Loved speaking to the LIVEWIRE parents of kids who are facing prolonged hospitalisation, and fighting illness. There were lots of parents online. It was a special experience.
Loved sharing my book ‘Butterflies’ with them.
Literature Live! ROAD SHOW
We packed our bags and the Literature Live! team spoke to wonderful kids and teachers at schools including Dubbo Public School, Mosman Preparatory School, Balgowlah Heights Public School and Oxford Falls Grammar.
It was so much fun with the kids engrossed in our show cases:-
Jeni Mawter made everyone laugh with her So Gross book stories
Laurine Croasdale surfed the beaches with her Surf School and Surf Sister books
Nina Rycroft had them spell bound with illustrations from her award winning Ballroom Bonanza
Aleesah Darlison engaged them with her Totally Twins books published by New Frontier
Susanne Gervay captured everyone with winning against school bullying.
IT WAS FANTASTIC!
Illustrator Nina Rycroft and authors Laurine Croasdale, Aleesah Darlison, Jeni Mawter and Susanne Gervay - the Literature Live! team - launched with CONNECTIONS , NSW Education Department Literature Live! today.
The launch reached 60 schools across the State of NSW from Sydney beaches to the Outback, from Caringbah North Public School to Cudgegong Valley Public School to Coonamble Public School.
Our showcase was like a TV show where kids were interacting with everything we did.
Highlights of the launch were:
Aleesah Darlison’s baby puggles (echidnas) in her picture book ‘Puggle’s Problems’
Nina’s Rycroft’s trailer of her illustration of the cover of her brilliant ’Ballroom Bonanza’
Laurine Croasdale’s ‘Jup-Jup’ from Hi-5 tv show – she wrote film scripts for Jup-Jup
Jeni Mawter’s funny stories from her ‘So Gross’ series
& my I AM JACK – with the fabulous trailer by illustrator Sarah Davis.
We ended our launch with a school road show – visiting Dubbo School.
Literature Live! is officially launched.
Australian SCBWI authors, illustrators and members gathered at the Hughenden to listen to visiting Scottish author.
It was wonderful to catch up with award winning author Meredith Costain who flew up from Melbourne and the Singing Librarian Claire Stuckey who drove down from the Central Coast and stayed the weekend at The Hughenden in Sydney.
We all love Linda Strachan’s best-selling and much loved HAMISH McHAGGIS series for young children.
Her latest edgy teenage novels: SPIDER published by Strident has won the Catalyst Teenage Book Award 2010 and her latest novel, DEAD BOY TALKING has just been released.
For those aspiring to become a children’s author, a new writing handbook- WRITING FOR CHILDREN.
Some other books by Linda Strachan
Hamish McHaggis series – GW Publishing
(Currently 9 books in the series including the Activity and Story Book)
Greyfriars Bobby – GW Publishing
What Colour is Love? –Bloomsbury – this is a brilliant picture book!!!!!
Thankyou to Sonia from Bloomsbury for partnering SCBWI and The Hughenden in brining this event to Sydney.
The Hughenden sun lounge was abuzz with kids, parents, adults, storytellers as Anna Conomos the storyteller wove stories of heart and mind among the audience. With Kaiji of Life Rhythms Music on the cello and Angela of Drumbeats on the drums, accompanying Anna.
In was an afternoon where we could engage in story and values that matter. Sharing, relating, engaging in music and the magic of story.
Anna is an international storyteller who lives in the UK and travels throughout Europe performing. www.annamationstorytellers.com
It was a wonderful event
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