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Champagne, catching up, sharing publishing news, writers, illustrators  …. at The Hughenden Hotel in Sydney.

Why? To spread the news of ROOM TO READ – educating the children of the developing world.

How many kids, has Room to Read helped?  9 million children and growing!

The brilliant Jennie Orchard heads the writer ambassador program for ROOM TO READ – and writer ambassadors came – award winning author Emily McGuire, best selling children’s author Belinda Murrell, Country Saga author Pamela Cook, Sarah Davis award winning ….. Susanne Gervay …. and we were there to discuss how to reach everyone with the message of Room to Read.

Come on -

-let’s get kids reading

-let’s especially give girls education

- let’s work with communities to stop illiteracy.

www.roomtoread.org/australia

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Come on and join us – in a celebration of books, authors, kids at Berkelouw Bookshops

10.30-noon on Sat 26th October

Room to Read is supported by many of Australia’s top writers for children and young adults. On this occasion

Susanne Gervay and Deborah Abela will be at Paddington;

Kate Forsyth and Belinda Murrell at Balgowlah;

Sarah Davis at Leichhardt;

Oliver Phommavanh at Mona Vale;

John Larkin at Dee Why

James Knight at Rose Bay

Pamela Cook will be at Cronulla with her hugely successful romance novel, Blackwattle Lake.

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Just finished the last talks, events for BOOK MONTH – it’s always exhilarating.

Had a brilliant day at Brewongle -in the bush past Windsor – communing with nature, writing, kids and brilliant authors – in 1876 school house! with:-

Simon French, Richard Tulloch and Lisa Forrest – and fabulous staff -educators who are committed to the environment, education & kids.

LOVED IT!

Last school was Coogee South in Sydney – thankyou to the great librarian Michael, teachers and the hundreds of kids who love JACK’s Little Red man joke!

Room to Read meeting at Berkelouw’s Bookshop today was great catching up with the Room to read team – and a huge thankyou to Berkelouw for supporting kids reading across the world!!!!!!!

Room to Read is having a great party bringing ROOM TO READ and the writer ambassadors to Berkelouw’s across Sydney with -SCBWI authors Deb Abela, Kate Forsyth, Belinda Murrell, Oliver Phommavanh, …… and more …. and I’m one of the writer ambassadors too.

When? Saturday 28th October!

10.30 am at Berkelouw bookshops – join in the fun for balloons, bookmarks, Zac the Yak free books …. and celebrate with writer ambassadors – your authors – to support kids who ALL deserve to read!

See you there.

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Belinda Murrell, author of The River Charm

Tell us about your latest creation:

One of my new books is The River Charm, which is a very special book to me, because it is based on the true life adventures of my great-great-great grandmother, Charlotte Atkinson. Set in Australia, during the 1840s, it is the story of a family who lost everything but fought against almost insurmountable odds to regain their independence and their right to be together as a family. Charlotte was born into a wealthy family at Oldbury, a grand estate in the bush. But after her father dies, her mother is left to raise four young children on her own. A young widow was a tempting target – from murderous convicts, violent bushrangers and worst of all, a cruel new stepfather. Fearing for their lives, the family flees on horseback to a remote hut in the wilderness. The Atkinson family must fight to save everything they hold dear.

Where are you from / where do you call home?:

I live at Manly on Sydney’s northern beaches.

When you were a kid, what did you want to become?  An author?:

I wanted to be a vet, just like my dad, which was one of the reasons I was inspired to write my new Lulu Bell series, about a girl growing up in a vet hospital, having lots of adventures with friends, family and animals.

What do you consider to be your best work? Why?:

I am very excited about my new book The River Charm. This book was inspired by the lives of my ancestors, the Atkinsons of Oldbury and I spent months researching it. The book has received some fantastic reviews which have likened it to the classic Australian tale – Seven Little Australians.

Describe your writing environment to us – your writing room, desk, etc.; is it ordered or chaotic?:

I have a beautiful office, overlooking the garden, with a fireplace and hundreds of books. My dog Asha sleeps in front of the fire keeping me company. It is usually orderly but as I get closer and closer to deadline, it does, just like my life, get messier!

When you’re not writing, who/what do you like to read?:

I read lots of things! The books I have recently read include Burial Rites by Hannah Kent, The Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion, The Wild Girl by Kate Forsyth and The Light Between Oceans by ML Stedman.

What was the defining book(s) of your childhood/schooling?:

The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe by CS Lewis. I loved its enticing mixture of fantasy and adventure, and the idea that you could step through a hidden door into another magical world.

