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QLD events: Meet Tania McCartney
If you’re in Queensland, there are two chances this weekend to meet the author of Australian Story: an illustrated timeline. Tania McCartney, author of Australian Story 1. Saturday 24 March 2012 at...
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Davide Cali and writing picture books
Davide Cali Davide Cali is a children’s book writer and illustrator who was born in Northern Switzerland and grew up in Italy. He has created more than forty illustrated books for publishers in...
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NSW author/illustrator event (11 August 2012)
If you’re in NSW, head over to The Children’s Bookshop in Beecroft on 11 August—there will be lots happening to celebrate National Bookshop Day. The bookshop will have authors working in the shop...
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Meet the Author: Jen Banyard
In every issue of Alphabet Soup magazine, you’ll meet an Australian writer or illustrator. In the spring issue we talk to Jen Banyard about being a writer and about her books—Spider Lies, and Mystery...
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Meet the author-illustrator: Mark Wilson
In every issue of Alphabet Soup magazine, you’ll meet an Australian writer or illustrator. In the summer issue we talk to Mark Wilson who is an author AND an illustrator. It’s hard to fit the whole...
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What to Write About (Dee White)
Yesterday we announced the Alphabet Soup Creativity Award—for outstanding work published in Alphabet Soup magazine in 2012. Today we welcome Dee White to share some ideas for what to write about, and...
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Meet the author of the Dragonkeeper series (NSW)
If you love the Dragonkeeper series* and you live in NSW—here’s your chance to meet the author, Carole Wilkinson over afternoon tea! Where: The Children’s Bookshop, 6 Hannah St, Beecroft NSW When:...
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Meet Tania McCartney
Tania McCartney Tania McCartney writes children’s and adults’ books and was an ACT Ambassador for the National Year of Reading 2012. Her latest children’s book is Australian Story: An Illustrated...
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Return to Nim’s Island – interview with Wendy Orr
Wendy Orr signing copies of The Nim Stories. Photo by Ryan Makepeace. Nim’s Island and Nim at Sea are definitely in our pile of favourite books. (Nim’s Island was featured in our first ever issue of...
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Meet James Foley
We are thrilled to welcome James Foley — our featured author-illustrator for May. You might remember our review of The Last Viking, which was the first book that James ever illustrated (written by...
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A Very Jumpy Tour (with Tania McCartney)
We’ll have Tania McCartney visiting on Thursday 1 August 2013 as part of her blog tour to celebrate the launch of Riley and the Jumpy Kangaroo. She’ll be talking about how she writes picture books...
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Writing a series of picture books – Tania McCartney
Tania McCartney Today we have pressed the pause button on our Poetry Festival to take time out for a celebration! We are very happy to have Tania McCartney visiting as part of her Riley and the Jumpy...
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Visiting poet – Steven Herrick
– Happy Friday! – To make your Friday even happier, today we have Steven Herrick stopping by to talk about writing poetry and verse-novels for children. (He writes for young adults and adults, too.)...
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Stephen Axelsen and The Nelly Gang
Today we welcome Stephen Axelsen to the blog. Stephen is here as part of a blog tour to celebrate the launch of his new graphic novel The Nelly Gang — you can read a review of the book here. We asked...
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Meet the author: Catherine Carvell
Today we are thrilled to have Catherine Carvell visiting us to talk about her brand new book Darcy Moon and the Deep-Fried Frogs. (If you live in WA you might have already had a peek inside Darcy Moon...
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Writing and illustrating a junior novel – Gabrielle Wang
Today we are thrilled to have Gabrielle Wang visiting Alphabet Soup again — we’ve talked to her before about her Poppy books (in the ‘Our Australian Girl’ series). Her latest ‘Our Australian Girl’...
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Meet Geoffrey McSkimming
Geoffrey McSkimming Geoffrey McSkimming is the author of Ogre in a Toga and Other Perverse Verses, the Cairo Jim chronicles, and the Phyllis Wong books. Today he is visiting to talk about writing and...
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Q&A with Author-Illustrator Frané Lessac
Today we welcome Frané Lessac to Alphabet Soup. Frané is an illustrator and author — she’s the illustrator behind Ned Kelly and the Green Sash, Midnight, and The Greatest Liar on Earth (and many, many...
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The Mapmaker Chronicles: author Q&A
A.L Tait is the author of The Mapmaker Chronicles — an exciting new series, full of danger and adventure. The first book — Race to the End of the World — is already out in bookshops. The second book —...
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Jackie French: The Australian Children’s Laureate
Jackie French (Photo by Kelly Sturgiss) Jackie French has written more than 140 books — and she’s received over 60 awards in Australia and overseas. Wow! Jackie is also the 2014–2015 Australian...
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