Next Saturday I will be at the Angus & Robertson bookshop in Melbourne as part of the Kids’ Fun Day to celebrate the launch of the new Angus & Robertson Kids’ Top 50 list. I’ll be doing a reading and signing books. If any one has books they’d like me to sign or if you [...]
Tomorrow I am off to Brisbane, where I am speaking at the Brisbane Writers Festival, word play 2009 for young readers, writers and illustrators. I have three sessions speaking to students in the flesh and one online session. I’m looking forward to it. I hope to see some of my Queensland-based readers there.
I’m just about to leave for Perth where I will be speaking at the Perth Writers Festival. There are heaps of other authors there, so check out the link. This will be my first public event this year. I hope I won’t lose my voice! The venue is the University of WA. I will be [...]
Last Friday I was invited to be a member of a panel of authors and illustrators at the annual Dromkeen Literary Lunch. For those who don’t know Dromkeen is a lovely colonial homestead at Riddells Creek in Victoria which houses a collection of original illustrations, artwork and manuscripts from Australian children’s literature. Statues of characters from favourite [...]
My new book Dragon Dawn will be launched here in Melbourne next week. Everyone is welcome to come along and help me celebrate. I hope to see some of you there. 6.30pm on Thursday 9 October at Reader’s Feast Bookstore Melbourne Midtown Plaza cnr Bourke and Swanston Plaza
I will be in Brisbane next Wednesday taking a writers’ workshop at the Queensland Writers Centre. It will be an all-day Young Writers’ Masterclass for students from Grades 10 — 12. I will be helping young writers learn how to get ideas and build stories. It costs $70 and there are still a few places [...]
I am going to New Zealand tomorrow which is very exciting. I am a guest of the Storylines Festival. I will be speaking at three free Family Days during the festival. Free Family Days Wellington Free Family Day – 8 June Te Whaea, Newtown Christchurch Free Family Day – 14 June Heaton Intermediate Auckland Free [...]
I will be visiting Sydney next month as a guest of the Sydney Writer’s Festival. I’ll be doing two school sessions on a panel with Terry Denton, Richard Glover, Doug MacLeod, Emily Rodda and Deborah Abela. But those sessions have both sold out. I will also be doing a session which is open to the [...]
If you live in Melbourne, and you don’t have anything to do next Sunday, there will be a launch for Dragon Moon on Sunday 29 April at 3pm. It will be at the Chinese Museum, 22 Cohen Place in the City (it runs off Little Bourke St). Everyone is welcome to come and help me [...]
Another whirlwind trip, this time to Adelaide. The Dragon Moon event at Dymocks Rundle Mall went well. Thanks to Marion and the staff for organising it. Here I am with Marion of Dymocks and with a reader. I visited three schools—St Peters Woodlands, Pedare College and Seaview High. I also found the time to look [...]
black snake Blood Brothers china climate change cooking dragon companion dragonkeeper trilogy dragons events Fromelles history inspiration jerilderie letter overseas editions pets ramose reading short stories sugar sugar the games the night we made the flag writing writing process writing process special series
BibliOdyssey
Fabulous blog of historical illustrations
Centre for Youth Literature: Writer in Residence Blog
A different writer blogs each month
Lili Wilkinson
My daughter’s blog
Andrew’s Black Dog Blog
My publisher’s blog
Yarra Climate Action Now
My local climate action group (of which I am a member)
Earthsign
The thoughtful and informed climate change blog of a fellow YCAN member
