Lecturing at the University of New Delhi...

Meenakshi Bharat, Professor of Literature at the Sri Venkateswara College in the University of New Delhi, organised that I’d speak to a hall of Literature students. It was wonderful. The students were very interested in what and why I write. They are studying Australian Literature. Their questions and interest were very thoughtful and they were keen to read my books. I left a set in their library. Unfortunately, HarperCollins Australia don’t distribute to India. The University of Delhi is filled with students in both Western and traditional Indian dress....

I Love Goa, IASA Conference 2010...

Snapshots of exotic Goa, Indian scholars and writers, an experience that I will always remember with special people. Yanthan may be a professor but he can sing like a star and laugh until we all laugh with him. Mridusmita from the state of Assam is studying for her Phd at the Indira Gandhi National Open University with Irene Phalung Awungashi. These beautiful girls will change India with their sense of social justice and they’re great dancers too. Meenakshi and Sujata Rao who both presented at the IASA Conference, are coming to launch Fear Factor: Terror Incognito at...

The Intellectual Life on the Indian Sub ...

I’ve discussed philosophy, the state of the world, literature with professors and scholars from Delhi to Chennai to Calcutta to the exotic Northern States of India to Jaipur – and the discussions have been rich in thought and ideas. This has been different to other conferences without awkward communications. There is a warmth and excitement about engagement of ideas here. The colourful saris, exotic foods and embracing of life were truly joyous.  I especially love the young scholars who are embracing Australian literature. What a privilege to share time...

GOA,Indian-Australian Conference,Launchi...

Tropical gardens, coconut palms, beautiful saris, a balmy night and dancing under open skiies to open this conference of friendship, literature and Indian-Australian relations. The anthology Fear Factor:Terror Incognito with stories by Sir Salman Rushdie,Tom Keaneally … me .. was launched at the IASA Conference in GOA. The audience included many professors from universities throughout India, the Australian Assistant High Commissioner to India, Indira Gandhi National Open University and the eminent academics Professor Santosh Sareen and Professor D Gopal. Sujata read...

Indian Literary Soiree with Jaspreet Sin...

Delhi is noisy, with crazy driving and gardens dominated by Mogul Tombs and grand palaces. We’re staying at the Habitat Arts Centre near the beautiful Lodhi Gardens. We are in the middle of an Arts Centre with theatre, films, festivals, conferences and wonderful restaurants. Professor of English, at Delhi University, Meenaskhi Bharat has welcomed us, We enjoyed readings of The Fear Factor: Terror Incognito,  in her home with writers including Jaspreet who was out from...

Raffles, Somerset Maugham,Exotic Singapo...

Wandering through Raffles with its colonial walkways, gardens and the huge Indian doorman took me into Somerset Maugham’s literary and social...

India- IASA Conference -India & Aust...

The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas by John Boyne hits you in the guts with racism and how it destroys all of us. The Curious Incident of thd Dog in the Night-time by Mark Haddon takes you into autism and suddenly you get it and care. My ‘I Am Jack’ drops you into bullying and the isolation, fear and how to work it out. Kids’ books emotionally engage young readers and change the world. I’m speaking about: – ‘Youth Literature: A Global Strategy for Social Justice’ using my books to illustrrate this – at this fantastic conference in...

The Book Chook – Great Blogger for...

Susan Stephenson, The Book Chook Blogging about kids’ literature and literacy http://thebookchook.blogspot.com Editor of Literacy Lava   The Book Chook    Book Reviews, I am Jack, and Super Jack Posted: 09 Jan 2010 04:18 PM PST One of my favourite books ever is I am Jack, by Susanne Gervay (Angus and Robertson/Harper Collins Publishers 2000). A couple of months ago, I was lucky enough to see I am Jack performed on stage in Brisbane (Queensland, Australia), and what a treat that was! In my post about it, I described the performance as...

Sayoni Basu Scholastic India & Susan...

 SCBWI India Invites you to  Writing for Children Jan 27, 2010, 6-7.30 pm British Council Library, Kasturba Gandhi Marg, New Delhi 01 For more information and membership enquiries, contact   Jyoti Singh Visvanath, Regional Advisor, SCBWI India (011-29212017), scbwi.india@gmail.com www.scbwi.org Charges Rs 100 for members of SCBWI and Rs 200 for non-members  Susanne Gervay, visiting Australian author and Co-Regional Advisor of the Australian chapter of the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI), talks about her journey as a writer of children’s...

Top 10 kids books – Books Teens Ne...

Ten Books Teens Need – Boys, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain  Burning Eddy by Scot Gardner The Cave by Susanne Gervay Dougy by James Moloney Gone by Michael Grant Guantanamo Boy by Anna Perera The Highest Tide by Jim Lynch Airman by Eoin Colfer The Great Gatenby by John Marsden When Dogs Cry by Markus Zusak See http://fairfieldbooksonstation.wordpress.com This is the top 10 Books selected by Fairfieldbooks On Station Melbourne – great book...