If you happen to be in Goa, India from 18-21st January, drop into this amazing Indian-Australian Conference about short story, human rights, novels, youth literature. I’ll be speaking there.
It’s the 5th International Conference of the Indian Association for the Study of Australia IASA – www.iasa-india.org -
Fear Factor: Terror Incognito, edited by Meenaskshi Bharat and Sharon Rundle includes the stories of Booker Prize to emerging authors such as Sir Salman Rushdie, Thomas Keneally, David Malouf, Jeremy Fisher, emerging writer Andrew Kwong. My story ‘Days of Thailand’ is included and was inspired by my journey into Thailand as a young travellor and the impact of terrorism on us as a world community and personally.
Published by Picador India, there will be a high tea and launch there. It’ll be such an amazing experience.
I’m speaking on the power of youth literature and social justice and how through story in books like ‘I Am Jack’ and ‘Butterflies’, we emotionally engage young people about who they are and what sort of world they want to live in. 
My cousin Ruth Balint is a speaker too which is so much fun. I’ll be on a panel with the translators of Hazel Edward’s books ‘Antartica Dad’ and ‘Grandma Leaps the Antartic’. I love that.
Speaking at the British High Commission in Delhi to SCBWI India will be an experience in international friendship.
Lots of exotic experiences expected!!!!!
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