Today featured the inaugural SCBWI Inside Story event at The Little Bookroom
Fourteen authors and illustrators had three minutes each to talk about the story behind the story of a recent book.
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What a treat to discover how these books began!
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So many talented people in one place – one fabulous bookshop
Goldie Alexander and ‘eSide’
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Krista Bell’s ‘Burning the Bails’Â
 Sherryl Clark and her verse novel, ‘Runaways’
Meredith Costain’s poetic ‘My First Day at School’
Hazel Edwards didn’t bring her new Order of Australia ribbon, but promised to bring it next time!
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Nicky Johnston’s sharing ‘Actually, I Can’
How’s the engineering in this! Marjory Gardner ‘unpacks’ her Jeep book
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Serena Geddes shows some artwork from Lulu Bell chapter books
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Simon Mitchell and his trio of ‘sophisticated’ fart books
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Yours truly trying to demonstrate how I combined fact and fiction in ‘Big Red Kangaroo’
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Renee Treml and the curlews that kept her studio messy …
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Coral Vass
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Annie White and her first author/illustrated book
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Corinne’s turn – how a sparrow became an elephant …
Our enthusiastic, organised and very tall Leesa Lambert, owner of The Little Bookroom
The SCBWI event at the Little Bookroom was a very productive 'insight behind the books' in 3 minute grabs by the creators. Great atmosphere. The children loved the opporunity to 'draw' a numbered author's time from the jar. Thanks to all the orgnanisers who did a great job. Our only challenge in Melbourne is the Melbourne Cup Weekend. Maybe rename the Melbourne Little Book Shopping Weekend?
It was fascinating wasn't it? Tricky to compete with the Cup though …
Lovely photos, Claire. Made me realize looking at them how many BOOKS there are in that wonderful Little Bookroom! One of the best bookshops around!
Thanks Marjory. Yes, particularly when they are ALL books for young people!
It's a lovely shop with lovely staff