What an opening!!!!!
The talented, gifted, amazing illustrations of Australia and New Zealand’s children’s book illustrators took publishers and agents’ hearts and minds.
View the showcase:-
http://www.scbwiausnz.squarespace.com
Hundreds of people poured into the Hughenden to open this celebration of the community of children’s writers and illustrators.
The wonderful Dianne Wolfer has headed SCBWI Western Australia and Northern territory for 6 amazing years.
She has lead growth of memberships, run conferences, enthused our West and promoted the community of children’s writers & illustrators.
Frane Lessac SCBWI Illustrator Coordinator has partnered her in this - so many WA authors and illustrators have become published, award winning authors and illustrators and have travelled throughout the West on speaking tours, conferences and festivals.
Dianne is still very much a part of the SCBWI committee . However she’s now doing her Phd and writing more books.
Frane Lessac, award winning picture book writer and illustrator is the new leader – the RA SCBWI Australia West – taking back her old role.
James Foley Crystal Kite winner for ‘The Last Viking’ is taking Frane’s place as Illustrator Coordinator.
Award winning novellist and picture book writer Meg McInlay is the ARA – assistant regional advisor.
What a team!!!!!!
THANKYOU DIANNE WOLFER FOR YOUR YEARS OF DEDICATION & SERVICE TO THIS COMMUNITY.
THANKYOU FRANE LESSAC FOR TAKING ON THE LEADERSHIP AGAIN.
Love you all.
I’m flying back from the USA Convention where I launched ‘I AM JACK’ in the USA, to celebrate and network a the fabulous, fantastic, favourite – SCBWI Australia & New Zealand Conference in Sydney.
It’s going to be amazing with:-
- the best illustrator showcase ever with the best and brightest
- the best publishers and top agents
- amazing authors and illustrators
- NSW Writers Centre Kids and YA Literature Festival
-pitching and partying
and Meredith Costain author extraordinaire at the baby grand on Saturday night- bring allow your best singing
It’s a conferences of STARS – delegates and speakers !!!!!!!!!!!!!
Partner of National year of Reading – NSW Writers Centre and SCBWI with ambassadors of National year of Reading 2012 – Hazel Edwards, Deborah Abela, Frane Lessac, libby Gleeson, Christopher Cheng and Susanne Gervay.
Loved speaking as the Usborne and Kane Miller Books Convention, Tulsa Oklahoma USA.
I was introduced by Tamela Cocke for my major speech to the Convention.
Couldn’t believe that Tamela worked with Dr Hugh Martin OAM in the Burn Unit at The Children’s Hospital Westmead (Sydney) at the time I was researching for ‘Butterflies’.
Randall White President of EDR and Kane Miller Books welcomed Kane Miller authors Michelle Nelson-Schmidt (Jonathan James and the Whatif Monster), Debbie Bernstein LaCroix (It’s Almost Time) and me.
Loved Randalls’ car no. plates – KIDSBKS.
There are bookseller consultants from all over USA from Missouri, Texas, Utah, Oklahoma ….. and they love their books, their work and their authors.
We’re all in Tulsa for their big convention.
Randall White President and CEO of EDC is the publisher of Kane Miller Books and distributer of Usborne Books is welcoming and enthusiastic. He’s also got a great sense of humour.
Peter Usborne publisher for Usbourne Books spoke about his company – Publisher of the Year 2012 which EDC distributes. He says his books are good enough to eat. They are wonderful and distributed in Australia by my Aussie publisher HarperCollins.
Kane Miller is EDC’s children’s trade list with the brilliant Kira Lyn who I’ve caught up with.
There’s a lovefest for ‘Butterflies’ by the Kane Miller consultants which is very special.
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