good books doing good things™
This mantra of ours brings together three elements, & it's key to seeing why we’re different:
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good books... welcoming, discovering & nurturing new talents who write books that readers will rave about
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doing... how we're playing a different publishing game... for more, explore our website, and read here
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good things... the 4 philanthropic areas we're putting our money & efforts into - closing the literacy gap for the next generation of readers - the joys of reading - quality writing - fostering ideas & debate.
Here's a little about the good things we're supporting, and how you can help too:
Kids' literacy & the joys of reading- Let's Read
A wonderful initiative of the Centre for Community Child Health, Let's Read is being implemented across Australia, including in Indigenous communities, in partnership with The Smith Family. Click here to read The Smith Family's announcement of its partnership with Pantera Press.
Let's Read encourages parents to have fun reading with their pre-school kids, to help them develop a love of books & the ability to name letters & play with the sounds of words. These are some of the building blocks that will help children learn to read & write when they get to school. Research has shown that reading with even the youngest children is an important activity to develop a child's future literacy skills. Poor literacy skills are associated with lower education, earnings, health & social outcomes. Teaching kids to read is a vital step towards breaking the cycle of disadvantage.
Pantera Press is aiming to help fund two new Let's Read programs in every state in Australia. Let's Read helps pre-school kids (0-5 years old) from socially & economically disadvantaged families in regional, rural, remote & metro communities, including some Indigenous communities. So far, three have been opened: one in South Australia, one in rural NSW and one in Western Sydney, in a largely Indigenous community.
As part of our partnership, The Smith Family auctioned 5 sets of beautifully framed & personally signed prints of the extraordinary original artwork Bill Leak, renowned artist & Australia's leading political cartoonist, created for the cover of Simon Benson's book BETRAYAL, plus a personally signed copy of BETRAYAL by author Simon Benson (all provided by Pantera Press).
Quality Writing
Sydney Writers' Festival
In 2011, we sponsored the Sydney Writers' Festival's workshop program.
Byron Bay Writers' Festival
In 2011, we also sponsored the Byron Bay Writers' Festival.
SheKilda
In 2011, we were a Partner in Crime with SheKilda, the Australian Women Crime Writers' Convention.
Walkley Awards
In 2008, 2009 and 2010, we sponsored the coveted Walkley Award for excellence in newspaper feature writing.
Fostering Ideas & Debate- WHY vs WHY™
We aim to get people talking about issues that matter. Our unique series, WHY vs WHY™, is an important element in our pushto foster ideas & debate.