The Flower Garden
The Flower Garden In September 2013, I flew to Brisbane for the Queensland Art Gallery’s Exhibition, Quilts: 1700-1945. I wanted to see the Rajah quilt, a quilt I’d written about in My Name is Lizzie Flynn. I’d seen the Rajah quilt in Canberra in the Special...A Volcano is born, and the puns begin
A Volcano is born, and the puns begin I should know by now just how long it takes to make a book, but there are always parts of the process that seem to take forever.Actually, most parts take longer than I’d like. Volcano is our new narrative non fiction book. Finding...A new book! Secrets of the Saltmarsh
A new book! Secrets of the Saltmarsh. Making books is a long game. Very few parts of the process happen quickly. Often, it can seem like there’s nothing going on. Sometimes it feels like everything is invisible. But out of public sight, a book is being created. For...Tasmanian Devil Poetry and Illustration Competition
Tasmanian Devil Competition – The Results are In! Max and I are thrilled with the response to our Tasmanian Devil competitions and are very pleased to be able to share the results. We both read and discussed all submissions and congratulate all entrants in both...
Footprints on the Moon
Footprints on the Moon – Review It’s 1969 and Sharnie has just started highschool. She feels like her world is changing too fast and in directions she doesn’t understand. Man is about to walk on the moon. War is raging in Vietnam and here in...From Facebook
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Talking about making stories is the best. #schoolvisits @bookedoutagency
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About a book. Yesterday morning, I presented to a local quilter group, only slightly anxious about showing my replica version of The Girl Gide quilt. The GG quilt and its gifting is the subject of The Flower Garden: A Changi Secret. I learnt as much as I shared, a reminder that every quilt carries stories.
In the late afternoon, I shared The Anzac Billy with Joey scouts in front of their local cenotaph. They were also full of stories of Anzacs and remembering. And energy. They had that in spades! #history #anzacs #children
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