Willy Lit Fest

There’s nothing like a festival to refill the well. And there’s nothing like Willy Lit Fest. This local lit fest is now in its fourteenth year and going strong. A small team of mostly volunteers put together a program that has something for everyone from...

Suffering Succotash!

When I was small, I really loved Sylvester, despite him always been bested by a grinning yellow canary. I particularly loved his ‘Suffering Succotash!’ cry. I thought it was a made up word, but I liked how it tasted. On this weekend just gone, I discovered...

There was a tunnel

I feel like I’ve been absent for a while – much of this year really. Mostly to do with study. But I’ve submitted my final project, completed the feedback form and what happens next is beyond my ability to predict/affect. I’ve culled my books...

Absent in Action

I know I’ve just flagged this new website and blog, but I feel like I’ve been absent for some time. Partly this is due to study, but that’s nearing its end and hopefully I’ll soon be fully present again. On Friday I was part of the Queenscliffe...

Moving On

After 25500 views, I’ve just closed my old blog at Let’s Have Words. I’m really excited to have my blog and website together here, but I was surprised to feel sad at leaving my old blog behind. Silly perhaps, but there you are. I am looking forward...

Koala

I’m very excited to reveal the cover of ‘Koala’, to be released by Walker Books Australia on August 1. It will also be released in the US and UK in September. Stay tuned also for the Danish version. How beautiful is this cover. Thank you Julie...