If you were a literary character, who would you be?:

I would love to be Eliza Bennett in Pride and Prejudice.

Apart from books, what do you do in your spare time (surprise us!)?:

Mustering cattle on my brother’s farm, riding my Australian stockhorse.

What is your favourite food and favourite drink?:

Can’t write a book without my morning coffee, and for late night energy – chocolate! Although for real food I do love Vietnamese salads and Thai red chicken curry.

Who is your hero? Why?:

My heroine at the moment is Charlotte Atkinson, my great-great-great-great grandmother, who fought against almost insurmountable odds for what she believed in, wrote the first children’s book published in Australian in 1841 and happens to be one of the star characters in my new book, The River Charm!

Crystal ball time – what is the biggest challenge for the future of books and reading?:

Making sure that authors and publishers can afford to keep producing good quality, gorgeous books.

Website URL: www.belindamurrell.com.au

Brian lives in Queensland these days, even though he still calls himself a New Zealander. He was down in Sydney on a publicity tour for his Sci-Fi books.

His Recon Team Angel series is capturing a dedicated audience of fans.  However I love Brainjack. It’s taken off in Texas would you believe.

It was good chatting to him at The Hughenden in Sydney, over coffee. The last time we caught up it was for a SCBWI catch up there.

Also caught up with Linsay Knight who has just edited a fabulous series of Stories for5, 6, 7 and 8 year olds – 4 books with stories written by some of Australia’s best authors – funny, sad, clever, smart and more – by Andy Griffiths, Paul Jennings, Jaccqueline Harvey, Ursual Dubosarsky, Sophie Masson, John Larkin, Bill Condon, Belinda Murrell – a feast of our best authors. Published by Random House – it’s great from Christmas.

Balloons, partying, Glen Street Theatre, authors, illustrators, librarians, kids’ literature enthusiasts – the Christmas party by Children’s Book Council, Northern Beaches was a buzz!

Michael Stephen-King had us moved to tears with his stories of the heart:

- illustration as his place to escape, explore, create in a confusing world where his deafness separated him

His joyous lines capture the curiosity of childhood and we love him.

Glenda Millard also brought tears and laughs with her stories of family and relationships.

She invites us all into the safety of being different and celebrating it. Love her too.

It was a night of friendship and celebration of the children’s literature community-

authors Kate Forsyth, Belinda Murrell, Wendy Blaxland, Margaret Roc, Aleesah Darlison, Laurine Croasdal, Jill Bruce, Anna Feinberg, Kim Gamble

… the iconic Maurice Saxby father of Australian children’s literature

and Margaret Hamilton publisher, writer, and Director of the illustrator’s house Pinerolo in the Blue Mountains.and so many more.

Thankyou to Wendy Fitzgerald, president of the CBCA Northern Beaches and all the fabulous people who supported this night.

FABULOUS NIGHT!

Duncan Ball was a fabulous MC with hundreds of kids, 40 schools, the best of Australian kids and young adult authors and illustrators at the annual Bookfeast in Sydney’s West.

The Q & A Session was fun with witty comments by:-

Andy Griffiths author of ‘The Day My Bum Went Psycho’

John Heffernan author of “Charlie Carter” series

Deborah Abela,of Max Remy Super Spy fame

Richard Newsome, journalist and author of ‘the Billionaire’s Curse’

John Flanagan of Ranger’s Apprentice series.

It was a feast of authors and illustrators – Oliver Phommavanh, Moya Simons, Anna Feinberg, Belinda Murrell, William Kostakis, Sadami konchi, Jacqueline Harvey, Gabrielle Lord of Conspiracy 365 success and more, more, more …..

With more than 30 schools  Villawood North to Haberfield – and the kids were fantastic.

Ships in the Field joins some of my favourite talented authors in one of my favourite awards – short-list for Speech Pathology Australia’s Book of the Year.

Jackie French

Morris Gleitzman

Catriona Hoy

Belinda Murrell

Pamela Freeman and fabulous authors.

It’s special to think our books help young people and adults. 

