Big weekend

Big weekend with SCBWI On Saturday, I drove to Castlemaine, north-west of Melbourne for a SCBWI meeting which included a mini-launch of ‘There Was an Old Sailor’. Despite a hiccup because of an accident on the freeway, I was there in plenty of time. The...

Book covering

Book covering for Marysville Saturday, members of the Vic SCBWI gathered at our regular meeting place for our regular meeting. But instead of speakers, we invited librarians. We brought the boxes of books donated for Marysville School. We’d also brought labels...

A day by the sea, and a surprise on my return

…and a surprise on my return Yesterday, there was a SCBWI Victoria gathering on the Peninsula at Mornington. We aim to provide one regional event each year to give regional members a break. It’s easy for us inner city dwellers to get to things – much...

Sydney SCBWI conference

Sydney SCBWI Conference 2008 I spent the past weekend in Sydney at the Hughenden Hotel for the 2nd SCBWI Conference. Organised by Susanne Gervay and Chris Cheng, this conference for writers and illustrators was a blast! It featured appraisals, publishers, editors,...