Australian publishers Ford Street Publishing are running an international competition to mark the publication of the first three books in the new fantasy Warlock’s Child series (The Burning Sea, Dragonfall Mountain and The Iron Claw) written by Paul Collins and Continue reading ...
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on 10/22/2014
On the day that prolific Australian author, Hazel Edwards was honoured with an Order of Australia Medal for services to literature, her latest young adult novel was receiving a very different distinction at the other end of the country. Hazel Edwards has written more than 200 books, including the hugely popular Hippopotamus picture book series, […]
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By: Susanne Gervay,
on 10/29/2013
Across the world on the 1st weekend in November, SCBWI kids’ authors & illustrators and specialist bookshops are giving the INSIDE STORY of our books.
When? 2nd November
Time: 2 p.m. at Black Cat Bookshop Paddington(Sydney);
3 p.m. The Little Book Room Melbourne;
10 am Black Cat Bookshop Paddington (Brisbane).
The celebrity authors & illustrators are performing, signing, enjoying fun, food and company.
There’s champagne at the Children’s Bookshop Beecroft too.
Come along and see Sarah Davis, Serena Geddes, Pamel Rushby, Krista Bell, Hazel Edwards ….. heaps of authors & illustrators.
I’ll be the MC in Sydney
Angela Sunde is the MC in Brisbane
Corinne Fenton is the MC in Melbourne.
Love to see you there.
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By: [email protected],
on 3/11/2013
On Saturday I went to Richmond Library for the launch of a rather amazing new picture book, Gracie and Josh. It was a launch that had everything — lots of people, a fabulous book, a chocolate cake and even Hazel Edwards. What more could you want?
Gracie and Josh is written by Susanne Gervay and illustrated by Serena Geddes. The book was ably launched by Hazel Edwards, no stranger to picture books herself, having written the classic There’s a Hippopotamus On Our Roof Eating Cake. She paid tribute not only to the author and illustrator, but also to the publisher, Ford Street Publishing, for taking a risk on such book. Also speaking at the launch was a representative of Variety: The Children’s Charity, which has endorsed this book.
Gracie and Josh is about a little girl and her older brother. Josh has cancer and sometimes has to go to hospital and sometimes has bad weeks when he can’t get out of bed. Despite this, the book is not at all a downer. It is joyful and hopeful and fun and utterly delightful. It focusses on the relationship between Josh and Gracie rather than on Josh’s illness — in fact, the word ‘cancer’ is never actually used in the text.
The illustrations are beautiful. They complement the text and ‘say’ things that are not said with the words. Josh’s lack of hair makes his illness obvious without the need for using the word ‘cancer’. Gracie’s expression when Josh’s beanie falls off, says so much about her feelings for her brother without the need to specify them with words. This book is a perfect combination of words and pictures, each working with the other rather than just mirroring.
This book works on a couple of different levels, very aptly demonstrated by my daughters. While at the launch, my elder daughter read the book to her younger sister. Lexi is four years old, and although she understood that Josh was sick, she didn’t really understand the gravity of that situation. She just enjoyed the fun aspects of the story and the relationship between the siblings. Nykita is almost ten, and she did understand the implications of Josh’s illness. But still, the joy in the story is what she took away from it.
Gracie and Josh is a really lovely book. I heard much talk at the launch about how it would make a good gift for kids who have ill family members. And yes, that is true. But I think it has much wider appeal. As I wrote earlier, it is the love shared by siblings that is the focus of the story. And love is universal.
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By: Susanne Gervay,
on 6/25/2012
I’m flying back from the USA Convention where I launched ‘I AM JACK’ in the USA, to celebrate and network a the fabulous, fantastic, favourite – SCBWI Australia & New Zealand Conference in Sydney.
It’s going to be amazing with:-
- the best illustrator showcase ever with the best and brightest
- the best publishers and top agents
- amazing authors and illustrators
- NSW Writers Centre Kids and YA Literature Festival
-pitching and partying
and Meredith Costain author extraordinaire at the baby grand on Saturday night- bring allow your best singing
It’s a conferences of STARS – delegates and speakers !!!!!!!!!!!!!
Partner of National year of Reading – NSW Writers Centre and SCBWI with ambassadors of National year of Reading 2012 – Hazel Edwards, Deborah Abela, Frane Lessac, libby Gleeson, Christopher Cheng and Susanne Gervay.
