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1. The start of the festive season with Children’s laureate Alison Lester!

Sarah Davis award winning illustrator with keynote at CBCA Christmas dinnerAlison Lester Children's Laurete Australia with author Laurine Croasdale Alison Lester Children’s Laureate and Sarah Davies award winning illustrator and friend were the keynotes at the Children’s Book Council Christmas dinner. Heaps of authors and illustrators celebrated with the community of book lovers.

Society of Women Writers (SWW)  in the Mitchell Library – with its heritage sandstone columns and magnificent rooms – addressed by Professor Yerbury – introduced by historian and author Maria Hill, who’s the President of the Society of Women Writers.

Wonderful event.

Unleased Festival with festival convenor Jodie Wells Slowgrove – who organised a weekend festival of authors and publishers. it was a buzz!  Linda Jaivin gave insight into her travels and life in  China – she was so entertaining. Read her books!

Tim ferguson comedian author who manages his MS with style and humour.  Publishers including Paul Collins Ford Street Publishing, Zoe Walton RandomHouse, Heather Curdie Penguin.

But BEST fun was being won by Maureen Johnson (author of Boofheads and many other books)  to give her a mini mentorship. Love doing it and watch out for her new series!

authors Meredith Costain, Paul Collins, Tracey Hawkins, Libby Gleeson and brian Cook

 

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2. Awards and celebrations by Society of Women Writers at the Mitchell Library

The Mitchell Library is a magnificent building and a beautiful location for the Biennial Book Awards. Margaret Whitlam came along which was special. I remember her when she was the feisty and brilliant wife of Prime Minister Gough Whitlam. She’s elderly now but she is still so smart and involved.

Felicity Pulman for her Janna Mysteries- Weeping for Willows and my book, for ‘That’s Why I Wrote This Song’ were short listed. Libby Hathorn’s Georgiana Woman of Flowers won the award.

Beverly George, children’s author and internationally award winning poet, spoke about the international conference she organised on the Central Coast NSW. People from all over the world especially Japan came together to create, celebrate and discuss haiku and tanka poetry.

Susanne Gervay and Beverly George

Susanne Gervay and Beverly George

Felicity Pulman

Felicity Pulman

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3. Society of Women Writers, Tania Hayes’ Book & Authors

Had a great day with the Society of Women Writers where I gave a workshop to enthusiastic writers. 

Susanne and the smart, creative SWW writers

Susanne and the smart, creative SWW writers

I had lunch with Tania Hayes and her husband Warren Hayes. Tania spoke about their book ‘Love has no limits’. Warren has a massive brain tumour which left him disabled. The books is the emotionally powerful story of Tania being there beside Warren.

‘I proudly endorse this book - it is truly an inspiration … a testament to the healing power of love.’ Karl Stefanovic The Today Show Channel 9. Tania is the Ambassador for Carers Australia.
Tania Hayes speaks about 'Love Has No Limits', her book about her journey with Warren
Hilary Lindsay, author and former president of the Society of Women Writers announced the Henry Lawson Award at teh Society of Women Writers’ lunch at the State Library of NSW, Sydney. Hilarie Lindsay giving the award

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