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May 31, 2024
Collide
Each year the NSW Branch of the Children’s Book Council, of Australia (CBCA) runs a Book Trailer Competition. The 2024 competition is now open.
I’m one of the judges of the competition along with Deborah Abela and Tristan Bancks.
The general details are below but you can read more (including hints and tips) and enter here:
https://www.cbcansw.org.au/collide-book-trailers
OVERVIEW OF THE COMPETITION
Produce a book trailer that features a book from the 2024 CBCA Notables list.
When producing your book trailer remember that a book trailer is like a movie trailer, but for a book. You want to show others why they should read this book.
Eligibility
Open to students in Years 3-9 living in NSW or attending a CBCA NSW Branch Member School.
There will be three categories: Year 3-4; Years 5-6; Years 7-9;
Remember
Book Trailer Length: Maximum of 1 minute
Filmed in Landscape mode (not portrait mode)
Trailers can be submitted until July 19, 2024
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April 28, 2024
Readathon Celebration
On the 14th of May, Crown Street Public School are hosting an author evening/night to celebrate reading and I’ll be there to tell some stories.
From 5-8pm. Find out more here.
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November 19, 2023
Berkelouw Bookshops
As the festive season approaches I’ll be visiting some bookshops to sign some books. They’d make excellent presents!!!
You’ll find me at:
Berkelouw Leichhardt from 10am on Saturday the 9th of December
or Berkelouw Mona Vale from 10am on Saturday the 16th of December.
Pop on down and say hi.
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October 26, 2023
Big Bookish Arvo
The Big Bookish Arvo features some of Australia’s favourite book creators combining for a fun and fabulous show just for kids! There’ll be draw-alongs, wacky challenges and – oh no – a burglary to solve! It will be hosted by children’s author Adrian Beck at the Richmond Library Theatrette from 1pm on Sunday November 12th.
Matt Cosgrove and Eva Amores – Worst Week Ever, Macca the Alpaca
Nathan Luff & Chris Kennett – Family Disasters & Nerd Herd
Lucinda Gifford – This Book is a Time Machine & The Wolves of Greycoat Hall
Adam Wallace – Fart Boy & Pugnacious and Scuttlebutt
Jack Henseleit & Chris Kennett – Cross Bones
Chrissie Krebs – Mack and Cheeze & Rodney Loses It!
Book sales and signing available on the day.
Both adults and children (6yr+) require tickets. This event is best suited to kids aged 6-12, however younger siblings who are 5 and under are welcome to attend for free.
Please ensure kids bring along sketch pads and pencils. (Although we will have some back-ups if required)
Big Bookish Arvo
1pm – 4pm, Sunday 12th November
Richmond Library Theatrette
415 Church Street, Richmond
Victoria 3121
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The Taco Awards
The wonderful Kid Lit podcast Reading With a Chance of Tacos are presenting their first ever Taco Awards and I’m so excited because these awards celebrate funny, quirky and imaginative books.
From their website:
At Reading with a chance of Tacos, it’s all about books that entertain. The Taco Awards aim to honour the books that kids want to read. It’s time to celebrate! The Taco Awards differ from other awards as books are not judged solely on literary merit, but emphasis is on entertaining the reader. Tacos has always been a podcast full of enthusiasm and fun. We love the books we receive and review on our podcast. We particularly love funny, quirky, and imaginative books. And books that excite us for no other reason than they’re just so entertaining! We also believe many of these books are the books kids truly want to read. We see these books as being extremely important, both as a precursor to more advanced literature, and as entertainment in their own right. And God knows we need entertaining books!
I’m also excited to say the Nerd Herd series has been longlisted for some of the awards!! Shaama Llama Ding Dong is longlisted for the Best Character in a Children’s Book award. She’s got some pretty stiff competition but if they give her any trouble, she’ll be sure to start spitting.
And Kitty Litter has been longlisted for the Reluctant Reader Award.
You can find out more about Reading with a chance of Tacos here: https://readingwithachanceoftacos.com
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August 12, 2023
Family Disasters 2
Book 2 in the Family Disasters series, ‘Storm Warning’, will be released on the 1st of November.
You can read more about the book here and find places to pre-order a copy. Check out the cover-reveal video below.
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June 29, 2023
Collide
Each year the NSW Branch of the Children’s Book Council, of Australia (CBCA) run a Book Trailer Competition.
I’m one of the judges of the competition along with Deborah Abela and Tristan Bancks. Here are some of the details below but you can read more (including hints and tips) and enter here:
https://www.cbcansw.org.au/collide-book-trailers
OVERVIEW
Produce a book trailer that features a book from the 2023 CBCA Notables list.
When producing your book trailer remember that a book trailer is like a movie trailer, but for a book. You want to show others why they should read this book.
Eligibility
Open to students in Years 3-9 living in NSW or attending a CBCA NSW Branch Member School.
There will be three categories: Year 3-4; Years 5-6; Years 7-9;
Remember
Book Trailer Length: Maximum of 1 minute
Filmed in Landscape mode (not portrait mode)
Trailers can be submitted until July 21, 2023
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April 30, 2023
Festival Season
This coming May and June I’m getting out of the house!! You might be able to catch me at any of these festivals:
Bendigo Writers’ Festival — Creative Kids, Sunday 7th of May. TICKETED. Dudley House, Bendigo. 11:15 –12:00. Book here.
Sydney Writers’ Festival — Family Day, Sunday 28th May. I’ll be hosting various sessions throughout the day. Program here.
Words on the Waves — Family Fun Day, Sunday 4th of June. FREE. Everglades, 9 Dunban Rd, Woy Woy. 10:30 –11:15. Read more here.
Come say hi.
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April 2, 2023
New Series Out Now
The new series I’ve been working on with Chris Kennett has taken off and is available now!
Aimed for readers 8-12, Family Holidays Disasters is a comedy adventure series following Jakob and his family as they experience the most disastrous family holiday of all time. Books 2 and 3 are in the works and will be heading your way shortly. In the meantime, the blurb for Book 1 (Crash Landing) is as follows:
There’s a reason families usually live together ― to contain the horror and not inflict it on others. A family holiday is a really, really bad idea! After a super embarrassing situation at school, Jakob decides the only way to escape the ridicule is to leave the country on a family holiday. But with a cheapskate worry-wart for a dad and an obnoxiously loud optimist for a mum, fresh humiliation is around every corner. Even worse, the weirdest girl at school is coming along for the ride and won’t let Jakob out of her sight. Jakob thinks he has hit rock-bottom. Little does he know there is always further to fall in a family holiday disaster!
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New Series Coming June
The new series I’ve been working on with Chris Kennett is scheduled for take off on June 1st 2023.
Aimed for readers 8-12, Family Holidays Disasters is a comedy adventure series following Jakob and his family as they experience the most disastrous family holiday of all time. Books 2 and 3 are in the works and will be heading your way shortly. In the meantime, the blurb for Book 1 (Crash Landing) is as follows:
There’s a reason families usually live together ― to contain the horror and not inflict it on others. A family holiday is a really, really bad idea! After a super embarrassing situation at school, Jakob decides the only way to escape the ridicule is to leave the country on a family holiday. But with a cheapskate worry-wart for a dad and an obnoxiously loud optimist for a mum, fresh humiliation is around every corner. Even worse, the weirdest girl at school is coming along for the ride and won’t let Jakob out of her sight. Jakob thinks he has hit rock-bottom. Little does he know there is always further to fall in a family holiday disaster!
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