Secret of the Swords: Sword Girl 1	Frances Watts	Allen & Unwin
The Little Refugee	Anh and Suzanne Do	Allen & Unwin
Ships in the Field	Susanne Gervay	Ford Street Publishing
Billie B Brown: The Little Lie	Sally Rippin	Hardie Grant Egmont
The Great Expedition	Peter Carnavas	New Frontier Publishing
Nancy Bentley: The First Australian Female Sailor	Tracey Hawkins	New Frontier Publishing
Ready, Set, Boris	Add a Comment More from this Blog | Email This | Add a Tag 9. ‘Ships in the Field’ sails to The Children’s Bookshop Beecroft~National Year of Reading Event Add/View Comments | Previous | Top | Next By: Susanne Gervay, on 2/17/2012 Blog: Susanne Gervay's Blog (Login to Add to MyJacketFlap) JacketFlap tags:  News, Felicity Pulman, Belinda Murrell, Wendy Blaxland, Margaret Roc, Wendy Fitzgerald author, The Children's Bookshop Beecroft, Paul MacDonald Beecroft Bookshop, Claire Stuckey Singing lirbarian Gosford Lirbary, 2012 National year of Reading, www.love2read.org, Ships in the Field by Susanne gervay and Anna Pignataro, Isolde Martyn, tanka poet Beverley George ...Maria Simpson creator of Bilby Theatre, Add a tag How exciting to be welcomed with a huge window display at The Children’s Bookshop Beecroft  of ‘Ships in the Field’, a National Year of Reading event. Anna Pignataro the brilliant illustrator of ‘Ships in the Field’ loved speaking to authors, illustrators, teachers, librarians, kids and friends.  Anna shared her Italian-Egyptian background and how her parents were forced out of Egypt, while I shared my Hungarian refugee background – in ‘Ships in The Field’ – a story of finding home. Fabulous authors like Wendy Blaxland, Wendy Fitzgerald, Belinda Murrell, Margaret Roc, Felicity Pulman, Isolde Martyn, tanka poet Beverley George …Maria Simpson creator of Bilby Theatre, librarians like the fantastic Claire Stuckey and friends came to celebrate ‘Ships in the Field’. Loved it!!!!! Add a Comment More from this Blog | Email This | Add a Tag 10. Children’s Book Council, Lady Cutler Award, Margaret Wild & a Mothers’ Offering Add/View Comments | Previous | Top | Next By: Susanne Gervay, on 11/15/2011 Blog: Susanne Gervay's Blog (Login to Add to MyJacketFlap) JacketFlap tags:  CBCA, Literary events, Ernie Tucker, MONKEY BAA THEATRE, JUlie Vivas, Kate Forsyth, Libby Gleeson, Belinda Murrell, Christopher Cheng, Donna Rawlings, Lady Cutler Award, Kate Colley bookseller, Margaret Hamilton Australian publisher, Maurice Saxby, The National Year of Reading 2012, A Monther's Offering first Australian children's book, Edward Coffey Chairman Peribo Books, Fox by Margaret Wild and Ron Brooks, Peribo Books, News, Add a tag Margaret Wild is a leading Australian children’s author. She has more than 70 picture books  with so many awards that I’ve lost count. The adaptation of her brilliant multi award winning  picture book FOX illustrated by Ron Brooks and adapated into an opera by Monkey Baa Theatre www.monkeybaa.com.au was one of the great experiences of theatre. The Lady Cutler Award gift of an illustration by the beautiful illustrator Julie Vivas will be deeply loved. Edward Coffey who established the Lady Cutler Award which was sponsored by Hodder Publishers spoke about the importance of recognising those who contribute to children’s literature. In 2011 Edward Coffey Chairman of  Peribo www.peribo.com.au has become the new sponsor. Kate Forsyth and Belinda Murrell award winning fantasy authors spoke about their great-great-great-great mother who wrote the first Australian book ‘A Mother’s Offering’ Add a Comment More from this Blog | Email This | Add a Tag 11. Writers at Festival Dinner -Recognising John Dale & NSW Writers Centre Add/View Comments | Previous | Top | Next By: Susanne Gervay, on 6/26/2011 Blog: Susanne Gervay's Blog (Login to Add to MyJacketFlap) JacketFlap tags:  William Kostakis, News, Kate Forsyth, Belinda Murrell, Writers Festivals, author Susanne Gervay, ASA Chair and author Sophie Masson, at The Hughenden Hotel Woollahra, Authors Wendy Blaxland, Eva di Cesare Director Monkey Baa Theatre, The Hughenden Hotel Woollahra, Leah Greengarten NSW Director of Australian Poetry www.australianpoetry.org, Proessor John Dale UTS, Sue Whiting and Kate Forsyth at the NSW Writers centre dinner, Add a tag Warm, welcoming, celebratory – a community sharing story and friendship. Following the Kids and