Cunningham Dax Collection Melbourne: 'Out of The Dark' Exhibition opens 29th October – Michelle Fox's art and story

The people I should have known or should have known more

Figures lost in the Holocaust

Michelle Fox storyteller and artist sharing her installation

Michelle Fox is a storyteller searching for her past and the people she has never known due to war, the Holocaust, migration. 

Brewongle Writers in the Environment Camp 2009

Bush, rocky outcrops, an old school house in Australian wilderness, the Hawkesbury River crossing on a ferry to drive through hilly roads to Brewongle.

If you love the environment, learning, enthused young people, authors and passionate environmentalist teachers, then you’ll love it here.

Sydney's Bookfeast with wonderful authors and illustrators Richard Harland, Sarah Davis, Sue Murray,Duncan Ball and a host of others

Jenny Hale,William Kostakis,Kate Forsyth,Susanne Gervay

Bookfeast was abuzz with balloons, kids, teachers and the cream of Australian children’s authors and illustrators.

Haberfield school librarian, Michael Fraser’s annual event is unique in uniting the community of Australian children’s authors and illustrators with their audiences in a celebration of literature and reading.

 Keynote speakers were:-

Richard Harland award winning and best selling fantasy author

Sue Murray Australia’s leading youth playwright

Sarah Davis – awarded best new young illustrator by the CBCA for ‘Mending Lucille’

Duncan Ball, Australia’s much loved and multi award winning author of Selby the Talking Dog and Emily Eyefinger.

 It was a FEAST of talent including

Gus Gordon illustrator – look out for brilliant picture book WENDY

William Kostakis author – YA novel ‘Loathing Lola’

Moya Simons author – series ‘Walk Right In Detective Agency’

Emma Quay illustrator – adorable picture book ‘Bear and Chook’

Sue Whiting author – kids favourite the Firefighters illustrated by Donna Rawlings

Kate Forsyth world wide fantasy author – brilliant series Chain of Charms

Deb Abela author delights with – Max Remy Super Spy

Jenny Hale and her debut fantasy series JATTA which is already a best seller

Chris Cheng editor of a new Poetry anthology that is receiving acclaim

and many more – Felicity Pulman, Vashti Farrer,David Mulligan,Libby Hathorn,Alan Baille,Patricia Bernard,Vicky Morrison ….

It’s truly a FEAST

Sue Whiting and Sarah Davis' picture book 'Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy'

Kate Forsyth,Vicky Morrison, Deborah Abela

MONKEY BAA's I AM JACK at the Seymour Sept 09

Alannah and Madeline Foundation endorses I AM JACK www.amf.org

Monkey Baa Theatre’s adaptation of ‘I AM JACK’ is getting amazing reviews. I love the Monkey Baa creative team of Tim McGarry (he’s JACK in I AM JACK), Sandie Eldridge (the Director of I AM JACK) and Eva Di Cesare (in partnership with the creative directors who adapted I AM Jack).

Performances at the Seymour are 21st Septmber to 2nd October 2009

Bookings:-Monkey Baa Theatre for Young People Ltd

Tim McGarry in I AM JACK

PO Box 553,
Broadway, NSW 2007

Room to Read endorses I AM JACK www.roomtoread.org

Good Will Slovenian Author Tour to Sydney

Mayor Anderw Petrie launching the Slovenian author launch at The Hughenden

Slovenian authors Tatjana Kokalj, Slavko Pregl Cvetka Bevc, Evald Flisar, Jana Bauer,

 

 open their goodwill tour at

The Hughenden

launched by Mayor of Woollahra, Andrew Petrie

The Puppets from the Seventh Floor by Slavko Pregl

These were all wonderful authors who brought bilingual books beautifully illustrated.

Evald Flisar’s  book ‘SPOTS’ is endearing dedicated to Evald and author Jana Bauer’s cute son BABY MARTIN.

Hosted by the Slovenian Ministry of Culture, Slovenian Consul, NSW Writers Centre, The Hughenden .

Slovenian writers of plays, radio and film writers, musical theatre, poetry, children’s books, TV series with works translated into 29 languages, editors and publishers, actors and storytellers