The Reporters are STARS!!!!!
The librarians are STARS!!!! (Thankyou Ann and Sabine, Joanne from Wyvern)
The Head of Teaching learning is a STAR!!!! (Thankyou Sean Corcoran)
The Headmaster is a STAR!!!! (Thankyou Dr David Mulford)
The parents who looked after us are STARS!!! (Thankyou Wendy)
My fabulous minder. I’d have got lost without him. (Thankyou Ewan.)
Loved speaking to the boys, the passion for making a better world, engaging conversations and of course catching up with fantastic Australian authors who I call my friends – all of us committed to reaching young people through literature.
Randa Abdel-Fattah, Deborah Abela, Felcie Arena, Michael Gerald Bauer, Charlie the Educator, Andrew Daddo, Kirsty Eager, Nick Earls, Archimede Fusillo. Scot Gardner, Gus Gordon, Neil Grant, Richard Harland, Barry Heard, Simon Higgins, linda Jaivin, Barry jonsberg, Valana Khoza. Will Kostakis, john Larkin, Benjamin Law, Jeni Mawter, Mandy Ord, Michael Parker, Oliver Phommavanh, Mochael Pryor, Richard Tulloch, Arnold Zable and others.
Thrilled as an author ambassador for Room to Read, that this Festival supports Room to read and bringing literacy to the children of the developing world.
Authors HAM it up at Newington Literature Festival with great audiences.
Love it.
The Festival is supporting and raising funds for Room to read, bringing literacy to the children of the developing world.
www.roomtoread.org
LOVED catching up with author friends from everywhere. Some favourite moments:-
Deborah Abela and Tony Park joking around – adventure African ex-soldier author meets one of my favourite authors Deb Abela
Tristan Bancks was hilarious on the Books for Boys panel except - yuk to his ‘scab’ story!
Maggie Hamilton really makes a difference empowering boys (and girls) – love beautiful Maggie – and when will she give me Reiki again? Maggie has magic healing hands.
Andrew Daddo’s story of writing his 1st book had everyone in stitches.
Dinner at the Hughenden with fabulous award winning Lucy Christopher for his first book – international best seller ‘Stolen’.
Libby Hathorn - so funny dining at the Hughenden when the next table whispers – ‘Is that Libby Hathorn? We named a class at Australia Street Public School Newtown after her!’ The Mum was thrilled to see Libby. She’s a brilliant author.
So good to catch up with Tim Pegler from Melbourne – cutting edge YA novellist.
Special to chat to Isabelle Carmody who has flown in from Prague for the festival. She says she’ll be back in Australia in a couple of years.
Newington Literature festival is raising funds for Room to Read – bringing literature to the kids of the developing world.
As an author ambassador for Room to Read, I think Newington is fantastic.
Thankyou to Sean Corcoran Head of English for supporting Room to Read a Newington College charity and to Newington College for embracing Room to Read!
Publishers, editors, sales and marketing people filled the Victorian lounge and bar, conference room and nooks and crannies of The Hughenden in Sydney.
The pitch sessions by the editorial and marketing teams were hilarious – ‘I’ve got a gorgeous girl, who’s a brilliant speaker married to a top footballer, who’s writing an ANGEL series – para normal love with a dash of vampires and angels.’ The pitch was fast and furious and the publishing team were unanimous – it’s a
BEST SELLER!
Melina Marchetta spoke wonderfully as always – an author who went from the slush pile to internationally award winning and best selling Young Adult Author.
Her great advice – When a review starts like – ‘I wanted to like this ….’ then DON’T READ THE REST OF THE REVIEW!
PS I gave a session at the Australian Soceity of Author’s workshop for editors. Mark MacLeod publisher, editor and author has so much knowledege to share. Andrew Daddo and I were the brought-in speakers. it was terrific.
The Reporters are STARS!!!!!
