Boroondara Literary Awards judges

Open Short Story – Kerryn Mayne

Kerryn Mayne is an author, former wedding photographer and current police officer who lives with her family in the Bayside suburbs of Melbourne. Kerryn is the author of two novels: Lenny Marks Gets Away With Murder (released 2023) and Joy Moody Is Out Of Time (released 2024). Both novels have been released in Australia and New Zealand with Penguin Random House Australia, as well as in the USA and Canada with St Martin's Press.

Her novels have been nominated for awards including the Ned Kelly Award for Best Debut Crime Fiction, Indie Book Awards, International Thriller Writers Award, ABIA New Writer of the Year Award and BAD Danger Award. Lenny Marks Gets Away With Murder won the BAD Danger Award in 2024.

Young Writers Prose – Jane Godwin

Jane Godwin is the highly acclaimed author of nearly fifty books for children and young people, across all styles and ages. Her work is published internationally and she has received many commendations, including the 2024 Pixie O’Harris Award for services to children’s literature.

Jane was the Children’s Publisher at Penguin Books Australia for over a decade, where she developed, championed​ and worked with many authors and illustrators. Jane has produced books for a wide range of readers, from very young children through to Young Adult and crossover titles.

Jane is dedicated to pursuing quality and enriching reading and writing experiences for young people, whether it’s as a writer, a publisher or a speaker/facilitator in schools.