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Update… An 2014 overview to see what Marjorie did in 2014 – Go to http://marjorie-cv.blogspot.com/2014/11/marjorie-van-heerdens-2014-childrens.html

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AFCC - Asian Festival of Children’s Content is taking place at the moment (25 – 30 May 2013) in Singapore
AFCC is a festival that brings together content creators and producers with parents, teachers, librarians and anyone interested in quality Asian content for children around the world. http://afcc.com.sg/_2013
I attended last year and did two presentations and some masterclasses in illustration. Unfortunately I was unable to go again this year - mayby I can manage to go next year!

Today, 27th May, at the AFCC, Sanita and my book is going to be launched! Wish I was there.
Sunita - Good luck and thank you for asking me to illustrate your book and Thank you too to
Linda Lingard of Yusof Gajah Lingard Literary Agency in Malaysia!

Details of launch...

Grandma Lim’s Persimmon
Sunita Lad Bhamray, Marjorie van Heerden
Date:    27 May 2013, 5:45pm – 6:15pm
Venue:    The Plaza, NLB

Grandma Lim has a persimmon tree. One day she sees the biggest and most beautiful persimmon on the tree. She decides to save it for her granddaughter. But the persimmon went missing after a storm blew it off the tree. That’s when a centipede, a spider and a cat got involved to save the day.

About the Author:
Sunita Lad Bhamray is an educator by profession and a writer at heart. She believes that stories have a strong influence on children’s development. After a successful start with ‘Triumphs on the Turf’, her book on horse racing, she has written a number of stories for children and dedicates them to her students who have inspired her.

 About the Illustrator:
Marjorie van Heerden is an award-winning illustrator from South Africa. From an early age she loved drawing and today her illustrations have appeared in more than 120 children’s books. She has been published as illustrator and / or author in 35 languages around the world.

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I have not been updating/loading talks and articles I wrote/presented the last few years - but at last I did - go to http://marjorie-van-heerden-articles.blogspot.com/ to read the five articles/talks I posted - or just click on the link in the sidebar - enjoy!

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A highlight for me last year was in June, when I and author Alex D’Angelo won the M.E.R. Award (one of the Media24 Books Literary Awards) for the best illustrated children’s book published in South African during the previous year (2011) – We won for Goblin Diaries: Apprenticed to the Red Witch, published by Tafelberg Publishers (SA). This was the second time I have had the honour to be awarded this prestigious award, the first time was in 2008 when the award went to me (as illustrator) and Wendy Hartmann (as author) for Nina and Little Duck, published in 2007 by Human & Rousseau (SA).

WOW!
I was utterly shocked speechless  and my thank you speech consited of only a ... Thank you!

So here is the speech I should have said... The people I should have thanked...

My husband, Johann, Thank you for your love and encouragement and help, without you I would not have had the guts to become an illustrator and continued to to create book after book.
To Media24 literary awards committee and the judges - thank you for honouring me with this award - This is really a very special honour.
To Alida Potgieter - the first editor that gave me the first illustrating job, and who became my friend thank you for you encouragement and believing in me to giving me such a wonderful career.
To the writer, Alex, for writing a very exciting story - I really enjoyed illustrating it. And Michelle for asking me to do the illustrations. Thanks
I am really passionate about my work, but writers and illustrators mostly work in isolation, and while working long hours to try to create something magical for children one gets so involved that you cannot judge ones work... so to get such a award, getting recognition for your work really means a lot - Thank you sincerely. 

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Goblin Diaries: Apprenticed to the Red Witch
Author:Alex D’Angelo
Illustrator: Marjorie Van Heerden
Tafelberg (Pty) Ltd
ISBN: 9780624052890
Price (incl. VAT): R 105.00
Format: Soft cover, 128pp, colour cover and b/w illustrations inside




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VERY EXCITED!!!

Ears Hear
Written by Kathleen Ahrens and

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I finished and delivered all the illustrations for the two picture books I illustrated...
Numbers Do and Ears Hear, written by Chu-Ren Huang & Kathleen Ahrens (International SCBWI Regional Advisor Chairperson) , to be published in 2012 by Sun Ya publishers, Hong Kong
Below are a selection of illustrations from Ears Hear and earlier I posted some illustrations from Numbers Do

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In January 2912 I delivered the artwork for the book

SAM
’n Ware verhaal van ’n dogtertjie en haar olifant
(a true story of a little girl and her elephant) written byBy Ingrid Vander Veken, translated from Dutch into Afrikaans by Antjie Krog and illustrated by deur myself
To be publised in 2012 by LAPA Publishers (South Africa)

Here is the cover illustration and below are a selection of the pencil drawings for inside the book.

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Some final illustrations I did for the picture book Numbers Do written by Chu-Ren Huang & Kathleen Ahrens , to be published by Sun Ya publishers, Hong Kong

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Final Illustration for the cover delivered last week - now I have to do 41 B/W inside illustrations.

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Cover design - very rough - for the Goblin's Diary written by Alex D'Angelo to be published by Tafelberg Publishers (SA)

The rough drawing for the cover

Then I 'coloured' it in very quickly in photoshop just to get a colour feel to show to the publisher - and I have the go-ahead!!

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Some Character studies for a chapter book I'm illustrating - Goblin's Diary written by Alex D'Angelo and to be published by Tafelberg Publishers

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An exhibition of original illustrations by Marjorie van Heerden from the book “Die Avonture van Alice in Wonderland”

Held at the US Art Galery, (”Die Kerkie”), corner of Dorp & Bird Street, Stellenbosch from 3 to 26 March 2011

Human & Rousseau has made art-prints of the illustrations being shown that will be for sale at the gallery (see prints below) Any inquiries please contact Hevette Le Grange Tel: +27 21 406 3033 - She is prepared to post prints if you interested to buy - money of the sale of the prints will be going to charities

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