by admin | Mar 2020 | Uncategorized
It’s very easy to get caught in your own head, particularly as everything changes outside it. Walking is my way of putting my world into perspective and reminds me that wonder surrounds me. It’s a wonderful writer’s tool also, reminding me to look...
by admin | Dec 2019 | Uncategorized
I wasn’t quick enough to get photos before two of the three attending schools for our MARC Literature Festival had to board buses to return to Buxton and Eildon. So this cohort is Marysvile PS students. As always, this is a wonderful festival, supported by...
by admin | Nov 2019 | Uncategorized
I’m very much looking forward to this annual MARC Literature Festival, this year hosted by Marysville Primary School. MARC = Mobile Area Resource Centre = mobile library. This MARC service is now operated out of Merrijig and covers about 16 schools (don’t...
by admin | Oct 2019 | Uncategorized
Bookweek is peak school-visit time for writers and illustrators and over recent years, the ‘week’ has (fortunately) extended to a much longer time. This year has been a doozy! It began for me in early August with Papua New Guinea, where Tina Clark and I...
by admin | Jul 2019 | Uncategorized
Thank you Robinsons Bookshop (Werribee) for supporting my visit to Tarneit Library. The wonderful Tarneit (Wyndham) Library. Thanks for such a warm welcome.
by admin | Jun 2019 | Uncategorized
I am halfway through a schedule of four events in less than 7 days. Not that I’m thinking this is necessarily a heavy speaking load, but it is taking some planning. You might think I can use a single talk for all of them, but of course life isn’t like...