Loved the SCBWI Conference – :
Brilliant Meg Rostoff who is witty and realistic and more
Shaun Tan who had the audience standing and cheering – a fabulous Australian and world illustrator!
Mo Williams who is definitely a stand up comic
Julie Andrew who had us all humming Sounds of Music
Best selling authors including Bruce Coville, Jane Yolen, Lin Oliver and Theo Baker, Ellen Hopkins …. and more.
Frane Lessac, Chris Cheng and I were there representing the Aussie and New Zealand contingent.
Our fabulous international leader Kathleen Ahrens was there from Hong Kong
The speakers were wonderful, but loved the delegates even more – from all over the USA, Europe and Asia – friends through children’s books
A privilege
Having a great time with writers and illustrators in New York.
New York is a great city with sooooo much to see.
Loved the Pooh Bear exhibition in the NY Library,
Frane signed her books in the NY Libary and Barnes & Noble.
Sharing a room with illustrator Pam Merchant South Dakoda
and Mary Cronk Farrell writer from Spokane Washington State.
Love them.
Love SCBWI in New York and piglet too,
Fabulous speakers at the 40 year celebration of SCBWI in Los Angeles.
Write from the heart. Say thankyou to a fan.’ Bruce Coville
‘Write from your places of joy.’ Donna Jo Napoli multi award winning author
‘I felt lost…. and went inside myself’ David Small wrote ‘Stitches’ – powerful memoir and engaging wonderful picture books.
‘I like writing what entertains me’ in a joyous presentation of writing for kids – Jon Scieszka.
The talks made me laugh and cry. What a day!
Excuse:
We were writing, talking, working all day
(- except for those who went to their bungalow for cheese and wine – you know who you are!!!!)
We all piled into Rottnest Lodge for dinner but what’s next was the cry from the writers and illustrators?
Karaoke:-
Special mention goes to:-
Walker Publisher Sarah Foster for wild singing and dancing.
Author Norman Jorgensen for being the wildest and funniest author there
‘I AM WOMAN’ sung be authors Patricia McMahon, Dianne Wolfer, A J Betts, Wendy Binks, me – Susanne, Jan Jorgensen, President of the CBC WA
Illustrators, Samantha Hughes, James Foley … all of them.
EVERYONE for Abba’s ‘Dancing Queen’.
Loved the SCBWI Conference – :
Frane Lessac, Chris Cheng and I were there representing the Aussie and New Zealand contingent.
A privilege
