SCBWI Conference Australia & New Zealand winding up with Jill Corcoran Herman Agency

The whirlwind of the SCBWI Conference is winding up with:-

visits to publishers HarperCollins and Walker Books

sight seeing beautiful Sydney

dinner at Chiswick Woollahra celebrity chef’s restaurant with author Michael Parker

a visit to Pinerolo in the stunning Blue Mountains

lunching with WA illustrator Shannon Melville who is on a CAL fellowship at Pinerolo

a  wander through Varuna, the writer’s retreat in Blue Mountains.

LOVE SCBWI Australia West & Australia East & New Zealand with thanks for the best conference

Love the community of children’s authors and illustrators.

Love the support from the Australian Society of Authors, Copyright Agency Ltd, NSW Writers Centre.

Love the conference being a partner of The National Year of Reading 2012

Love the support from the best publishers ever and some great agents.

Love the creativity – it takes my breath away

Love the friendship across Australia & New Zealand.

Love the leaders of SCBWI Australia West with Frane Lessac, Dianne Wolfer, Meg McInlay, James Foley

Love the leaders of SCBWI Australia East and New Zealand with Corinne King, Sheryl Gwyther, Deborah Abela, Frances Plumpton and Sarah Davis

Love the committees supporting each state.

The SCBWI Conference in Sydney at The Hughenden was amazing, brilliant, warm and wonderful.

Thankyou for the LOVE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Brilliant Illustrators’ Showcase open SCBWI Australia & New Zealand Conference Sydney

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.

Announcing at SCBWI Conference – Frane Lessac new head of SCBWI Australia West!!!

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.

SCBWI Australia & New Zealand Conference Nearly here!!!

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.

SCBW- from Venice Beach to SCBWI Headquarters Los Angeles

Love Sally Crock (data Base manager SCBWI) and Steve Mooser (President SCBWI) and of course the fabulous Lin Olver (Executive Director SCBWI).

I’m working hard at – Venice Beach, Getty Museum, Hollywood Boulevard – love it all.

Got to hug the SCBWI’s Creative Director – what’s her secret?

It was wonderful seeing the illustrations lining the office walls of SCBWI. 

Had the pleasure of showing off about the talented Australian and NZ illustrators and their brilliant exhibition to open the SCBWI Conference at The Hughenden in Sydney.