Young Adult Literature Festival at the NSW Writers Centre, writers, publishers, those involved in Australian creativity poured around The Hughenden bar – so much noise that they drowned out the pianist on the baby grand. But who cared? It was fabulous. Good food, great wines, good company – it was a Chaucerian  feast of storytellers. It was a great time to thank John Dale Professor of Writing at UTS for his dedicated services to the NSW Writers Centre as the Deputy Chair of the Board. So many people were there – special welcome to Leah  Greengarten NSW Director of Australian Poetry www.australianpoetry.org Add a Comment More from this Blog | Email This | Add a Tag 12. Publishers, Authors – Lisa Forrest,Duncan Ball, Aleesah Darlison, Sophie Masson, Kate Forsyth, Belinda Murrel … celebrate Children’s Writing Add/View Comments | Previous | Top | Next By: Susanne Gervay, on 6/25/2011 Blog: Susanne Gervay's Blog (Login to Add to MyJacketFlap) JacketFlap tags:  Michael Parker, Jeni Mawter, MONKEY BAA THEATRE, Moya Simons, NSW Writers Centre, Kate Forsyth, Dianne Bates, Belinda Murrell, Sue Whiting, Sophie Masson, Writers Festivals, Jacqueline Harvey, Aleesah Darlinson, Jules Sevelson portrait artist, Karen Robertson, Brian Cook Literary Agent; Angie Schiavonne Symdey Morning herald Literary reviewer; Palmer-Higgs Pu, Chair of the Board of the NSW Writers Centre, Diane MacDonald photographer, Director Eva Di Cesare., Duncan Ball William Kostakis, Gary Owen House, Gina Roncoli, Kym Goldsworthy, Lisa Berryman HarperCollins, Lisa Forrest, screen writer Samantha Strauss, Simon Hopkinson, The Children's and Young Adult Literature Festival, Zoe Walton Random House, News, Add a tag The Children’s and Young Adult Literature Festival at the NSW Writers Centre is different to other festivals in that the writing community, sharing, friendship, support of the creativity of authors and creators is at the heart of the festival.   The NSW Writers Centre located in the heritage Gary Owen House in the Parklands of Callan Park grounds give a feel of a fair as writers gather, share conversation and food, applaud the launch of a book, craft and the life of publishing children’s and young adult literature. As the Chair of the Board of the NSW Writers Centre I opened the festival and was embraced by the warmth of the audience, personal interaction, welcome of novice to well published authors, publishers who generously donated their time, screen writers, playwrights, digital writers …. There was a wealth of talent and commitment to youth creativity in a home of writers. Loved it – thankyou to all the participants and especially to:- Authors:- Lisa Forrest, Sue Whiting, Dianne Bates, Kate Forsyth, Belinda Murrell, Moya Simons, Jacqueline Harvey, Sophie Masson, Aleesah Darlinson, Jeni Mawter, Michael Parker, Karen Robertson, Duncan Ball William Kostakis Publishers/Agents/Reviewers:- Lisa Berryman HarperCollins, Zoe Walton Random House, Brian Cook Literary Agent; Angie Schiavonne Symdey Morning herald Literary reviewer; Palmer-Higgs Publishing; Joel Blacklock Boomerang Books. Screen writers:- Gina Roncoli, Simon Hopkinson, Kym Goldsworthy, Samantha Strauss Theatre:- Monkey Baa Theatre for Young People and Director Eva Di Cesare. Add a Comment More from this Blog | Email This | Add a Tag 13. Celebration of Kids and Young Adult Literature Festival at NSW Writers Centre Add/View Comments | Previous | Top | Next By: Susanne Gervay, on 6/25/2011 Blog: Susanne Gervay's Blog (Login to Add to MyJacketFlap) JacketFlap tags:  MONKEY BAA THEATRE, William Kostakis, Moya Simons, Kate Forsyth, Belinda Murrell, Sophie Masson, Writers Festivals, Jacqueline Harvey, Aleesah Darlinson, LIU XIA, author Michael Parker's You are are Star, Director of Monkey Baa Eva Di Cesare, Duncan Ball author. photographer Diane MacDonald, HarperCollins publisher Lisa Berryman, Jeni Mawter's The Snugglebump Jump, Karen Robertson, Lisa Forrest author and Olympian, Noble Prize winner LIU XIAOBO 2010, PEN sydney, Add a tag This Festival supports PEN and PEN’s Empty Chair. This chair was empty, recognising a writer who is persecuted for their work. At the Festival, the empty chair was for LIU XIA and SUPPORTERS oF Nobel Prize winner LIU XIAOBO 2010.  