Betty, the eldest of six children, was born and raised in Belém, a town on the mouth of the Amazon River, Brazil. Her childhood included some amazing incidents, like when she woke up in the middle of the night with a spider monkey prancing in her bedroom. At sixteen, by choice, she went to liveContinue reading “Betty Cabral Collerson: Captivated by Nature”
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Thank You Dear Backers All
‘Thank you dear backers all’ sing the Magic Fish Dreaming Team. ‘We hold you in high esteem For believing in our book dream. We plan to do you proud And thank you beautiful crowd for answering our kickstarter call. Bless you – one and all.’ ** Honour Blog Roll Yvonne Mes Dimity Powell Tahirih Twyford AnilContinue reading “Thank You Dear Backers All”
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”
Meet Yvonne Mes – Author of Meet Sidney Nolan
Yvonne Mes is a children’s author, illustrator and devourer of books. She writes short stories, picture books and junior novels. Her stories are published in School Magazine, on the Kids Book Review website and as part of anthologies. Yvonne has a Bachelor of Children’s Services, a Certificate in Professional Children’s Writing, and a Certificate IVContinue reading “Meet Yvonne Mes – Author of Meet Sidney Nolan”
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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