In conjunction with the CBCA NSW Branch
Each year, one recipient of the Cottesloe Mentorship will be selected from works submitted to the CBCA NSW Aspiring Writers Mentorship Program. Cathie’s Mentorships are personally designed to give emerging writers the kind of development they most need. Entry details here.
– 2024 –
Kaitlin Okely
Kips Chips
– 2023 –
Tracey Sloan
(joint 2023 winner)
The Lost Boy of Divine
– 2023 –
Kelli Bradicich
(joint 2023 winner)
The Great Big Aussie Bus Trip
– 2022 –
Lisa Le Faucheur
Prince Skunk
– 2021 –
Bryoni Trezise
Theodora Itch
Previous recipients of the Cottesloe Mentorship
NAT AMOORE
Published author —mentoring for picture books and middle grade. Four middle grade novels published with Penguin Random House.
CORAL VASS
Published author — mentoring for developing a middle grade novel and four picture books with Indigenous themes.
NETTE HILTON
Published author — mentoring for middle grade and adult fiction.
ZEWLAN MOOR
Mentoring for creating a middle grade novel, several picture books and a series of middle grade non-fiction. Her first picture book manuscript has been accepted by Windy Hollow.
SAL DE FREITAS
Mentoring for adult fiction. Her domestic noir novel is on the cusp of publication. Cathie has introduced her to an agent.
JESSICA DARKE (pseud)
A novelist now turned to a prestigious writing position for a government organisation.
COLLEEN GOTH
Mentoring for adult fiction, historical and contemporary. Longlisted for the 2020 Richell Prize for Emerging Writers.
FIONA LLOYD
Published author – mentoring for a middle grade novel published by Penguin Random House in 2023. Fiona is a rising star.
JUNE YU
Once a journalist, June Yu is now a charity copywriter and YA novelist. She caught Cathie’s eye in a class she was teaching. Her first novel Miscreation? is available in print and ebook with more to come.
In conjunction with Magabala Books
CHARMAINE LEDDEN-LEWIS
Mentoring for children’s book illustration and writing — illustrator of Found by Bruce Pascoe.
DUB LEFFLER
Mentoring of this published illustrator turned writer for Once There Was A Girl, a sequel to his award-winning Once There Was A Boy.
LAURA LA ROSA
Mentorship focussing on general aspects of current publishing, editorial and design.
How the Cottesloe Mentorship name came about
“I loved judging the CBCA awards, and joined a great panel of people. The face-to-face discussions were a highlight of my year. When we went to Perth I wanted to follow a long-held dream. I knew that Cottesloe Beach was famous, and planned to spend time there watching the sun set into the sea. A special moment for Alan and me?
When we got there, on our way to the judging, the beach was tiny … and it was raining — torrential rain. It made us feel at home, coming from the Central Coast of NSW, but that wasn’t the point. We missed our special moment on the famous beach, but named the Mentorship for that elusive moment.
Perhaps the Mentorship will be special for an aspiring writer.”
– Cathie Tasker