Since the Nobel Committee announced its decision in October 2010, Liu’s wife, Liu Xia, a photographer and poet, has been held under de facto house arrest by Chinese authorities. Lisa Forrest the multi talented inspirational children’s author, media personality, actor, Olympian and Commonwealth gold medallist and a Mum, was a fantastic keynote to a full house. Some highlights:- Monkey Baa Theatre’s Eva diCesare, author Duncan Ball and HarperCollins publisher Lisa Berryman were in conversation about the new play Emily Eyefinger to be performed at Seymour Centre Sydney Jeni Mawter’s launch of The Snugglebump Jump with heaps of cup cakes and a hilarious demonstration of Michael Parker author giving birth to a baby boy – well, baby doll. Bestselling authors – Aleesah Darlinson, Belinda Murrell, Kate Forsyth, Moya Simons, Jacqueline Harvey, Sophie Masson, William Kostakis, Karen Robertson and more. Kids’ TV with fabulous script writers; social media and insights into independent publishing as well as mainstream. Add a Comment More from this Blog | Email This | Add a Tag 14. Two Sisters Tell: Part 2 0 Comments | Previous | Top | Next By: Sally Murphy, on 5/19/2010 Blog: Scribblings (Login to Add to MyJacketFlap) JacketFlap tags:  kate forsyth, belinda murrell, Add a tag Yesterday author Belinda Murrell dropped by to answer some questions about her new book, and about her sister, Kate Forsyth, who is also an author. As promised, Belinda's sister, Kate, is here today. I posed the same questions to her, to see how they differed from Belinda's answers. See for yourself. Welcome Kate Forsyth. 1. Can you tell us a bit about your new book?The Wildkin’s Curse  is a 0 Comments on Two Sisters Tell: Part 2 as of 1/1/1900 Add a Comment More from this Blog | Email This | Add a Tag 15. Fantastic New Books at Sydney Network Add/View Comments | Previous | Top | Next By: Susanne Gervay, on 5/5/2010 Blog: Susanne Gervay's Blog (Login to Add to MyJacketFlap) JacketFlap tags:  Writing, The Hughenden, Tristan Bancks, Kate Forsyth, Belinda Murrell, Sue Walker, Oliver Phommavanh, Aleesah Darlinson, Add a tag  There was so much great news at the Sydney Kids Writers & Illustrators Network at The Hughenden. There are lots of launches, festivals, conferences, CBC event and new books coming out in Oz or travelling the world. Tristan Bancks  Mac Slater Cool Hunter has gone to the USA and the cover looks fantastic. More sequels are coming. Kate Forsyth’s Wildkin’s Curse and sister Belinda Murrell’s The Ruby Talisman are featuring in lots of festivals – Sydney Writers Festival, Kids and YA Literature festival at the NSW Writers Centre and much more. Oliver Phommavanh’s ‘Thai Riffic’ is launching at Gleebooks in June. Watch out for it. Sue Walker’s ‘Arnie Avery’ (Walker Books) which got a 5 star review in Australian Bookseller and Author is being launched at the NSW Writer’s Centre Kids and Young Adult Literature Festival 3rd July. She showed an advance copy – it’s so good.  My Always Jack to be published by HarperCollins is due for release in October. It’s a book dear to my heart about making it OK for kids to talk.  Here’s the draft cover. There’re new books from Aleesah Darlinson, Dawn Hort, Stephen Measday’s ‘Send Simon Savage’ is selling through the roof…. lots of good stuff is happening. Add a Comment More from this Blog | Email This | Add a Tag 16. 2 Sisters: 2 Fantasy Books: 1 Fabulous Launch at Berkelouw Books Balgowlah – ‘The Wildkin’s Curse’ and ‘The Ruby Talisman’ Add/View Comments | Previous | Top | Next By: Susanne Gervay, on 4/30/2010 Blog: Susanne Gervay's Blog (Login to Add to MyJacketFlap) JacketFlap tags:  News, Writing, Kate Forsyth, Belinda Murrell, Lindy Batchelor, author Cassandra Golds, author Laurine Croasdale, Berkelouw Books Balgowlah, Deoborah Abela, Karen Robertson Treasure Bound Books, Nick Humphrey, Sue Murray playwrite, Add a tag Jampacked, with champagne flowing, the launch of Kate Forsyth’s ‘The Wildkin’s Curse’ and Belinda Murrell’s ‘The Ruby Talison’ was a celebration of sisters, their joint love of fantasy, family, friends, fans.                                                                                                                 Their brother – another talented author, who writes business books – launched his sisters’ books with humour and love. Kate’s dedication to her sister Belinda is beautiful:- ‘For my sister Belinda Murrell For listening when I need to talk For talking when I need to listen                                              And for travelling the writer’s road hand in hand with me. Belinda and Kate will be speaking at the Kids and Young Adult Literature Festival at the NSW Writers Centre on 3rd July.   