Parramatta High School’s hall was filled with students, teachers and kids from other schools, authors – Paul Collins, Meredith Costain, Oliver Phommavanh, Toni Brisland, Wendy Fitzgerald, Lindy Batchelor, Wendy Orr.
Judith Ridge, recognised as one of Australia’s leading authorities on youth literature, wrote the foreward for ‘Trust me Too’ – 58 reasons to celebrate reading by some of Australia’s best loved authors and illustrators.
Wendy Orr read from her moving story ‘The Snake Singer’
Meredith Costain read her wonderful poem ‘Shoefitti’ illustrated by Grant Gittus.
It includes an Obernewtyn novelette by the interntaional best selling fantasy author Isobelle Carmody.
Everyone can dip into this anthology and discover laughs, tears, meaning, fantasy, imagination and more.
A National Year of Reading 2012 event.
Christmas Writers & Illustraters Network at The Hughenden is the last one of the year and all positive:-
Everyone’s writing books – fantasy queens Kate Forsyth and Belinda Murrell are loved by their publishers Random House and Pan MacMillan- watch for their new series!
Deb Abela is a star - Australian Literacy Ambassador, Room to Read author ambassador. I am an author ambassador for Room to Read too – taking literacy to the kids of the developing world- www.roomtoread.org
William Kostakis finished his Communications Degree (Sydney Uni). There’s heaps of interest in his second YA novel!
Jeni Mawter has her new picture book out by Wombat Books in 2011
Sue Walker’s picture book with WALKER Books of course is coming out in 2011.
My gorgeous picture book illustrated by Anna Pignatoro – Ships in the Field – will be out in October 2011
…. and heaps more.
2011 is going to be a fabulous year for writing and friendship!
The pianist was playing, the food was good, the drinks flowing, the crowd enthusiastic at Berkelouw Book Shop Norton Street, as Jeni Mawter launched Toni Brisland’s first book:-
‘and now we have Demi Chat and the Kent Street Mystery’ Jeni announced to cheers.
A cat and dog detective team solving mysteries illustrated by cartoonist and graphic illustrator Peter “Zane” Haywood.
Jeni spoke about the journey of writing ‘Wendy Blaxland and Susanne Gervay … and I were talking …about Toni (who) questioned the sanity of her .. journey as a writer. Well, today Toni, finally ….’ you’re published. Congratulations!
