Oct 1 & 3: Spontaneous Stories @ Awesome Festival
Join me for a laugh-out-loud session where the kids are in charge. Bring your weirdest and wackiest ideas for stories, because we’ll be mashing them up into the funniest Franken-tale you’ve ever heard – which I will illustrate, live.
DATE: Wednesday 1 and Friday 3 October
TIME: 11:15am each day
WHERE: Education Room, State Library of WA, Francis St, Perth
AGES: 6-12yo
BOOKINGS: essential via trybooking
Oct 4: Comic illustration workshop (for kids) **SOLD OUT**
Join this workshop where I’ll show you how to create characters, use speech bubbles, sound effects, panels and backgrounds to create your own comic stories.
DATE: Saturday 4 October
TIME: 1-3pm
WHERE: Conference Room, Wanneroo Library and Cultural Centre, 3 Rocca Way, Wanneroo
AGES: 7-14yo
BOOKINGS: essential via eventbrite – **sold out, but there is a waitlist**
Oct 11: illustration workshop (for adults)
Want to learn how to illustrate picture books? Join me in this session to find out how. Suitable for ages 16+.
Topics include:
- Research
- Planning (storyboards and dummy books)
- Media testing and final artwork
- Characters
- Point of view, image boundary, colour, medium, line quality, font, composition
- Words vs pictures
- Preparing a portfolio and submitting to publishers.
DATE: Saturday 11 October
TIME: 12:30-4:30
WHERE: Conference Room, Wanneroo Library and Cultural Centre, 3 Rocca Way, Wanneroo
AGES: 16yo+
BOOKINGS: essential via eventbrite
Oct 24: Mantle Conference for Teacher Librarians, Newcastle
I’m presenting at this year’s Mantle Conference in Newcastle, along with superstars Deborah Abela, Sean E Avery, Charlotte Barkla, Megan Daley, Kate Foster, Lara Cain Gray and Kirli Saunders. What a line up!
For more details, check out the Mantle conference website.
Oct 26: Family Sunday at the State Library of NSW
I’ll be in Sydney at the end of October with my author-illustrator bud Sean Avery, and we’re taking over the State Library of NSW!
SESSION 1: SPONTANEOUS STORYTIME
Join James and Sean for a laugh-out-loud session where the kids are in charge. Bring your weirdest and wackiest ideas for stories, because they’ll be mashing them up into the funniest Franken-tale you’ve ever heard — which James and Sean will illustrate, live!
Suitable for ages six and up, but all welcome.
DATE: Sun 26 October
TIME: 10:30-11:30am
WHERE: JB Fairfax Learning Centre, State Library of New South Wales
AGES: 6yo+ (for families)
TICKETS: $10/child (adults free)
BOOKINGS: essential via eventbrite
SESSION 2: CHARACTER MAQUETTE WORKSHOP
Are you ready to learn secrets of character design from two of Australia’s best children’s illustrators? Join James and Sean for a fun workshop where you get to design your own book character, then build them in 3D using colourful clay.
Suitable for ages 8–12.
DATE: Sun 26 October
TIME: 12noon-1pm
WHERE: JB Fairfax Learning Centre, State Library of New South Wales
AGES: 8-12yo
TICKETS: $10/child (adults free)
BOOKINGS: essential via eventbrite
Oct 31: Halloween at AH Bracks Library, Melville
Get ready for a spooktacular time at the library this Halloween with frightful fun for the whole family!
Join us, if you dare, for a thrilling afternoon of spooky storytelling with haunting librarians, eerie crafts, creepy puzzles, and hands-on creepy creative workshops with author and illustrator James Foley ☠️🦇🐰
Come dressed in your Halloween best. Everyone in costume will receive a treat – no tricks, we promise!
So, grab your broomstick, bring your bravest grown-up, and get ready for a hauntingly good time at the library 👻 🕷️🎃
Please be advised that children under the age of 13 years are to be accompanied by an adult at this activity.
DATE: Friday 31st October
TIME: 4-5:30pm
WHERE: AH Bracks Library, cnr Stock Rd + Canning Hwy, Melville
AGES: all ages (Please be advised that children under the age of 13 years are to be accompanied by an adult at this activity.)
BOOKINGS: essential via humanitix.
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