Creative Writing Competition for Young Writers
Young writers aged 7-12 are invited to write a 500-word story for a chance to win amazing prizes, mentorship by a professional author and … View Post
New Tom Weekly Teaching Resources
Teachers are using the revamped and redesigned Tom Weekly book series as short story readalouds in the classroom and also as a way to … View Post
Book Week 2018
The Australian Children’s Book Week theme for 2018 is ‘Find Your Treasure’. Such a perfect description of the search to discover your next great … View Post
Illustrator Gus Gordon on Drawing the Tom Weekly My Life Series
Children’s book illustrator Gus Gordon (Herman and Rosie, Somewhere Else) talks about illustrating the Tom Weekly My Life series. Gus and I have … View Post
Byron Bay Writing Safari
Inspiring children to write, or adults to write, can be tricky. Walking and writing outdoors is key to creativity, for me at least. Stories … View Post
Vision Boarding for Writers
I’m a very visual writer. To tell a story I have to see it as well as hear it and feel it. I … View Post
HOW TO MAKE A CHILDREN’S BOOK #3: INTERVIEW WITH ILLUSTRATOR GUS GORDON
Gus Gordon is one of the finest illustrators working today (check out Herman and Rosie and Somewhere Else). He’s inventive, funny and totally … View Post
