Category: for teachers

Events for Sept/Oct 2022

Spring has sprung, and so have the writers festivals!

The next two months are absolutely chock-a-block with fantastic festival events.

There’s an online workshop for the Brisbane Writer’s Festival, plus in-person events with the Quantum Words Festival, the Scribblers Festival, the Awesome Festival, the Melville Storylines Festival and the Lit Centre’s Celebrate Reading Conference (which may as well be a festival).

I even have an exhibition coming up all about Animals in Space.

Full details below!

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Free Stellarphant teacher resources

Teachers, I’ve got you covered!

There are a HEAP of freebies on the Stellarphant Teacher Resource page on my website.

There are teaching notes available, as well as free videos, craft activities, a word search, a spot the difference, and colouring sheets – all bound to keep your students busy.

Head to my website to download the resources now.

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Events for May/June (updated)

I already posted about a few upcoming events for May and June, but a whole bunch more came up. May and June is going to be HUGE! Get set for:

  • an online graphic novels workshop
  • an online writers festival
  • a tour of illustrators’ studios
  • a kids’ story writing competition
  • an author talk
  • an online workshop for illustrators
  • a storytelling festival

Details below.

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Stellarphant shortlisted for Picture Book of the Year

I got some fantastic news today.

My latest picture book, Stellarphant, is on the shortlist for the Children’s Book Council of Australia’s Picture Book of the Year! ⭐️🐘🚀

Congrats to all the other shortlistees. I’m honoured that my book is in such wonderful company.

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Stellarphant on digital radio + 2 new interviews

Stellarphant is available as an audio reading on the Kinderling app!

Plus interviews on the Reading With a Chance of Tacos podcast and the Fremantle Shipping News.

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