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By: Susanne Gervay,
on 6/17/2012
SCBWI Conference Talent, talent, talent – illustrators coming out of your ears and eyes – a feast of established and new illustrators are showcasing, speaking, sharing the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators at The Hughenden in Sydney.
Showcase: Friday 29th June
Open to Industry 4.30-5.30p.m. for an exclusive viewing
14 Queen Street Woollahra
Lead by our brilliant Illustrator Coordinators:- Frane Lessac and Sarah Davis,
supported by the Illustrator committee – Lesley Vamos, Serena Geddes, Andrea Edmonds, Majorie Crosby-Fairall. Invitation created by Lesley Vamos.
Some of the brilliant illustrators showcasing and speaking:-
Nina Rycroft
Frane Lessac
Lesley Vamos
Lachlan Creagh
Majorie Crosby-Fairall
Sarah Davis
Betty Sargeant
Wendy Binks
Follow the SCBWI Conference Blog – http://scbwiaustnzconferenceblog2012.blogspot.com.au
A National Year of Reading partnership with ambassadors for the NYR ambassadors Hazel Edwards, Frane Lessac, Deborah Abela, Christopher Cheng and Susanne Gervay are part of the SCBWI Conference.
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By: Susanne Gervay,
on 5/22/2012
My friends piled into Readings Bookstore for the launch of ALIEN SHORES - authors Jen McVeity, Hazel Edwards, Meredith Costain, Paul Collins, Rose Inserra, illustrator Marjory Gardner. Love them.
Julian Burnside QC gave a moving speech to launch ‘Alien Shores’ edited by Sharon Rundle and Meenakshi Bharat. I felt overwhelmed by Julian’s description of a refugee who converted to Christianity and would have been stoned brutally if forced back to Iran.
Arnold Zable read a segment from his story in ‘Alien Shores’.
Sharon Rundle and I spoke on ABC Radio National with the insightful Michael Cathcart about ‘Alien Shores’.
Michael Cathcart also talked about my personal story in ‘Ships in the Field’ illustrated by Anna Pigantaro and how that related to ‘Alien Shores’.
By: Susanne Gervay,
on 2/28/2012
Maurice Saxby AM is one of the significant people in the development of children’s literature in Australia.
The inaugural lecture where Maurice will be speaking will be important.
It’s a National Year of Reading 2012 event.
Date: Thursday 1st May
State Library Sydney NSW
Bookings are open:-
Ph: 02 9818 3858
or email
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By: Susanne Gervay,
on 2/4/2012
Watch out for the announcement in the next few weeks.
Check out the SCBWI Australia and new Zealand facebook pagewebsite.
It’s a first come first served basis – so when it opens you need to book quickly as it’s a small intimate conference Australia wide and new Zealand.
Some tid bits:-
Jill Corcoran literary agent from the Herman Agency New Yorkmaximum of 100 delegates.
Major Australian publishers have come on board including Lisa Berryman HarperCollins, Laura Harris Penguin, Zoe Walton Random House, Sarah Foster Walker Books …..
There are wonderful authors and illustrators coming including Sally Murphy, France Lessac, Pamela Rushby, Meredith Costain, Hazel Edwards …. have a great time with the children’s writing community …. more news coming soon.
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By: Susanne Gervay,
on 1/30/2012
We’ve finally on facebook and news about the children’s writers and illustrators sharing information and friendship is easily available now. Come and have a look.
SCBWI has conferences, meetings, networks, lots of comraderie across Australia and New Zealand.
SCBWI Australia and New Zealand supports :-
National Year of Reading where SCBWI leaders Frane Lessac, Hazel Edwards, Deb Abela, Christopher Cheng and I are ambassadors www.love2read.org
Room to Read bringing education to the children of the developing world www.roomtoread.org
SCBWI is lead by:-
Frane Lessac Illustrator Coordinator
Corrine Fenton in Victoria and Tasmania
Dianne Wolfer in WA
Sheryl Gywther, Prue Mason. Tina Marie Clark, Pamela Rusby in Queensland
Frances Plumpton in New Zealand
Amanda Graham in SA
Susanne Gervay in NSW, ACT and Australia
Christopher in Australia and on the international board
www.scbwiaustralia.org
By: Aline Pereira,
on 11/30/2011
[Sara Hudson joined our team of contributors last year, bringing her perception and love of children's books to the book reviews she has written for us. You can read more about her on our About Us page, including an allusion to her travels that have centered on book collections around the world (and, in fact, we first met Sara at the International Youth Library stand at the Bologna Book Fair last year...). With this post, Sara introduces a short series focusing on e-books for children that will include an overview of multicultural e-books and interviews with two authors who have embraced the e-book format, Janet Wong and Hazel Edwards.
