Tag: The Literature Centre

Double book launches in Sydney and Melbourne

My new book Bigfoot vs Yeti: A Love Story has released to rave reviews … and the brand-new colour edition of Dungzilla will be out in April!

If you’re in Sydney or Melbourne, please come along to a book launch and help me celebrate these two new releases.

March 29 – Sydney, NSW

I’ll be in Sydney at the end of March to celebrate the release of Bigfoot vs Yeti and the new colour edition of Dungzilla! Join me at Gleebooks in Glebe for a ridiculously fun double book launch.

DATE: Saturday March 29
TIME: 10:30am
WHERE: Gleebooks, 49 Glebe Point Rd, Glebe, NSW
REGISTRATION: rachel@gleebooks.com.au

April 4 – Melbourne, VIC

Melbourne friends, please come along to help me launch my new picture book Bigfoot vs Yeti, plus the colour edition of Dungzilla!

DATE: Friday April 4th
TIME: 6-7pm AEDT
WHERE: Readings Kids, 315 Lygon St, Carlton VIC
RSVP: essential, via trybooking

Order ‘Bigfoot vs Yeti’ now:

🌏 *Signed copies* – Paper bird
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Bigfoot vs Yeti = launched in WA 🥳

Thanks to everyone who came out on Saturday to celebrate the launch of my new picture book!

Bigfoot Vs Yeti: A Love Story had a fun-filled send-off featuring a cryptid Olympics, craft activities, Karen Irwin and a real life Bigfoot! Several snowballs were slung and many morsels were munched.

Huge thanks to everyone who helped out: Fremantle Press for organising, The Literature Centre for hosting, New Edition for book sales, Karen Blair for ably launching, Deb Fitzpatrick and Sam Hughes refereeing, and Renae Hayward for the hardest job of all: kid (+ James) wrangling 😘

Best on ground goes to Dave Foley for donning a gorilla suit on a very humid day 👏👏👏

Check out some video from the WA launch in the insta post below.

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Bigfoot vs Yeti launches in Fremantle and Sydney

My new book Bigfoot vs Yeti: A Love Story is out from March 3rd.

If you’re in Perth or Sydney, please come along to a book launch to help me celebrate!

March 15 – Fremantle, WA

Get ready for a fun-filled celebration of imagination, rivalry and unexpected friendship! Join us on Saturday 15 March at The Literature Centre for the highly anticipated launch of Bigfoot vs Yeti: A Love Story.

From participating in a fun tug-of-war or ‘snowball’ fight (no risk, all fun!), this event is packed with exciting, hands-on activities for all ages. Bring your family, friends and love for reading – there’s something for everyone!

DATE: Saturday March 15
TIME: 11am-1pm AWST
WHERE: The Literature Centre, Cnr Knutsford St & Hampton Rd, Fremantle WA
REGISTRATION: essential, via Humanitix

March 29 – Sydney, NSW

I’ll be in Sydney at the end of March to celebrate the release of Bigfoot vs Yeti and the new colour edition of Dungzilla! Join me at Gleebooks in Glebe for a ridiculously fun double book launch.

DATE: Saturday March 29
TIME: 10:30am
WHERE: Gleebooks, 49 Glebe Point Rd, Glebe, NSW
REGISTRATION: rachel@gleebooks.com.au

Order ‘Bigfoot vs Yeti’ now:

🌏 *Signed copies* – Paper bird
🇦🇺 🇳🇿 Local Indie bookshops
🇦🇺 🇳🇿 Booktopia
🇦🇺 QBD
🌏 Dymocks
🇹🇼 Books.Com.Tw

FAQ: How do I get my book published?

This is my most Frequently Asked Question by far.

So you’ve written and/or illustrated your amazing children’s book. Now you want to get it published. You have two options available: traditional publishing and self-publishing … plus a third option that you should avoid.

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The Last Viking launch

Viking VIPs
(L-R: Author Norman Jorgensen, Illustrator- me, Kris Williams, our editor Cate Sutherland, Fremantle Children’s Literature Centre director Lesley Reece)

It was a dark and stormy night…

Actually, it was. Norm and I had been watching the weather forecast all week, wondering what the heavens would bring on the Friday night of our launch. By Tyr’s Day, we could see that rain was likely. By Wodin’s Day, rain was certain. Come Freyja’s Day, when the wind didn’t let up all day, we knew a storm was brewing. Thor was angry. The joke going around was that his invite had been lost on it’s way to Asgard. But maybe that was true, and he thought we were snubbing him… and when you snub a Norse god, you get a once-in-10-years weather event. Thirty millimetres of rain fell in 30 minutes: the precise 30 minutes in which our guests were en route to the launch.

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