Clayton’s and tripping across the Tasman

Last night, I attended the CBCA Vic Clayton’s night where speakers talk about the current titles that they love, and that they think are worthy of consideration for the annual CBCA Book of the Year Awards.It’s always inspiring to hear people talk about the...

Conferences

I’ve just been in Sydney for the Walker Conference followed sharply by the SCBWI International Conference.The Walker Conference was for authors and illustrators who work with Walker Books and was a great way to meet all the Walker team and learn more about how...

Graduate Union Family Day

Renee Treml and I were part of today’s Graduate Union Family Day in Melbourne  Warren from Embiggen Books in Little Lonsdale St (opposite Wheeler Centre) was the able bookseller. Monty, daughter of Warren was happy to have a pic taken, as long as she could keep...

Guinea Pig Town

 Yesterday, I caught the train to Woodend for the launch of Lorraine Marwood’s new poetry collection, Guinea Pig Town and other animal poems (Walker Books).   The launch was organised by the Goldfields Library and was held in Bendigo and then Woodend.The weather...