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2025
2025 Little Hare Illustration Prize
Making the most of mentorship opportunities, Australian Society of Authors, 19 March 2025
CBCA 2025 Notable books announced, Books+Publishing, 26 February 2025
2024
Celebrating Cultural Identity in Storytelling with Sandhya Parappukkaran, Ramona Magazine, 18 Sept 2024
Guest Blog With Sandhya Parappukkaran on Story Box Hub, 10 Sept 2024
Shortlist announced for 2024 South Australian Literary Awards, 9 August 2024
The Boy Who Tried to Shrink His Name’ teaches kids to take pride in and embrace their heritage, 7 August 2024
Mosaic Bookshelf Creator Spotlight Series, Sandhya Parappukkaran, 03 July 2024
Indian-Australian writer wins $30k prestigious Multicultural NSW Literary Award, 21 May 2024
New York Public Library - KidsLIVE! Author Talk With Sandhya Parappukkaran, 12 March 2024
Children's Book Council of Australian Notable list, 27 February 2024
2023
What are we reading in the Corner this November, 29 November 2023
An invitation to read aloud - one of my favourite things, 06 September 2023
Books+Publishing : Stay for Dinner (Sandhya Parappukkaran, illus Michelle Pereira, Bright Light), 28 March 2023
NSW Premier's Literary Awards Shortlist announced, 29 February 2023
Children's Book Council of Australian Notable list, 01 March 2023
2022
Interview with Norah Colvin at Readilearn, 16 September 2022
PRESENTING THE CBCA BOOK OF THE YEAR WINNERS - 2022
CBCA announces 2022 Book of the Year Awards, 19 August 2022
Qld Literary Awards 2022 shortlists, 4 August 2022
Speaking at the 'Wordly Women' event at Brisbane northside on Mothers Day, 7 May 2022
APT10 Festival, 23rd & 24th, April
The Boy Who Tried to Shrink His Name highly commended in NSW Premier's Literary Award, 5 April 2022
Michelle Pereira shortlisted for CBCA New Illustrator Award, 29 March 2022
SBS Malayalam, 23 March 2022
Asian Voice, 15 March 2022
Two Writelinkers on the CBCA Notable list, 6 March 2022
Children's Book Council of Australia Notable list, 22 February 2022
West Australian Young Readers Book Awards shortlist, February 2022
2021
30 Best Children's books for Christmas, 2021
The Boy Who Tried to Shrink His Name, US rights. September, 2021
Q&A with Dr Zewlan Moor, Byron Bibliotherapy, August 23, 2021