SHORTLISTED - ADELAIDE FESTIVAL AWARDS FOR LITERATURE 2020
LONGLISTED - DAVITT AWARDS 2019 - Crime Writing
The Centre of My Everything - Goodreads
Interview - CBCA Reading Time - 21 February 2018
Interview - LoveOzYA
Interview - Just Write for Kids
Interview - YATopia Blogspot
Interview - Stock Journal - South Australia
Interview - Sunraysia Daily - Mildura, Vic
Interview - Coastal Leader - Kingston SE, Robe SA
Review - ReadPlus - 26 Feb 2018
Review - The Big Book Club - April 2018
Review - The Advertiser - 4 STARS
“The Centre of My Everything drives a stake through the heart of teen binge-drinking culture and generational racism. Often funny, sometimes shocking, always real – this is not an easy book, and that's exactly why everyone should read it.” Vikki Wakefield, author of CBCA Winner THIS IS HOW WE CHANGE THE ENDING
“The Centre of My Everything is a gut-punch of honesty with a sting in the tail. A heart-rending story about the symmetry of love and pain, and the transcendence of strength and compassion. I couldn’t put it down.”
Dianne Touchell, author of A SMALL MADNESS, and shortlisted for the 2017 Prime Minister's Book Awards
“The Centre of Everything is both heartbreaking and heart warming. Allayne Webster navigates the world of young adults living in a regional town with a deft hand and sharp eye. The characters are raw and beautifully realised and stay with you long after reading. I was hooked from the first page.” Sue Lawson, author of FREEDOM RIDE
“Told from multiple points of view, Webster's main characters leap from the page. Authentic, raw, and burdened with their own personal anguish, Tara, Margo, Justin and Corey hurtle towards each other, and towards disaster – but also to a greater truth, exposing lies that have poisoned generations, secrets that should never have been kept. Gripping and heartbreaking, The Centre of My Everything will draw you in and warm your soul.” Nicole Hayes, author of Children's Peace Literature Award Winner ONE TRUE THING
LONGLISTED - DAVITT AWARDS 2019 - Crime Writing
The Centre of My Everything - Goodreads
Interview - CBCA Reading Time - 21 February 2018
Interview - LoveOzYA
Interview - Just Write for Kids
Interview - YATopia Blogspot
Interview - Stock Journal - South Australia
Interview - Sunraysia Daily - Mildura, Vic
Interview - Coastal Leader - Kingston SE, Robe SA
Review - ReadPlus - 26 Feb 2018
Review - The Big Book Club - April 2018
Review - The Advertiser - 4 STARS
“The Centre of My Everything drives a stake through the heart of teen binge-drinking culture and generational racism. Often funny, sometimes shocking, always real – this is not an easy book, and that's exactly why everyone should read it.” Vikki Wakefield, author of CBCA Winner THIS IS HOW WE CHANGE THE ENDING
“The Centre of My Everything is a gut-punch of honesty with a sting in the tail. A heart-rending story about the symmetry of love and pain, and the transcendence of strength and compassion. I couldn’t put it down.”
Dianne Touchell, author of A SMALL MADNESS, and shortlisted for the 2017 Prime Minister's Book Awards
“The Centre of Everything is both heartbreaking and heart warming. Allayne Webster navigates the world of young adults living in a regional town with a deft hand and sharp eye. The characters are raw and beautifully realised and stay with you long after reading. I was hooked from the first page.” Sue Lawson, author of FREEDOM RIDE
“Told from multiple points of view, Webster's main characters leap from the page. Authentic, raw, and burdened with their own personal anguish, Tara, Margo, Justin and Corey hurtle towards each other, and towards disaster – but also to a greater truth, exposing lies that have poisoned generations, secrets that should never have been kept. Gripping and heartbreaking, The Centre of My Everything will draw you in and warm your soul.” Nicole Hayes, author of Children's Peace Literature Award Winner ONE TRUE THING