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Tristan December 4, 2018

2018 Adventures in the World of Kids’ and Teen Books

Sometimes it’s hard to remember what you did in a year, if you did anything, so I did a little Instagram time-travel … View Post

Tristan August 27, 2018

Writing Tips for Kids 2 of 5

I have five key writing tips for making the process easier, more personal and more fun for kids. This is the second of my … View Post

Tristan May 18, 2018

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

Tristan May 18, 2018

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

Tristan February 26, 2018

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 … View Post

Tristan February 15, 2018

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 … View Post

Tristan January 30, 2018

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

Tristan June 8, 2017

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. … View Post

Tristan May 1, 2017

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 … View Post