The Cancer Council
Always Jack endorsed by The Cancer Council, awarded Australian Family Therapist Award and the Society of Women Writers Biennial Award for Youth Literature 2011.
'When a little novel ... can give a hardened cynic a small tear in the corner of the eye without resorting to schmaltz or over sentimentality for its own sake, then it has a quality of writing to be commended.
Always Jack deals with major issues that directly affect or need to be considered by all young people. They include the multiculturalism, racial tolerance, boat people, half sibling rivalry in newly joined families and the possibility of cancer striking a family. This is handled within a hundred and fifty pages while still keeping a narrative and characters that will capture a young juvenile audience. It is a terrific book.'
THE SOCIETY OF WOMEN WRITERS BIENNIAL BOOK AWARD
www.womenwritersnsw.org
Susanne Gervay is a strong advocate for The Cancer Council:
- opening Relay to Life at Centennial Parklands
- addressing PINK SUNDAY in Queen Street Woollahra for Breast Cancer Awareness
- speaking to auditoriums of women and girls for Breast Cancer Awareness Day
- addressing at breast cancer morning teas
- as a keynote at conferences and schools
- reaching thousands of young people and teachers across Australia with connected classroom through NSW Education Department's studio CONNECTIONS in Dubbo
Also through her children's book 'Always Jack' which carries the Cancer Council's yellow daffodil and Helpline.
"Susanne Gervay's 'Always Jack' makes it safe for children, parents and the wider community to talk about cancer."
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