SCBWI conference has started – with
Connie Hsu Senior Commissioning Editor Roaring Brooks USA flying in from New York;
Frances Plumpton literary agent from New Zealand flying in too,
a pile of authors and illustrators from WA and Victoria ….
it’s happening … Margaret Roc and Betty Sargent spent hours stuffing delegate bags yesterday with me ….
The Hughenden was on overload with the marquis rising from the carpark… the banner is up and we’re ready to rock and roll with the children’s book writers & illustrators of Australia and New Zealand!
Our Conference charity is Room to read www.roomtoread.org
Welcome! #SCBWIausNZ14
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Champagne, catching up, sharing publishing news, writers, illustrators …. at The Hughenden Hotel in Sydney.
Why? To spread the news of ROOM TO READ – educating the children of the developing world.
How many kids, has Room to Read helped? 9 million children and growing!
The brilliant Jennie Orchard heads the writer ambassador program for ROOM TO READ – and writer ambassadors came – award winning author Emily McGuire, best selling children’s author Belinda Murrell, Country Saga author Pamela Cook, Sarah Davis award winning ….. Susanne Gervay …. and we were there to discuss how to reach everyone with the message of Room to Read.
Come on -
-let’s get kids reading
-let’s especially give girls education
- let’s work with communities to stop illiteracy.
www.roomtoread.org/australia
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