Trace Balla is an Australian children's author and illustrator.
[2][3] It was shortlisted for both the 2015 Patricia Wrightson Prize for Children’s Literature, NSW Premier's Literary Awards[4] and the 2016 WA Premier’s Book Awards.
[9] Landing with Wings, was shortlisted for the 2020 Speech Pathology Australia Book of the Year Award for books for eight to ten year olds.
[10] The Heart of the Bubble was published in 2020 and is a graphic novel set during the coronavirus pandemic about "a family’s awakening to what really matters".
[11] Her 2023 book, Leaf-light, was shortlisted for the 2024 Patricia Wrightson Prize for Children's Books, NSW Premier's Literary Awards and the 2024 Children's Book Award, Queensland Literary Awards.