Far North Queensland – Gumboootspearlz

For Our Children – The Illustrative World of Helene Magisson

This blog originally appeared on Magic Fish Dreaming. Visit the blog to read other interesting posts about the project. Join the facebook page or blog to be informed about the kickstarter. Helene Magisson is a Children’s book illustrator, who graduated from the painting restoration school “Art et Avenir”, Paris (France). She was also trained in theContinue reading “For Our Children – The Illustrative World of Helene Magisson”

Jadella Lies

I am so excited that the Hairy Harold, the kick starter project, I supported last week is going ahead. Now this week I am encouraging any of my blog readers who love supporting youth living in remoter parts of Australia to support Jadella Lies. Sonja is a highly motivated and talented young lady who has beenContinue reading “Jadella Lies”

Regional Festivals Matter

In the lead up to the Cairns Tropical Writing Festival (Sept 14-16 2014) I caught up with Diane Finlay, one of the driving forces behind it, to ask her just why a writing festival is so important to the building of the Far North Queensland Literary Community. June: Why is a writing festival so importantContinue reading “Regional Festivals Matter”