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 Welcome
Since our last newsletter the CBCA Book Week shortlist has been announced. Congratulations to all authors, illustrators and publishers honoured by the judges.
If you are planning a special event for CBCA Book Week, or any other week of the year, please have a look at the profiles of our wonderful speakers to lock in a visitor and presentation.
Contact us at Speakers Ink or call on 07-3040-8465.
We are here to help you in any way possible. If you have any suggestions on ways for us to improve, we always welcome your comments - contact us at Speakers Ink.
Voices on the Move
We have many speakers travelling during 2018 - some speakers are coming to Brisbane while others are visiting regional cities: for a complete list check out all the up-to-date details on our Touring Speakers page. A snapshot of the coming months is included below:
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Congratulations...
.... to these Speakers Inkers who are on the shortlist for the CBCA Book of the Year Award. Congratulations all!
The Spotlight is on Anzac Day
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Allison Marlow Paterson is the author of the 2016 ABIA and CBCA longlisted title Anzac Sons: Five Brothers on the Western Front, the children’s version of the adult non-fiction title Anzac Sons: the Story of Five Brothers in the War to End All Wars.
Allison presents talks and workshops in a range of situations and to audiences from kindergarten to retirement villages, Anzac Day and Remembrance Day services, libraries, book shops, service clubs and of course, she loves to visit schools. She is a judge for the Redgum Young Aussie Writers’ Awards and considers herself very privileged to have reviewed children’s literature for Magpies Magazine for over a decade.
Allison has received many positive testimonials of which this is just one:
"I want to thank you again for your visit. My class enjoyed the opportunity of sharing their stories with you on Monday. 'Granny's Place' is the perfect book for this age level to learn about history and find out about the history of our own families. Your power point presentation and your personal delivery was very age appropriate and you held the interest of the students. The teachers have commented on how you encouraged students to hold onto their stories and drawings. At Creek Street Christian College we encourage our students to find out their gifts and talents and to use them. Your presentation also showed how the process takes place when writing a book. We found this interesting coming from a published author and will help in our classrooms when involved in writing activities."
Sharon, Creek St Christian College
   
Maria Gill's latest illustrated non-fiction book ANZAC Heroes (Scholastic, 2016) showcases the exciting tales of 30 Australian and New Zealand heroes during WW1 and WW2. It won the 2016 Best Non-fiction Book Award and the Book of the Year Award at the New Zealand Book Awards for Children & Young Adults.
Maria has been conducting talks in schools for the last 14 years as an author and another 10 years as a teacher. Maria uses props (puppets, artefacts, posters), PowerPoint, and gets students interacting during her sessions: role-plays, question and answer, quizzes, and puppet performances. Maria also teaches workshops about writing biographies, researching, creative non-fiction, journalism, and short stories. Maria is visiting Brisbane between May 29 and June 8.
"We appreciated Maria's presentation because the children, and the teachers, not only found her engaging and inspiring but it was refreshing to gain an author's perspective of non-fiction writing. "
Mongawai Primary
As always, if you would like to book Allison or Maria or any of our authors/illustrators/poets and other speakers, please visit our website or phone 07-3040-8465.
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CBCA Book Week 2018: Find Your Treasure Art workshops
An exciting series of Professional Development workshops, with art activities based on a range of the CBCA short-listed books for 2018, as well as on this year’s exciting theme, “FIND YOUR TREASURE”.
You will be inspired with ideas and practical activities to engage young readers and even those not so keen on reading! In Toowoomba, Fernvale, Ipswich and Brisbane. Cost $66
Planned and delivered by Primary Art Network Ipswich and the Ipswich District Teacher-Librarian Network.
For Teacher Librarians, Primary Teachers, Prep Teachers, Art Teachers, Teacher Aides, Pre- Service Teachers and After School Coordinators
• Hands-on art activities and comprehensive notes
• Demonstrations and discussion
• Library and classroom display ideas
• Professional Development Certificate for participants
• Talented Visual Art Specialists to guide you through
• Will include selected books from Early Childhood, Picture Book, Eve Pownall and Crichton Award categories
For more info and bookings https://www.trybooking.com/eventlist/idtl
What's Happening?
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The CBCA Book of the Year Award will be announced in Brisbane in 2018. The CBCA (Qld) branch will host this flagship event which will be open to the public at no cost. However, it is essential to book through a ticketing process. Ticket numbers are limited, so mark these dates in your diary now and book to reserve your seat.
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Awards announcement - Friday 17 August 11.30 am in Auditorium 1, State Library of Queensland - bookings open 9 am Tuesday 17 July.
Booking links will be on the CBCA website and Facebook page.
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 Dates for your Diary
"You must never feel badly about making mistakes ... as long as you take the trouble to learn from them. For you often learn more by being wrong for the right reasons than you do by being right for the wrong reasons."
—The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster
Yours in promoting literacy from all at the Speakers Ink team,
Sandie, Margie, Jan, Trina, Lia, Rob and James
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