after Runt and Jasper Jones author arrested

The Guardian - AU

Author's novels axed after child abuse accusations

AAP

Author Craig Silvey’s Books Pulled From Shelves Following Child Exploitation Charges

Australian author Craig Silvey has appeared in Fremantle Magistrates Court after he was charged with allegedly possessing and distributing child exploitation material.

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AAP

Acclaimed author in court over child abuse material

The author of Jasper Jones and numerous other popular novels for young readers has faced court after he was allegedly caught with child abuse material.

The Guardian - AU

Australian author Craig Silvey charged with possessing and distributing child exploitation material

Jasper Jones and Runt writer charged after search warrant issued at his Fremantle home on Monday

The Guardian - AU

Craig Silvey: ‘Boys want to feel as though their experiences and inner world are validated and important’

The acclaimed Jasper Jones author on raising three young daughters, identities forged in country life, and how literature can combat toxic masculinity

The Guardian - AU

Belvoir St theatre’s 2026 season to be headlined by 24-year-old debut playwright

The Coconut Children by Vivian Pham is one of six literary adaptations to be staged at the Sydney theatre next year, alongside The Birds, A Room With a View and the Craig Silvey bestseller Runt

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International Business Times UK

No Business Skills, No Loans, No Problem: How Todd Graves Built A Billion Dollar Chicken Finger Empire Against All Odds

Todd Graves worked as a boilermaker in an oil refinery near California and fished salmon in Alaska in harsh conditions before opening Raising Cane's fast-food chain that only sold chicken fingers and made him over $9 billion in less than three decades.

The Canberra Times

'It's our little baby': Canberra artist honoured in children's book of the year awards

It's the first time a graphic novel has won the Older Readers category.

Newcastle Herald

Writers fest hits 10 years of quality

'To have them all at the one festival is pretty amazing'

Newcastle Herald

Writers festival rolls out first stars

Much-loved Australian writers Craig Silvey and Pip Williams, and debut authors Mawunyo Gbogbo, Andrew Quilty, and Amy Thunig, have been announced as the first of what will be 100 artists in the 10th Newcastle Writers Festival.

The Guardian - AU

Three things with Craig Silvey: ‘I wrote songs, many of them unforgivably awful’

In our weekly interview about objects, the hit Australian author tells us about moonlighting as an electric ukulele player – and the childhood stories he wrote

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