News & Writing Tours 2009

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Always Jack

Jack and his family warm, funny, filled with the normal complications of life with Nanna growing old, blending families, friends, love, school. Life is complicated, but everything works as long as your parents are all right. Pink Ribbon

Kids' worst fear is that something could happen to them.

Breast Cancer

'Always Jack' is a funny and touching book about the effect of breast cancer on families – as seen through the eyes of Jack.

To be launched in Breast Cancer Foundation Month October 2010. www.nbcf.org.au

The final JACK book in the trilogy – I Am Jack, Super Jack & Always Jack.

Fear Factor: Terror Incognito

Editors Meenakshi Bharat and Sharon Rundle

Published by Picador Pan MacMillan, India, UK and Australia. To be released 1st March 2010 in Australia and launched at The Hughenden on Sunday 21st March 2010.

Susanne loves the community of authors and illustrators in Australia and across the world. She is:-

One of 3 inaugural patrons of Monkey Baa Theatre for Young People together with Jackie French and Morris Gleiztman
Ambassador for Room to Read bringing literacy to kids in 3rd world countries
Co-head of Society of Children's Book Writers & Illustraotrs Australia & New Zealand
On the board of the NSW Writers Centre, holding the youth portfolio
Chair of the Sydney Children's Writers & Illustrators Network at The Hughenden
Director of the Kids and Young Adult Literature Festival NSW Writers Centre Sydney
Ambassador for the YABBA Awards Children's Choice Book Award
On the National Selection Committee of May Gibbs Children's Literature Trust
Committee member of IBBY Australia
Awarded the Lady Cutler Award for Distinguished Services to Children's Literature
Professional Achievement Award from UTS in Writing

ROOM to READ (www.roomtoread.org) brings literacy to millions of children in developing countries, partnering with local communities to build schools and libraries, scholarships for girls, books to remote areas, bilingual books.

Susanne Gervay and other authors including Markus Zusak and Melina Marchetta support ROOM to READ to be launched in February in Australia.

Books for Breakfast Event at The State Library of NSW launches the Students Helping Students programme. Contact: Sydney@roomtoread.org

AWARD WINNING MONKEYBAA THEATRE ADAPTS
SUSANNE GERVAY'S I AM JACK
www.monkeybaa.com.au

Kids and Young Adult Literature Festival

Susanne as Director of the The Kids and Young Adult Literature Festival, NSW Writers Centre invites you to join in this celebration of Australian youth literature with publishers, authors, illustrators on innovative panels.

Visit www.nswwriterscentre.org.au

Susanne speaks at these EVENTS for 2010

GOA, India 5th Biennial International Conference – 'India and Australia Negotiating Change' 18th-21st January 2010 with Susanne speaking about Literature and her books in a global world.'
21st March launch of 'Fear Factor: Terror Incognito' Picador at the Hughenden
June 2010, Western Australia tour Perth and Albany
3-4th July Kids & Young Adult Literature festival NSW Writers Centre - Susanne is the Director of the Festival
October 2010 – publicity and speaking tour of 'Always Jack' for Breast Cancer Awareness Month

Susanne speaks at these EVENTS for 2009

Books clubs, schools, libraries
Monkey Baa Theatre Performances of I AM JACK in Sydney and Newcastle
Kids & YA Literature Festival NSW Writers Centre
World Burn Congress New York on 'Butterflies'
Newcastle Library