Voices

News | Posted by Carole on Wednesday 30 May 2007

I’m in Mooloolaba. I’ve just finished my final talk at the Voices on the Coast Literature Festival here. The University of the Sunshine Coast was a great location, a very modern campus with lots of space and some wildlife.

It’s been a very busy couple of days talking to hundreds of school kids, with a lot of other writers. It’s always great to meet some of my readers, and to hang out with my writing colleagues.

Here I am with writers Krista Bell, Catherine Bateson, Greg Rogers and Karen Brookes.

More Voices writers: J C Burke, John Boyne and Jack Heath.

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Going to Queensland

News | Posted by Carole on Monday 21 May 2007

Next week I will be up in Queensland. It’s cold and raining here in Melbourne at the moment, so Queensland seems like a good place to be heading to. I hope to meet lots of readers up there.

First I will be at the Voices on the Coast Youth Literature Festival speaking to heaps of schools. There is one session for anyone who wants to come along. There is a charge of $12. Here are the details:

Tues 29 May 7.30 pm
Lecture Theatre 3
University of the Sunshine Coast
Sippy Downs Drive, Sippy Downs

There are directions and maps to help you find USC at their website.

I will also be at two bookshops in Brisbane. Firstly at Riverbend Books where I will be on a panel with James Moloney talking about writing for 11 to 14 year-olds. This event includes dinner and there is a charge of $35. See Riverbend’s website for booking details.

Wed 30 May 6 pm
Riverbend Books
193 Oxford Street, Bulimba Qld 4171
ph 07 3899 8555

Also I will be at Coaldrakes Bookshop. This will be just me speaking and signing books. They are asking for a gold coin donation (there will be wine) from adults, under-18s are free. Bookings are recommended.

Thurs 31 May 6 pm
Coaldrakes Bookshop
32 Park Road, Milton
ph 07 3367 0559

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Further Reading

News | Posted by Carole on Friday 18 May 2007

I’ve had some emails and blog comments from readers who are disappointed there won’t be another Dragonkeeper book. I think that three is a good number for a series, and I’m looking forward to writing something completely different.

Lydia asked me if I could recommend any other books for her to read. I don’t read a lot of books for young people myself. I’m a very slow reader and I always have heaps of books to read for research. Also I worry about picking up other writers’ ideas without realising it. However, my daughter Lili works at the Centre for Youth Literature, so she knows all about kids’ books. I asked her to come up with a list of books that people who enjoyed Dragonkeeper might like. This is what she said:

The Keys to the Kingdom series                  Garth Nix

Pure Dead series                                             Debi Gliori

The Chanters of Tremaris series                 Kate Constable

The Laws of Magic series                             Michael Pryor

Karazan Quartet                                             V M Jones

They all look terrific, I’m going to have to find some time to read them myself.

There are many more recommended books at the Centre for Youth Literature’s great website insideadog.

Please note that the insideadog website is for readers 12 and over.

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Orchids

News, Uncategorized | Posted by Carole on Saturday 5 May 2007

Today I had my last book signing in Melbourne at the Mockingbird Bookshop in Mont Albert where I met lots of young readers (and some not so young!).

Proprietor, Evelyn, gave me these lovely orchids. Aren’t they gorgeous? The arrangement is a work of art.

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Dragon Moon Launched

News | Posted by Carole on Tuesday 1 May 2007

The launch of Dragon Moon went very well. Lots of people came, friends and family and readers who I hadn’t met before. Everyone seemed to think that the Chinese Museum was a great place to have the launch. There were some prizes and Lachlan, who comments on this blog, won one of them.

The Chinese Consul for Cultural Affairs, Gao Wei, officially launched the book and Faith from Ruyton banged the gong to mark the occasion. I signed books under the watchful eye of a Chinese Dragon.

Afterwards I had dinner in Chinatown with some of my family. It was a great day.

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