Today’s writing guest is Megan Higginson who loves to write and illustrate stories of monsters, aliens, and mind-blowing places and asking questions like, ‘What if?’ She hopes her stories and illustrations will help readers to look at their life and the world around them with new eyes. I have come to know Megan through theContinue reading “Blog Visitor – Megan Higginson on Writing and Illustrating”
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Mystery of Visual Literacy – Leigh Hobbs Laureate at Large
Leigh Hobbs, this year’s Australian Children’s Laureate, is about to give a lecture, The Mystery of Visual Literacy, to the three quarters full auditorium in the state library, Queensland. The talk has been sponsored by Book Links and the Queensland Writer’s Centre. Scanning the audience I see many of my Writelinks buddies, visitors from theContinue reading “Mystery of Visual Literacy – Leigh Hobbs Laureate at Large”
Illustrator Course Scholarships
Just letting you know about this opportunity through the Children’s Book Academy. I thoroughly enjoyed the last course I did with Mira Riseberg and she puts some wonderful teams together to deliver inspiration and practical skills. The Rafael Lopez and Pat Cummings Merit Scholarships are open until August 27th For the Craft and Business ofContinue reading “Illustrator Course Scholarships”
Animating Anil – An Illustrator Fuelled by Fun
I first met Anil Tortop when she and Ozan, her husband, were guest speakers for a professional development session for Writelinks, and have been running into them quite a bit since. Anil and Ozan originally came from Turkey and when telling us their story on the professional development day Anil used some very cute illustrationsContinue reading “Animating Anil – An Illustrator Fuelled by Fun”
Katrin Dreiling – Diving into her Creative World
Today’s blog is an introduction to the delightful illustration work of Katrin Dreiling. I first met Katrin through Writelinks, who hold monthly meetings for writers and illustrator/ writers for children and young adults. Katrin is one of a community of illustrators residing in Brisbane, and I, as an emerging children’s book writer who can’t draw,Continue reading “Katrin Dreiling – Diving into her Creative World”
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