As we romp ever closer to that special night of the year, don’t forget to take a moment or two to sit with someone small and share some magic. You never know, it may extend into a lifetime of golden memories. Today’s classics you’ve read with your kids starts out with multi-talented SE QLD writer, […]
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on 12/7/2014
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By: Renee Taprell,
on 2/18/2012
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How many books have you written?
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By: Susanne Gervay,
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By: [email protected],
on 12/7/2014
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By: Renee Taprell,
on 2/18/2012
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I'm delighted to welcome one of Australia's favourite children's authors/illustrators, Michael Salmon to Books for Little Hands.
You started your career entertaining children in a marionette troupe called, THE TINTOOKIES. What was this experience like?
You started your career entertaining children in a marionette troupe called, THE TINTOOKIES. What was this experience like?
Fantastic, it was a quickly served apprenticeship into the enchanting world of Children's professional entertainment. Engaged originally as a stage manager, I then spent several years as a set designer then became the Company's Artistic Director. (1968 - 1976)
When did you make the transition into writing and illustrating children's books?
It was a very amateur, self-published book that started it all back in 1972. 'The Monster that ate Canberra' was released out and tickled funny-bones in the ACT. The Monster himself, 'Alexander Bunyip', was indeed the Public Service thinly veiled, couched in a children's book format. (Vague social commentary).
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What's your secret to writing interesting book characters?
Humour, eccentricity ... sometimes a tad 'surreal'.
Also the fact that I'm visually creating them as well.
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on 2/9/2012
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Can’t remember when I’ve had so much creative fun with such a fantastic group of multitalented folk! 13th to 16th January we arrived in from all over – WA, NT, Vic and ’locals’ Christian and self. We were housed in the Gatton Motel, a leg stretch away from the main venue, not that we needed to walk. We were chauffeur driven everywhere by local Minibus/taxi owner Sue.
12a/aka 13
This is the door to my room, the non-existent No. 13, on 13th January, a Friday, how lucky can you get! Interesting how many places omit room 13, floor 13 etc etc. Do folk really think we are so bound by superstition and hangovers from the dark ages that we will eschew a room or a whole floor just because of a place in a numeric sequence? Evidently it is so.
Presenting
Our sessions had small groups of ardent attendees at, what for me at any rate, were a series of workshops. who interacted with us freely and kept us on our toes with their questions. [more coming... I just need to sleep now...]
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By: Susanne Gervay,
on 10/30/2011
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It’s going to be a fabulous day with authors, from award winning to best sellers author – everything from books for boys to No to bullying to fantasy to reading for the future.
Keeping Books Alive day is supporting Young Australian Art & Writers as well with awards at the dinner.
There’re books signings, prizes, meet and greet with authors, storytelling and dinner with some of Australia’s loved authors – Gabrielle Wang, Dianne Bates, Michael Salmon, Phil Kettle, Meredith Costain, Paul Collins, Michael Panckridge …. and it’s intimate and fabulous.
It’s subsidized for the day at $110 which includes dinner, talks, cocktails and canapes in the beautiful RACV Melbourne. Near the railway station.
I’m in Melbourne to receive the Australian Family Therapists Award for ‘Always Jack’ and will be speaking on a panel at 10.45 at the Keeping Books ALIVE Conference.
Presented by the Australian Children’s Literary Board.
Booking: Rob Leonard [email protected]
ph: 03 5282 8950
Say hello to me if you can make it.
Love to see you there.
Susanne
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Wow! 162 books and 5000 school visits? That is an author with passion and purpose. Great interview!
Thanks, Julie. Michael Salmon is such a well known and respected Australian children's author and illustrator.
I've really enjoyed interviewing Michael, and learning more about his incredible contribution to Australian literacy.
On top of all that, he created The Buddy Bear program to encourage 'buddies' not bullies in primary schools. What an inspiration!
Thanks, Michael for allowing me to interview you.
Many thanks Renee, most appreciated. Cheers, Michael
Thank YOU, Michael for your great interview.
Facinating interview Renee. I've not had a great deal to do with Michael but wondered why his face is sooooo familiar to me. Great to read about such an achiever and promoter of Kids Lit.