Add a Comment More from this Blog | Email This | Add a Tag 17. Somerset Writer's Festival 0 Comments | Previous | Top | Next By: Gus Gordon, on 3/22/2010 Blog: Have Chicken, Will Fly (Login to Add to MyJacketFlap) JacketFlap tags:  Markus Zusak, James Roy, Belinda Murrell, Nette Hilton, Brian Caswell, Karen Mackie, Belinda Jeffery, Tony Eaton, Somerset Writer's Festival, Chris Bongers, Kate Constable, John Danalis, Add a tag Last week I was lucky enough to attend the Somerset Writer's Festival up at the Gold Coast. This was my first Somerset, and whilst I've enjoyed other festivals, this was hands down the most fun I have ever had at a book festival. We all stayed at Jupiter's Casino in town which, at first, I thought was a strange place to accommodate a bunch of authors (especially since I can't stand gambling and all it entails) but it worked out to be a good venue (especially the pool!) albeit a bit surreal. The author/illustrator group were a really nice mix of rockstar authors, the well published and the up and coming folk. And we all seemed to get along very well indeed. There were no big egos roaming around with their publicists and entourage nibbling at their side while we bottom feeders swum aside enviously looking up at their shiny undersides. None of that - which was refreshing. In between sessions and book signings we headed back to the green room (the library) for some down time. This was a great place to have a chat, compare notes and to just chill out (it can get bloody tiring.) Here's some of us kicking back in the green room (in a school photo like way.) From back L to R: Brian Caswell, James Roy, Nette Hilton, Tony Eaton, Kate Constable, Belinda Murrell, Me, Chris Bongers and John Danalis The whole thing was so well organised and it's a credit to Karen Mackie, the programme director, that it was such a success. There were a lot of kids. 15,000 tickets were sold - 15,000!! The place was buzzing. I had five sessions over the three days in total, two with James Roy and three by myself. Jim and I did a session based around our book 'The S Word' which is a boys guide to sex and puberty. Jim talked about sex and growing up (basically a stand up routine) and I drew cartoons as quickly as I could. They were fun gigs - also a little challenging trying to find the right line. I was constantly asking myself, 'Do I draw a boob gag here or not?' Our biggest group was 250 odd kids. Here's an iphone photo (a bit blurry) of one of many cartoons. Taken by Belinda Jeffery (Thanks Belinda.) 0 Comments on Somerset Writer's Festival as of 1/1/1900 Add a Comment More from this Blog | Email This | Add a Tag 18. Children’s Book Council Meets Authors Add/View Comments | Previous | Top | By: Susanne Gervay, on 2/13/2010 Blog: Susanne Gervay's Blog (Login to Add to MyJacketFlap) JacketFlap tags:  Chris Cheng, CBCA, James Roy, Jeni Mawter, Kate Forsyth, Felicity Pulman, Belinda Murrell, Wendy Blaxland, Deborah Abela, CBCA Conference June 2010, Jacqueline Harvey, Kim Gamble, Add a tag Carol Keeble President of the CBC put on a delicious lunch – love her vegetarian lasagna – to invite authors to share ideas with the CBC.  Topics on the agenda included -’ Book Week, authors and illustrators joining the CBCA, festivals and the regional CBC branches. There was enhtusiasm from the Sutherland Shire Branch and the Northern Beaches Branch of the CBC. There were huge congratulations to Kate Forsyth and Belinda Murrell for their Book Week initiative in 2009, where the author-illustrator afternoon teas at four schools were a huge success. Hundreds of kids and teachers came to hear authors including Wendy Blaxland, Jeni Mawter, Kim Gamble, John Flanagan, Felicity Pulman  and others. Authors at the meeting included Chris Cheng, Deb Abela, Wendy Blaxland, Belinda Murrell, Kate Forsyth, Susanne Gervay, Jacqueline Harvey, James Roy.  The CBCA Conference is to be held 18-19th June 2010. Add a Comment More from this Blog | Email This | Add a Tag © 2017 Jacketflap.com                         About Us   FAQ   Advertise on JacketFlap   About our Widgets program for Publishers   Privacy   Terms