- Marjorie]
e-troducing the e-book
The degree to which debates about e-books can polarize begins to make sense after we consider how we often frame their presence as a question of alleged murder. “Will the e-book kill off traditional books?” It’s the perennial question at the front of the mind of cultural critics and librarians hovering at the back of any crowd rushing out for the latest Kindle, iPad, Nook or other e-reader. In turn, the question of e-books draws its roots from deeper long-standing concerns, those surrounding the question “Is the book dead?”
Despite decades of worry, the book is not, in fact, dead; nor has the e-book yet killed off traditional books. E-books developed from work in the mid-1970s to create image- and text-based publications for computers – themselves still a fairly new and ungainly technology. Advances in technologies and software programs ricocheted the development of e-books and their subsequent e-readers forward in the 1990s. Today e-books are visual and/or aural publications readable on digital devices, which often cost a fraction of the price of traditional books, and offer the advantage of portability and accessibility to large numbers of texts at once.
That said, the e-book industry remains in its infancy, and its approach to all books, especially those for infants and children, evolves every day. E-book readers pose considerable technical issues. Amazon and Apple, two companies historically known not to play well with others, if at all, both have proprietary restrictions, so buyers can only read book purchases on Kindles or iPads, respectively (although you can download a Kindle reader to your PC). Additionally, as evidenced by the overarching debate about e-books, “Will they kill off traditional books?”, e-books evoke enormous emotional responses from readers. “Traditional” readers argue, for example, that reading a book on a machine cannot substitute for reading a physical book, that the medium is part of the message, that a machine is a sterile substitute for the tactile experience of reading.
The emotional questions of e-books reveal themselves nowhere as strongly as they do with e-books for children, particularly picture books aimed at early readers. As this recent article from The New York Times reports, “[e-books for children] represent less than 5 percent of total annual sales of children’s books, several publishers estimated, compared with more than 25 percent in some categories of adult books.” Children’s e-books present practical arguments (teething toddlers + expensive electronics = definite disaster), practical unknowns (when do bells and whistles enhance and when do they distract?), and questions of the practices of adults themselves, particularly those of middle class income, many of whom rely on their own ability to flip through a book – or that of a librarian, teacher, or fellow parent –
By: Renee Taprell,
on 9/19/2011
By: Renee Taprell,
on 7/12/2011
I'm delighted to have Australian Children's Author Hazel Edwards and Illustrator Jane Connory on Books for Little Hands. You may be familiar with Hazel's popular picture book,‘There’s a Hippopotamus on Our Roof Eating Cake.’ I'd like to congratulate Hazel on the film version that has just premiered at St Kilda Film festival and was screened at the Edinburgh Festival last month. Today we are looking at Hazel and Jane's fabulous eBooks, 'Project Sy Kids.'
When You Also Have a Young Family, How do You Co-Design e-books for Kids?
Illustrator-Designer Jane’s View:
I have two young kids who are as much at home on the iPad as they are at home. They are always grabbing for my mobile devices and I am happier when they sit and read the eBooks I have created rather than watch the movies I have downloaded.
Combining reading with new technology makes it interesting and fun for all the young digital natives out there!
Illustrating picture books is my real love and the chance to illustrate the covers and simple chapter books for Hazel’s stories was a wonderful opportunity. Plus we live in nearby suburbs but Hazel and I also Skype.
I could also ‘test’ on my daughter
I love drawing characters .
I have a home-based business but I also lecture on ‘graphic design’ in sessions at Holmesglen TAFE.
Author Hazel’s Viewpoint:
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By: Susanne Gervay,
on 6/23/2011
Melbourne landing – I escaped the volcanic ash and landed at the wet and windy airport.
Trinity Grammar Kew in Melbourne welcomed me – the boys were totally engaged in ‘I Am Jack’and by the end of the session, some leaders emerge who will act against school bullying. There were great boys at Trinity.
Met Hazel Edwards and Adele Walsh from Black Dog and the State Library of Victoria – to share writing news. Hazel represents the Australian Society of Authors; I represent the NSW Writer’s Centre and SCBWI.
