Susanne Gervay’s I AM JACK with Tim McGarry, Monkey Baa Theatre, Seymour Centre
Love, love, love Courage to Care.
They embrace ‘I AM JACK’ and the evening at the Darling Quarter Lend Lease theatre with I AM JACK was a fantastic night.
Tim McGarry was brilliant as usual performing JACK.
The post author and actor talk was compered by author Moya Simons. It was emotional as Moya and I started our writing careers together.
The brain child of Andrew Havas, Courage to Care brings the message of NO to bullying, social inclusion, harmony and justice to all people irrespective of colour, race, religion.
Courage to Care engages Holocaust survivors with children, and tours to schools across NSW, Victoria and will be reaching 100′s of school in Queensland in a partnership with the Catholic schools this year.
Visit Courage to Care website – www.couragetocare.com.au – and support a peaceful world.
Louise Park author of STAR GIRL had me doubled over laughing as I saw a huge STARGIRL desperately trying to get through the barred front gates at the Ravenswood Festival.
STARGIRL (PanMacMillan) – made it inside with author Jeni Mawter and joined the other authors & illustrators enjoying cappuccino at the Ravenswood festival in Gordon Sydney.
Dianne Bates – Crossing the Line (Ford Street Publishing)
Aleesah Darlison – Unicorn Riders (Walker Books)
Richard Harland – World Shaker
Laurine Croasdale – IHarry (Aussie Chomps Penguin Books)
Moya Simons – Let Me Whisper You My Story (HarperCollins)
Jeni Mawter – So Gross series (HarperCollins)
Meredith Costain – A Year in Girl Hell (Hardie grant Egmont)
Deborah Abela – The Ghost Club series (RandomHouse)
Serena Geddes – Totally Twins (New Frontier )
Paul Collins – Quentaris series (Ford Street Publishing)
A Creative Net Speakers’ Agency event.
Hundreds of girls loved the day.
I loved catching up with my friends.
Then in spite of everything, I still believe that people are really good at heart – by Anne Frank
Anne Frank’s words are etched in the stone at the beginning of the Holocaust memorial in Florida.
The sculptural memorial is a moving and powerful indictment of man’s capacity for evil.
Anne Frank’s words are moving and powerful, inspiring rebirth of the good in man.
Anne Frank’s diary has inspired children’s authors to write books that continue the importance of telling the stories:-
Moya Simons’ ‘Let Me Whisper You My Story’
Morris Glietzman ‘Then, Once, and Now
John Boyne’s ‘The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas’
John Boyne is Irish, but he wrote from the universal experience of a child, family, community. The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas crosses all ages – in a parable that shakes your values and who we are.
Moya wrote ‘Let Me Whisper You My Story’ in commemoration of Anna Parnas who died in the Holocaust; Anne’s daughter Eve (Moya’s dear friend), a child survivor; and to advocate for those who suffer injustice and racism.
It was a deeply moving launch with Adrew Havas founder of Courage to Care, part of the worldwide benevolent society called B’nai B’rith, advocating for justice.
Courage to Care goes into schools with facilitators like Moya and Holocaust survivors to talk about a better world.
There were a lots of authors and friends there to celebrate. 
The May Gibbs Fellowship Trust - www.maygibbs.org.au
The May Gibbs Fellowship is open again for applications for residencies in Canberra, Adelaide, Melbourne and Brisbane.
Writers gathered for morning tea at The Hughenden to share their news and celebrate Felicity Pulman’s May Gibbs Trust Fellowship. She’s going soon to do the fellowship in Adelaide.
She’s got a book to write for the Fellowship, as well as do lots of writing talks in Adelaide.
Other News: Vashti Farrer has really cute new book out with Scholastic; Laurine is writing another Aussie Bites; Jeni Mawter has a rhyming picture book coming out, Moya Simons is getting ready for the launch of her new book ‘Let Me Whisper Me My Song’, David Mulligan’s successful novel ’Angels Kokoda’ published by Scholastic is being reprinted yet again.
I’m in a team for Relay for Life – supporting Cancer Council – join in the relay. Sponsor Relay for Life on:-
http://www.relay.cancercouncil.com.au/team.create.html?relay_id=376
I’ll be speaking at the NSW Cancer morning tea on 15th May at Centennial Parklands.
