Mama Lana's Community Foundation
Last year I found out about a wonderful local organisation called Mama Lana’s Community Foundation and I wanted to share a few of the wonderful things…
Children's Book Council of Australia – 2015 Book of the Year Winners & Honour Books
The winners have been announced for the Children’s Book Council of Australia 2015! Congratulations to all the talented Australian authors and illustrators. For the full…
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2015 Literary Awards News: National Biography Award & NSW Premier's History Awards
Literary Award season continues with the announcement of the winner of the National Biography Award last week and today with the announcement of the NSW Premier’s History Awards.…
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Book Club 10th Anniversary @ Byron Bay Writers Festival #BBWF2015
Last week I left Sydney and travelled north to the 2015 Byron Bay Writers Festival – but I wasn’t alone – I went along to the beaches…
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Writing Workshop with Garth Nix at the #ASA
Were we excited? Yes! It’s Garth Nix people! The man’s bio is impressive to say the least, (check out his books here and bio here)…
Book Review: Figgy in the World by Tamsin Janu
Title: Figgy in the World Author: Tamsin Janu Category: Children’s Fiction Publisher: Omnibus/Scholastic Australia 2014 Awards: Joint Winner NSW Premier’s Literary Awards Joint Winner: Patricia Wrightson Prize for…