Volcanic ash soars and the airport is closed. Hazel comes to the rescue with Hippo and I get dinner and a bed for the night. Yeah!
Phone calls and I luck in – I get the last seat on the Melbourne-Sydney express train. Love the train – 12 hours travelling through Australian countryside, sleeping, eating and in Sydney at 8 p.m. Great.
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By: Aline Pereira,
on 6/14/2011
Australian writer Hazel Edward‘s picture-book There’s a Hippopotamus on Our Roof Eating Cake was 30 years old last year and is a must-read classic for all young Australians. The book has recently been made into a short film by Pocket Bonfire Productions, which premiered at the St Kilda Film Festival in Victoria, Australia at the end of May – here’s a photo of Hazel with writer/director Jaime Snyder and producer Joel Sharpe:
The film is due to be screened during the upcoming Edinburgh Film Festival as part of a program devoted to Family Shorts on 26 June (see here for details). Take look at the rather whimsical trailer to the film – and tell me if it doesn’t make you laugh out loud at the end!
Tantalising, isn’t it? Especially for those of us who are going to have to wait for the chance to see it… Meanwhile, we’re delighted to welcome Hazel back to PaperTigers with an article that ponders her reaction to her book being made into a film…
‘How Do You Feel About a Film Being Made from Your Picture Book There’s a Hippopotamus on Our Roof Eating Cake?
I’ve been asked that question a few times this week, especially as the world premiere is this Saturday night at the St Kilda Film Festival. And then it goes onto the international showing at the Edinburgh Film festival.
My short answer is, ‘Thrilled that my story has gone into another creative dimension.’
…Long answer:
A book is a bit like a child. At some stage you have to let it go out on its own.
For me, as an author, the greatest creative satisfaction is the moment of capturing the abstract idea in words, just before it goes onto the page or screen. The second satisfaction is when a reader takes those word clues and uses their own imagination to re-create an approximation of the idea I was playing with. Then it becomes their story, not mine.
The third satisfaction is when a ‘fan’ contacts me to share that something special has happened as a result of my book.
And that’s what happened with the making of this film. Pocket Bonfire film-makers Jaime Snyder and Joel Sharpe contacted me, as a result of reading their favourite book as children, and being inspired to make a film.
To me that is the greatest compliment, to offer to take my book-baby into a medium in which they are skilled, but I am not.
More than three years ago they contacted me, seeking permission. But they were student film-makers then, finishing their course at Swinburne, and I wanted any film of my book to be mainstream with no legal complications about who owned what. So we waited until they could make it as independent film-ma
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By: Susanne Gervay,
on 5/31/2011
Life is abuzz with the literary life.
Hazel Edwards was staying at The Hughenden and we caught up about the launch at the St Kilda Film Festival of ‘There’s a Hippopotamus on Our Roof Eating Cake – it got a standing ovation!!!!!!
Hippo is also being shown at the Edinburgh Film Festival with Director Jaimie Snyder speaking there – go Hippo, go!!!!!!
Hazel was in Sydney to speak at Paul MacDonal’d Beecroft Bookshop – the place to go when you’re looking for kids’ books. I bought Margaret Wild & Ron Brooks ‘The Dream of the Thylacine’ autographed by both of them.
I see Margaret Wild in Sydney, but Ron lives in Hobart. So I now have my own autographed copy of this stunning picture book with its lament for the loss of the Tasmanian Tiger.
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Caught up with innovative publisher Sophia Whitfield who’s publishing the Aussie heroes series that includes Hazel Edwards’ ‘Sir Weary Dunlop’. It’s getting great reviews.
