In town and country

In town and country On Thursday I went on a mini book tour with Natasha, co-owner of Book Bonding, an independent bookshop in Niddrie. We visited three schools and I did four 30 minute sessions with grade twos.     Group sizes varied from about 20 children...

SCBWI meeting

SCBWI May 2010 meeting When our Victorian branch of the SCBWI (Society for Book Writers and Illustrators…known as Squiby) meets, occasionally I lead a little section called ‘Just a Minute…’ where I ask a question and ask attendees to respond in...

at Bologna

at Bologna ‘There Was an Old Sailor’ appeared at Bologna Book Fair, even though I couldn’t make it. My friend Corinne took some pics of him, at the SCBWI stand and also at the Walker Books display. Many thanks Corinne. SCBWI booth was busy with...

Made my day

Made my day Yesterday I received this letter and pictures from preps at a local primary school. Kept me smiling all day. There’s one for each of my picture books. There Was an Old Sailor      Sheep, Goat and the Creaking Gate A Nest for Kora  ...

Willylitfest 2010

Willylitfest 2010 This weekend was the Williamstown Literary Festival. Actually, it began on Tuesday and finished today. I spent yesterday as an audient, and today I was ‘in conversation’ with Deborah Forster. But, yesterday first. Theme of the Festival...