Trace Balla is a well-loved Australian children's book author,
illustrator and writer of song lyrics who lives on Dja Dja Wurrung
Country. She has won the CBCA Book of the Year Award, the Readings
Children's Book Prize, the Wilderness Society's Environment Award
for Children's Literature, a Comic Arts Awards of Australia Bronze
Ledger, and an Honour Award for the inaugural SCBWI Australian
Picture Book Illustrator Awards. She has also been shortlisted for
the NSW Premier's Literary Awards, Speech Pathology Book of the
Year Awards (twice), Adelaide Festival Awards for Children's
Literature, and ALIA Graphic's Notable Australian Graphic Novel
Award.
Trace's stories explore themes of connection to Country and
community, nature, friendship, gratitude, grief and human rights.
She also loves to inspire others, of all ages and from all walks of
life, through her talks and workshops, which explore creativity and
caring for the planet. Trace does freelance illustration work, from
logos to murals, and has a bookshelf ever filling with her nature
journals and other reflections. Find out more about her at
traceballa.com.
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