Kane Miller, my US publisher for ‘Butterflies’ is just back from the Book Expo in New York with warm & wonderful news about Butterflies. She said it’s going to ‘fly’ – Butterflies- fly. I like that. For anyone who hasn’t seen the trailer of Butterflies, love you to view it. I think it’s lovely:-
Butterflies, a novel Susanne Gervay
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By: Maria Gill,
on 3/24/2011
Blog: KidsBooksNZ (Login to Add to MyJacketFlap) JacketFlap tags: YA Novel, Hazel Edwards, Ryan Kennedy, Add a tag
f2m:the boy within by Hazel Edwards and Ryan Kennedy ISBN:9781876462901 , Publisher: Ford Street Publishing "Tick the box. M or F. Male or Female are the only options 'ordinary' people know about. M for Male. F for Female. You're one or the other. But what if you're not? Like me. As I'm finding out." All adolescents face the quest for identity, but gender change complicates 'coming of age'. Meet school-leaver Skye who is transitioning from female to male. Skye plays guitar in her all-girl band, The Chronic Cramps. Making her name in the punk music scene is easier than FTM (female to male) transitioning: from Skye to Finn, from girl to man. At the school reunion, Finn faces victimisation, but challenges the bullies. Uncovering genetic mysteries about family heritage tears the family apart. Gran’s loved sibling Al was also Alberta. Transgender identity is more than hormones and surgery, it’s about acceptance. Going public, Finn sings FTM lyrics on TV. With a little help from bemused mates and parents who don’t want to lose a daughter, but who love their teenager, Finn is transitioning. Read the first 12 pages for free here. See the trailer. Awards & Recognitions: Included in White Ravens 2011, displayed at Bologna Book Fair. Top Five YA novels for 2010 on Literary Clutter review blog (George Ivanoff) Hazel Edwards and Ryan Kennedy co-wrote the novel f2m:the boy within and collaborated via Skype using a webcam. By writing together online and using web conferencing, they developed the entire novel using web 2.0 tools. Australian Author Hazel Edwards has written over 200 books for children and adults. This is New Zealand author Ryan Kennedy's first book. Book Reviews •The Great Raven - Book Review "It’s well-written and answers a lot of questions" •The Reading Stack - Book Review:"Give it a try. f2m blew my mind" •Read Plus - Book Review: "Recommended" •Aussie Reviews - Book Review: "A groundbreaking novel" •Paper Tigers Blog - Book Review: "It’s a fast-paced and compulsive read" •The Gender Centre, Australia - Book Review: "F.T.M. the boy within is a valuable addition to teen literature and should be in every school and public library" •Reader's Corner – Book Review: "superbly written and well researched" •Mortal words - Book Review: "a great, easy read" •Cheryl Morgan - Book Review: "very approachable and non-confrontational." •Bookie Monster - Book Review: "should be mandatory reading" •Rooster Tails contains 'fan art' . 'going to recommend f2m to my Mum.' •The Year in Review' ' delighted to see the YA market producing good books about trans characters'. Cheryl Morgan 
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By: Renee Taprell,
on 2/4/2011
Blog: Books for Little Hands (Login to Add to MyJacketFlap) JacketFlap tags: writing for children, Hazel Edwards, Add a tag With so many children starting school this week sharing a picture book could be the perfect way to help your child adjust emotionally. It's such a big step and children will often feel tired and confused about what's expected of them. Just sitting still, or listening to instructions, or venturing out into a huge playground can be a bit daunting. Australian Author, Hazel Edwards has written the
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By: Susanne Gervay,
on 10/9/2010
Blog: Susanne Gervay's Blog (Login to Add to MyJacketFlap) JacketFlap tags: Room to Read, The Hughenden, Hazel Edwards, Mark Thomason, Network at The Hughenden, authors Aleesah Darlinson, Darwn Hort, Susanne Gervay.Libby Hathorn, www.roomtoread.org, Add a tag
Open to all published authors & illustrators – just turn up and you’ll be welcomed. It meets the first Wednesday of every month (except January) 10.30-12.30 with optional lunch at The Hughenden. For directions - www.thehughenden.com.au Christmas Network – celebrations and Christmas cheer – 10.30-12.30 – need to book for brunch $15 – just respond to contact here. Add a Comment
By: Susanne Gervay,
on 3/16/2010
Blog: Susanne Gervay's Blog (Login to Add to MyJacketFlap) JacketFlap tags: Fear Factor: Terror Incognito, Picador Australia, Rosie Scott, Andrew Kwong, Delveena Ghosh Diector of transforming cultures UTS, Mabel Lee, Writing, Moya Simons, Sharon Rundle, Meenakshi Bharat, UTS, Hazel Edwards, Add a tag
