Oct 7, 9, 11: Crazy Character design workshops (for kids)
WHEN: Monday Oct 7th, Wednesday Oct 9th, Friday Oct 11th
TIMES: 11am-12pm / 1pm-2pm
WHERE: Education Room, Mezzanine floor, State Library of WA, Francis St, Perth
AGES: 8-12 yo
COST: $20.50 per child + booking fee
BOOKINGS: essential. Click here to reserve your place.
Oct 8, 10: Picture Book in a Day workshop (for kids)
WHEN: Tuesday Oct 8th (*SOLD OUT*), Thursday Oct 10th
TIMES: 10am – 2:30pm (please BYO lunch/snacks)
WHERE: Education Room, Mezzanine floor, State Library of WA, Francis St, Perth
AGES: 8-12 yo
COST: $100 per child
BOOKINGS: Essential. Click here to reserve your place.
Oct 31: ‘My Dead Bunny’ Halloween session (for families)
***THIS EVENT IS BOOKED OUT***
On this spookiest of evenings, I’ll be at Cannington Library talking about the creepy creation of the picture book My Dead Bunny.
“My dead bunny’s name is Brad;
His odour is extremely bad.
He visits me when I’m in bed,
But Bradley wasn’t always dead …”
A hilarious rhyming tale about a zombie bunny who comes back to visit his owner.
WHEN: Thursday Oct 31st
TIMES: 5:30pm – 6:30pm
WHERE: Cannington Library, 233 Sevenoaks St, Cannington, WA
AGES: recommended for older readers, 8 years and up.
***THIS EVENT IS BOOKED OUT***
Nov 9: Sally Tinker’s Adventures in Invention (for families)
I’ve written and illustrated some sci-fi comics for kids: the S.Tinker Inc. series. The stories follow Sally Tinker – the world’s foremost inventor under twelve – on her adventures in invention, covering topics such as robots, dung beetles, nanotech, human biology and more! Join me on a deep dive into the making of these books, learning the science facts behind the science fiction. Plus get the chance to do some drawing too!
Suitable for young inventors 8-12 years.
This session is part of Quantum Words Perth, a writers’ festival dedicated to science, creativity and wonder.
This event is free but bookings are recommended as capacity is limited.
WHEN: Saturday Nov 9
TIMES: 11am – 11:50am
WHERE: State Theatre Centre of WA, 174 – 176 William Street, Perth
AGES: 8-12 yo
COST: free
BOOKINGS: Essential. Click here to reserve your place.
Nov 9: The Future Machine (for families)
The world is full of problems, pickles and predicaments in need of solutions. How can we make the future a better place? Figure out some fixes and add them to the Future Machine. This collaborative mural invites you to design and create imaginative solutions to real world problems using your own words and pictures. No problem is too big and no solution is too crazy. I’ll be on hand to inspire and assist young inventors to bring the full force of their imaginations to this project.
Suitable for young inventors of any age.
This session is part of Quantum Words Perth, a writers’ festival dedicated to science, creativity and wonder.
This event is free but bookings are recommended as capacity is limited.
WHEN: Saturday Nov 9
TIMES: 12 noon – 1:00pm
WHERE: State Theatre Centre of WA, 174 – 176 William Street, Perth
AGES: all ages
COST: free
BOOKINGS: Essential. Click here to reserve your place.
Nov 10: All about Poo
It’s not just five-year olds who are fascinated by poo. Surgeon Michael Levitt, psychologist Nick Haslam and children’s author James Foley (that’s me) discuss our ongoing obsession with all things faecal and farts with Natasha Mitchell of Radio National and ABC Science.
This session is part of Quantum Words Perth, a writers’ festival dedicated to science, creativity and wonder.
WHEN: Sunday Nov 10
TIMES: 10am – 10:50am
WHERE: State Theatre Centre of WA, 174 – 176 William Street, Perth
AGES: this is part of the public program – aimed primarily at adults
COST: $15 full, $10 concession
BOOKINGS: Essential. Click here to reserve your place.
James Foley 