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Category: Young Adults

A Picture Saves a Thousand Words

September 21, 2021 TasWriters

Join Joshua Santospirito, Alyssa Bermudez and Jane Naqvi as they discuss what it’s like both to create graphic novels, and work…

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Posted in: For Readers, For Writers, Graphic Novels and Illustrators, Kids, Young Adults

Emerging Tasmanian Aboriginal Writers Award

September 9, 2021 TasWriters

Participants in the Emerging Tasmanian Aboriginal Writers Award (ETAWA) and Hidden Stories workshops, discuss their shared experiences of these projects…

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Posted in: For Writers, History and Culture, Poetry, Young Adults

Free Children’s Events

September 7, 2021 TasWriters

Two full days of free children’s events will take place throughout the Festival. The schedule is below. Where? Parliament Gardens…

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Posted in: Kids, Young Adults

Island of Curiosities – Environmental Children’s Literature in Tasmania

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Since the publication of Nan Chauncy’s They Found a Cave in 1947, the flora and fauna of Tasmania and its…

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Posted in: For Writers, Graphic Novels and Illustrators, Kids, Presenters, Young Adults

Music in Literature

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Laurie Gilbert. Septuagenarian. Rock Star. Writer. Laurie played bass guitar, married a bass guitarist and ran the Gold Coast Musicians’…

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Posted in: For Readers, History and Society, Presenters, Young Adults

Diversity in Publishing

August 29, 2021 TasWriters

Join two innovative writers, publishers and communicators, Grace Williams and Mark Macleod for an inspiring conversation about diversity in publishing.…

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Mythical & Magical … Writing extraordinary fictional worlds

August 26, 2021 TasWriters

Heather Rose (The River Wife, White Heart), Rosie Dub (Gathering Storm, Flight) and Shirley Patton (The Secrets We Keep) discuss…

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Writing for Young People

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Join three popular writers, Danielle Binks (The Monster of Her Age – featured on RN’s program, The Drawing Room)*, Lian…

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Ursula Dubosarsky – Children’s Laureate

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Ursula Dubosarsky* is the Australian Children’s Laureate for 2020-2021. Considered one of Australia’s most talented and original writers, she is…

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Posted in: For Writers, Kids, Presenters, Young Adults

Danielle Binks in conversation with Briony Kidd

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Join Danielle Binks*, author of The Monster of Her Age, in conversation with Briony Kidd. Danielle is a Melbourne-based writer.…

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Posted in: For Readers, History and Society, Presenters, Young Adults
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