Guess Who?
One of the most renowed illustrators of the modern time interviewed
This is a link to the interview by the Guardian
‘Spend time with children? Good God, no' |
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Happy 40th Birhday to that Hippo!
And congratulations to author Hazel Edwards and Illustrator Deborah Niland
There's a Hippopotamus on Our Roof Eating Cake 40th Anniversary Edition was published on March 3.
The imaginary Hippo can do what he likes on the roof. In fact, he does all the things a little girl wishes she could, but is not allowed . . .
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Celebrating International Women’s Day March 8
SHE Reads
Walker Street Gallery and Arts Centre in Dandenong, Melbourne
A series of storytelling sessions to support the SHE Exhibition and celebrate
International Women’s Day.
Featuring authors at 11am: March 10 – Jane Godwin;
March 17 – Sasha Beekman & March 24 – Andy Mia Kranz
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image from Andy Mia Kranz's picture book The Secret
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Storybook Walk
Public art launch and Family Fun Day
Saturday March 14, 1.30pm to 4pm
Thalassa Park Windebanks Rd, Aberfoyle Park SA 5159
Launch of the public sculpture by Sally Wickes
Based on the character from the book
I’m a Dirty Dinosaur
written by Janeen Brian, illustrated by Ann James
and published by Penguin Books
The event is a free family fun day organised by the Woodcroft and
Aberfoyle Park libraries to celebrate this wonderful new addition
to the sculptural walk of children’s stories written by
South Australian authors, which has been running since 2007.
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CBCA, Victorian Branch
Clayton’s Night
Tuesday March 17 at Trinity Grammar in Kew
Guest judges are asked to select Australian books in their nominated category
that have been in the past year and to showcase these titles on the night.
The selections are their own and there is no correspondence with the official judges,
This is an annual fun literary night in the lead up to
the announcement of the Short List in April
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Picture Book Workshop
at Pinerolo in NSW, Saturday 21 March 2020
An invaluable opportunity for aspiring authors and illustrators or those working on a project to get input and guidance — or just anyone with a passion for picture books.
Guest speaker Libby Gleeson
Booking and prepayment essential: www.pinerolo.com.au/PDF/Gleeson.pdf
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Dromkeen Literature Festival
Riddles Creek, Vic
March 28, 10am to 4pm
Meet autors and illustrators including Mark Wilson, Caz Goodwin and Marc McBride
and enjoy other activities - workshops, puppets shows, baby animal farm etc
Program and booking
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YAVA Gallery in Healsville, Victoria
Many of David Miller’s beautiful paper sculptures have found new homes during
our recent silent auction, however some are still housed Gallery Two.
The gallery plans to host an event where David will talk about his work
with interested teachers and librarians, and are starting to
develop a program in tandem with schools.
For details contact via workshops@yava.org.au
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Program announced for Clunes Booktown Festival
May 2 & 3
Visitors to Clunes Booktown Festival on May 2 & 3 are invited to delve into the local community, browse books old and new and to enjoy our author talks.The festival, now in its 13th year, will include topics of crime, young adult fiction, memoir, and environment and climate through a series of panels and talks with some of the nation’s favourite authors.
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Mr Chicken visits Bairnsdale!
until April 4, 2020
East Gippsland Art Gallery
An exhibition of the artwork of renowned children’s author/illustrator Leigh Hobbs. Leigh’s humorous children’s books are loved and celebrated in Australia and overseas.
Leigh was Australia’s Children’s Laureate in 2016 - 2017.
During his career Leigh has developed many unforgettable characters, like the lovable Mr Chicken, cheeky Old Tom and not-so Horrible Harriet.
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AZARIA
February 19 to March 27
Melbourne Style Gallery
155 Clarendon St, South Melbourne, Vic
An exhibtion of prints, drawings, mixed-media works and illustrations for a new picture book, AZARIA, written and illustrated by Maree Coote.
Azaria is published by Melbournestyle Books, distributed by Walker Books Australia.
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Copyright Agency makes investment in arts criticism and reviews
The Copyright Agency, in partnership with the Judith Neilson Institute for Journalism and Ideas, has announced funding of $150,000 to support the publication of more arts reviews and criticism in the Australian, the Sydney Morning Herald (SMH), the Age, Brisbane Times and WA Today.
The $150,000 is in addition to spending by News Corp and Nine on arts and review coverage. At SMH and the Age, the grant and investment money will be put towards 100 additional reviews focused on books, plays and visual arts from around Australia.
The mastheads will also be recruiting critics-in-residence for books, visual arts and theatre, to add to the existing stable of critics.
Judith Neilson Institute executive director Mark Ryan said, ‘Coverage of Australia’s arts scene is important, and our support will generate more reviews and criticism, not just for Melbourne and Sydney audiences, but across the country.'
Copyright Agency CEO Adam Suckling said, ‘Our job is to support Australian creativity by ensuring that the rights of publishers, writers and visual artists are respected and that they receive fair payment for use of their work.’ |
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Parliamentary Book Club - Dark Emu
The inaugural Parliamentary Book Club started in February with Bruce Pascoe coming to Canberra to speak to and answer questions from Federal Parliamentarians.
An initiative of the Australian Publishers Association (APA), Australians nominated the book they felt their federal members should read, with Pascoe’s Dark Emu being selected.
Robbie Egan from Australian Booksellers Association attended and reported …
Bruce Pascoe spoke about the Dark Emu journey that saw him seek a greater understanding of his family history, and of the institutionalised misconceptions
Australia has perpetuated about our indigenous peoples.
Amongst the attendees was Linda Burney MP (Barton), Senator Pat Dodson (WA), Celia Hammond MP (Curtin) and Senator Janet Rice (VIC). Hammond said that,
as someone from the conservative side of politics, ‘I expected to be challenged by Dark Emu, and I was. But in a really positive way.’
I cannot summarise the breadth and depth of the conversation here.
Suffice it to say it was an historic event that brought a diverse group of
politicians together to discuss, in a civil manner, issues of national importance.
You can recommend what you would like this group to read next.
Email them your local MP directly or tag them on socials.
Let them know your recommendation for a reading nation.
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The Australian Children's Laureate
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Second Laureate Summit
To be held at The Somerset Stoyfest
The Australian Children's Laureate Foundation
have partnered with the Somerset Storyfest to host
The Second Australian Children's Laureate Summit
at the Storyfest Tuesday 17 March 10am-4pm.
Click on the flyer below for details and book online here:
https://bit.ly/2Ho2qVa |
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Every month your Children's Laureate, Ursula Dubosarsky, is sharing
one of her favourite writing ideas. So let's all join Ursula as we MARCH INTO MARCH!!
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Story Box Library have been filming with Ursula.
They loved so much of what she had to say and couldn't fit it all
into the one short film - so they made two!
In this short, three-minute film, you can get to know a bit more about Ursula's
focus for the two years to come as the Australian Children's Laureate and
the magic that can be found with the simple swipe of a library card.
And then you can learn even more about Ursula with our longer short film,
which goes further into who Ursula is as a writer and a Laureate,
and her passion for language.
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