The SCBWI is pleased to announce the winners of the inaugural 2011 Crystal Kite Member Choice Awards.The Crystal Kite Awards are given by the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators to recognize great books from the 70 SCBWI regions around the world. Along...

Day Two Willy Lit Fest

I took my camera today, but really it wasn’t appropriate for me to take photos in either of the workshops I attended.The first workshop with Sharon Lapkin was about editing and included an insight into the construction of a new edition of a classic Australian...

Willy Lit Fest Saturday

I was lucky enough to be asked to be ‘in conversation’ with Alison Lester at today’s Festival. I’d prepared lots of questions, more than I expected to need. And yesterday I combined giving driving practice with visits to all the libraries in...

Shh don’t tell

We’ve found a new park for picnicking in. It’s so close to the city that you can walk there, but it seems that no one much knows about it. Well, not today anyway. The car park was empty and we had our pick of tables. Just as well really, as we table-hopped...