‘Magic happens outside your comfort zone.’ I’ve always loved this quote, but I’ve never found it more true than in my last twelve months. After being made COVID redundant from my full-time job in July 2020 and with the prospect of securing another full-time job virtually non-existent, with COVID crippling offices around the globe, I …
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I’ve heard this talked about a lot lately and never really paid it much thought, as it goes hand in hand when I am writing. It wasn’t until I attended a recent course at my local writers’ centre and the presenter talked about the importance of playing music when he writes. The surprised reaction from …
A well-spent hour with Margaret Hamilton had us truly blown away with her thirst for knowledge and rising career. Her Falling Forward talk made us consider ‘audience’ and propelled us through her incredible career from a family who weren’t into reading, to a string of awards for her contributions to Australian children’s books. Margaret attributed …
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‘Be inspired by your favourite books, but don’t let fear stop you writing your story.’ Tim Harris is the author of the best-selling series, The Remarkables, Toffle Towers, and the hilarious series exploding off the shelves, Exploding Endings, to name a few. He’s won many awards for his books, is a much sought-after speaker and …
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Andy Griffiths began writing at the age of six, not because he wanted to be an author but because he loved making his family and friends laugh. This entertainment factor still drives him to write – he has to be amused by what he’s writing, then he’ll check in with kids to see if they’re …
As the current Australian Children’s Laureate, Ursula Dubosarsky believes wholeheartedly that reading enriches and empowers your life. This is the reason that she chose ‘Read for your life’ as the theme for her two-year laureate term. Her greatest ambition is to encourage all kids to read for their whole life, so they are always proud …
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Perhaps best known as the lead singer of the children’s musical group Lah-Lah’s Big Live Band, Tina Harris is also a successful businessperson and mentor to many people in the Australian kid-lit industry, including Georgie Donaghey and Michelle Worthington. She is blown away by the sense of community in the kid-lit industry, and is keen …
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Bursting onto our screens with an irrepressible enthusiasm for his topic that was delightfully contagious, Adam Wallace soon shared the secret to his success: the power of ‘yes’. Early in his career he said ‘yes’ to everything, and he soon found that one small writing job led to other chances for publication. He advises all …
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Margrete Lamond is a publisher, workshop presenter, speaker, curator and author of around twenty books. She has worked in the publishing world for over twenty years mainly as a picture-book publisher and art director in both large, multi-national publishers, and small independent companies like the not-for-profit, Dirt Lane Press, where she works now as the …
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Louise Park was incredibly encouraging and provided extremely useful ways for emerging authors to learn what kids really love, in her talk The Secret World of Kids and How to Hijack It at the Creative Kids Tales Writers’ Festival 2021. “If you look at the computer games and toys they love, you’ll see the trends …
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Wendy Orr is a Canadian born, Australian author with awards and accolades that include the Prime Minister’s Award for Children’s Literature. She has written over forty books and published in twenty-nine languages. Two of her books, Nim’s Island, and Nim at Sea have been adapted for film. Wendy believes that every child deserves to find …
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The other day, I was reading one of my current favourite books to my little group of Year 1 students. The book in question is ‘The Red Book’ by Beck and Matt Stanton. I love this book. It’s hilarious and it always had the kids in stitches. It’s based on such a simple but brilliant …
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