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Sydney’s awash with books, film and festival – such a fabulous city.

• Sydney Writers Festival 16-22th May ~ www.swf.org.au
• Sydney Film Festival – 8-13th June ~ www.sff.org.au
• Kids & Young Adult Literature Festival NSW Writers Centre – 25th June ***** ~ www.nswwriterscentre.org.au

As the Director of the Kids & Young Adult Literature Festival at NSW Writers Centre, I’m proud to announce:-

The PITCH sessions – double opportunity – to pitch your work to publishers.

Publishers – Zoe Walton Random House, Lisa Berryman HarperCollins, Sue Whiting Walker Books ….

Film script writers – from Nickelodeum, ABC ….

Best selling Kids’ authors – Kate Forsyth~ fantasy,  Duncan Ball ~humour, Moya Simons ~ real life 

Social Media & beyond – William Kostakis ~blogger/author, Literature Live!~interactive TV to the world

Theatre – adaptation of books with Monkey Baa Theatre for Young People

Lisa Forrest - actor, author, emcee, TV and radio presenter, interviewer, mother, Olympian launching festival

The Kids & YA Literature Festival is intimate, real, connecting audience and speakers with inside information on publishing, craft, opportunities ~ getting into the creative life.

Limited numbers

Friendly social networking venue

Onsite free parking in the parklands of Callan Park Rozelle (near Balmain)

Supporting Room to Read – bringing literacy to the kids of the developing world

It was a night of celebration at the Hughenden, with warm feelings, friends, media, authors, illustrators, publishers, librarians, CBCA, Monkey Baa Theatre team, fans ….. mingling in the Victorian lounge, then heading through the Reading Room with wonderful kids’ illustrations to officially launch ‘Always Jack’:-

HarperCollins Publisher Lisa Berryman, publisher of ‘Always Jack’ was a fantastic MC and made me feel very special. Thankyou Lisa.

Thankyou to the fabulous speakers:- 

Julie Callaghan Manager Cancer Council NSW – said ’Always Jack’ gave kids a voice and the Cancer Council loved their involvement with ‘Always Jack’

Dr Vivienne Milch National Breast & Ovarian Cancer Centre was proud to be involved in ensuring medical authenticy of ‘Always Jack’

Walkley award winning cartoonist Cathy Wilcox  delighted everyone with her humour and love of JACK.

Lisa Forrest, Olympian, first female sports TV commentator, actor, media commentator and young adult author gave a powerful talk about the power of books to travel with young readers and ‘Always Jack’ does that.

Great night. Great celebration!