Where?: UTS Art Gallery, Sydney What? An evening in discussion about the impact of terror on our lives How? With a panel of 5 authors and 2 editors from the anthology ‘Fear Factor: Terror Incognito’ Who? Panel Chair: Devleena Ghosh, Director of Transforming Cultures, Associate Professor Social Inquiry Program UTS Editors: Professor Meenaskshi Bharat University of Delhi; Sharon Rundle, Lecturer UTS Authors: Andrew Kwong, Susanne Gervay, Rosie Scott, Sujata Sankranti, Meenakshi Bharat Audience: Academics, authors, students, general public. Special guests: Authors Mabel Lee renowned translator of Nobel Prize winning Chinese author Gao Xingjian’s ‘Soul Mountain’ Authors: Hazel Edwards and Moya Simons Storytellers: Sue Alveraz Outcome?: Exciting discussion opening a wide range of views and emotions on terrorism from refugees by Rosie Scott, escape from China by Andrew Kwong, young people drawn into terrorism by Sujata Sankranti and recognition of the difficult and important journey by Australian editor Sharon Rundle and Indian editor Meenakshi Bharat to create an anthology that opens vital discourse on terrorism. Add a Comment
By: Sally Murphy,
on 1/25/2010
Blog: Scribblings (Login to Add to MyJacketFlap) JacketFlap tags: hazel edwards, ford street publishing, ryan kennedy, Add a tag Having heard from Hazel Edwards about her part in her new novel ftm, today her co-author Ryan Kennedy drops by to share his experiences. Welcome Ryan. This book was challenging for me . Being my first novel, there was a lot to learn. Having a co-writer and mentor in Hazel was the best way to get through such a huge project. Collaborating online was nothing new for me – I regularly work with
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By: Sally Murphy,
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Blog: Scribblings (Login to Add to MyJacketFlap) JacketFlap tags: writing quote, hazel edwards, Add a tag Happy New Year! Have you written down some writing aims for the year ahead? I have, and this year I have tried hard to set realistic goals about the things I'd like to achieve, whilst still pushing myself to go further. My friend and fellow Aussie children's author, Hazel Edwards, sent me a link to her acceptance speech for the prestigious ASA Medal (2009). There are some great words of wisdom
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By: Susanne Gervay,
on 12/28/2009
Blog: Susanne Gervay's Blog (Login to Add to MyJacketFlap) JacketFlap tags: Hazel Edwards, Charities, Writers Festivals, Ruth Balint, News, SCBWI, Young Adult Books, Bullying, Writing, Kids Books, I AM JACK, Room to Read, The Hughenden, Add a tag
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.
Speaking at the British High Commission in Delhi to SCBWI India will be an experience in international friendship. Lots of exotic experiences expected!!!!! Add a Comment
By: Aline Pereira,
on 11/29/2009
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We at PaperTigers send sincere congratulations to author Hazel Edwards, who has just been awarded the 2009 ASA Medal by the Australian Society of Authors. Quoting from the official press release:
Read our 2007 interview with Hazel here.
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By: Susanne Gervay,
on 11/19/2009
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SCBWI Australia webmaster Jason and Michael, have been building their perfect house in Melbourne for more than a year. I flew down from Sydney to officially host it. SCBWI authors and creators joined in.  Hazel Edwards  Michael, Jason and their rabbit Jason is a brilliant gourmet cook and we indulged and drank wine and had a great all round time. Hazel Edwards entertained us all with news from China where her iconic There’s A Hippopotamus Eating Cake on the Roof - is being published. Teresa showed up her gorgeous new illustrations for her series at Five Mile Press.  Talented illustrator and artist Teresa Culkin-Lawrence and her story teller olive farmer husband Robin.
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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.
Hi Renee
My tip...Menu Planning...at least a week or so in advance; peruse your recipe books, choose and write the meal down on your calendar. Plus I only shop in bulk once a month. If it's not in the fridge / freezer then I plan something which I can cook from whatever is in the pantry. Exceptions are dinner parties but even they get planned in advance. This isn't a chore for me as I love reading recipe books as much as novels. My family 'dine' in a different country nearly every night and I am still able to devote time to EVERYTHING else. Sadly I can't 'housework plan' nearly as well :-) Dimity
Hi Dimity,
Thanks for sharing your tips on how to save time on house hold chores and spend more time playing and writing.
Menu Planning is an excellent idea and it would solve the question, 'What are we having for dinner tonight?'
It's amazing how much time that can be wasted returning to the supermarket every second day. I think I'll try just once a week or fortnight. Once a month would be so good. No doubt you save money too, Dimity.
Renee, you have no idea. I just need a goat and to plant more vegies now...we never seem to have enough milk in this house!