Authors, illustrators, librarians, publishers …. so many people gathered to celebrate Maurice Saxby’s contribution to children’s literature.
Professor Robyn Ewing gave the keynote:- ‘Story is at the centre of what we do – imagine.’
‘A creative work remains permanently unfinished.’ Shaun Tan.
Children’s literature promotes creativity, imagination and exploration.
The inaugural Maurice Saxby lecture was the brainchild of Libby Gleeson, an Ambassador for the National Year of Reading. She was joined by other ambassadors – Chris Cheng, Libby Hathorn and me.
A national year of Reading event 
It was a wonderful evening in Sydney’s heritage Mitchell Library.
