Peter Taylor, the multi-talented SCWBI Coordinator , Queensland chapter, and the Book Safari Coordinator, the inimitable Jenny Stubbs roped me in to help with the Book Safari tents at Woodlands. This was a first for me and proved to be an excellent networking and promotional activity. Opportunity abounded to talk to lots of teachers, students and other writers, illustrators, publishers and editors. In other words it was reading, hearing, viewing and doing STORIES, pretty much non stop!
Here is a pictorial overview from the days I was there – 2nd, 3rd and 5th of September. PHOTOGRAPHS: 1-3 Woodlands;
![Amidst-the-pines Woodlands, Ipswich from the approach road](http://jrpoulter.files.wordpress.com/2009/09/amidst-the-pines.jpg?w=150&h=112)
Woodlands, Ipswich from the approach road
![Woodlands The heritage listed Homestead with the Book Safari banner at the entrance](http://jrpoulter.files.wordpress.com/2009/09/woodlands.jpg?w=150&h=112)
The heritage listed Homestead with the Book Safari banner at the entrance
![View-from-Woodlands Why it is called Woodlands.](http://jrpoulter.files.wordpress.com/2009/09/view-from-woodlands1.jpg?w=150&h=112)
Why it is called Woodlands.
4-6 Editors, Presenters, Writers and more…
![KristinaUQP-LeonieWoolshed-RobynSheahan-Bright_5-09-09BS_Ipswich Kristina Schulz, UQP, Leonie Tyle, Random House, Dr. Robyn Sheahan-Bright](http://jrpoulter.files.wordpress.com/2009/09/kristinauqp-leoniewoolshed-robynsheahan-bright_5-09-09bs_ipswich.jpg?w=150&h=112)
Kristina Schulz, UQP, Leonie Tyle, Random House, Dr. Robyn Sheahan-Bright
![Julie&friendsLunch5Sept09 Julie Nickerson, Cheryl Gwyther, Dee White](http://jrpoulter.files.wordpress.com/2009/09/juliefriendslunch5sept09.jpg?w=150&h=112)
Julie Nickerson, Cheryl Gwyther, Dee White
![JustinD'Ath-FallingBaby-BkLaunch justin D'Ath's very unique book launch](http://jrpoulter.files.wordpress.com/2009/09/justindath-fallingbaby-bklaunch.jpg?w=150&h=112)
Justin D'Ath's very unique book launch
7-9 Illustrators and workshops…
![WildThingMask-JRP Behaving like Wild Things at the mask making workshop with Lee Fullarton](http://jrpoulter.files.wordpress.com/2009/09/wildthingmask-jrp.jpg?w=150&h=112)
Behaving like Wild Things at the mask making workshop with Lee Fullarton
![LuciaMasciullo-illustrators-experience5Sept09 Lucia Masciullo shows us her new books x 2](http://jrpoulter.files.wordpress.com/2009/09/luciamasciullo-illustrators-experience5sept091.jpg?w=150&h=112)
Lucia Masciullo shows us her new books x 2
![LachlanCreagh&EdBk-AnnJames-LuciaMasciullo Lachlan Creagh inspires us with his own brand of wild things](http://jrpoulter.files.wordpress.com/2009/09/lachlancreaghedbk-annjames-luciamasciullo.jpg?w=150&h=112)
Lachlan Creagh inspires us with his own brand of wild things
10-13 The nomads at their tents…
![Art-of-Writing Peter Taylor,writer, illustrator, calligrapher and SCWBI coordinator](http://jrpoulter.files.wordpress.com/2009/09/art-of-writing.jpg?w=150&h=112)
Peter Taylor,writer, illustrator, calligrapher and SCWBI coordinator
![MissHelen&Lynelle-2-09-09Ipswich Author/illustrators, Helen Ross of Miss Helen Books and Lynelle Z. Westlake](http://jrpoulter.files.wordpress.com/2009/09/misshelenlynelle-2-09-09ipswich.jpg?w=150&h=112)
Author/illustrators, Helen Ross of Miss Helen Books and Lynelle Z. Westlake
![LynelleCreating Lynelle Z. Westlake using every spare minute to create!](http://jrpoulter.files.wordpress.com/2009/09/lynellecreating.jpg?w=150&h=112)
Lynelle Z. Westlake using every spare minute to create!
![Jennys' books-1best J.R.Poulter + books, Peter Taylor not losing a moment in the background](http://jrpoulter.files.wordpress.com/2009/09/jennys-books-1best.jpg?w=150&h=112)
J.R.Poulter + books, Peter Taylor not losing a moment in the background
![DSC05737 Jenny Stubbs and Book Safari Coordinators in handpainted, South African t-shirts designed for the festival](http://jrpoulter.files.wordpress.com/2009/09/dsc05737.jpg?w=150&h=112)
Jenny Stubbs and Book Safari Coordinators in hand-painted, South African t-shirts designed for the festival
![Readathon-09 MS Readathon Tent](http://jrpoulter.files.wordpress.com/2009/09/readathon-09.jpg?w=150&h=112)
MS Readathon Tent
14 & 15 Jenny Stubbs and the Coordinating Team outside the Jacaranda Room; MS Readathon Tent
16 – 19 The people who keep the writers and illustrators viable – the amazing folk of the BOOK GARDEN!
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