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Welcome
This year we have a number of touring speakers as well as continuing to support our local talent.
Please keep your eye on the Touring Speakers Page on our website for up-to-date details and continue to read our e-Bulletins which will keep you informed as to what our speakers are achieving - new books, awards etc.
If you are interested in making a booking, please contact our office for assistance.
Voices on Tour
The Spotlight is on Katrin Dreiling
Katrin Dreiling is excited to have two soon-to-be-released books.
A Perfect Pig (Scholastic) tells the story of Anton. Anton is a perfect pig. He likes everything in his life to be absolutely perfect, from the angle of his food on his plate, to the way his hair is combed but when Anton sets out to plan a surprise party for his best friend Lola not everything goes to plan.
Katrin has also illustrated If You Ever Meet a Skeleton (Page Street Press).
Katrin was born and raised in Germany, but has called Australia home for many years. She lives in Brisbane with her family and Golden Retriever Loki in a wooden house on stilts. Their house sits beneath a sky filled with strange birdsong, and by a creek filled with snakes and poisonous toads. Katrin’s work is heavily influenced by the European children’s literature she grew up with, and features a variety of media, textures, and techniques. Katrin also teaches art to children, and conducts workshops for adults and children alike.
Congratulations
 Karen Tyrrell is launching Song Bird Drought Rescue on 29th May at Scrumptious Reads, Brisbane. It won an Arts Queensland grant.
All creators shortlisted for the YABBA awards, particularly Deb Abela (Final Storm), Jacqueline Harvey (Alice Miranda in the Outback), Tim Harris (Toffle Towers: Fully Booked and Mr. Bambuckles Remarkables Go Wild)
Exhibition - Dry to Dry
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The Exhibition of the Eve Pownall shortlisted Nature Story book 'Dry to Dry’ at The Lovett Gallery, Newcastle, NSW, hosted by Newcastle Libraries, will run from June 4th until August 7th and be open to the public with Library hours.
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The exhibition showcases Liz Anelli’s artwork from the picture book.
It also includes Information panels about the author and illustrator, the seasons of Kakadu, maps and the animation process.
An animation project in collaboration with University of Newcastle and local High Schools will create stop frame sequences using Liz’s page spreads and 3D puppet-makers Curious Legends are making an enormous interactive dragonfly and snapping crocodile
School Workshops and presentations will run throughout the exhibition.
Please contact Julie Swaine at newcastle Libraries for more information [email protected]
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The Last Word - The Easiest School Book Club Ever!
Teachers! Would you love to start a book club for your students but just don’t have the time (or energy) to pull together all the resources?
Rebecca Sparrow joined forces with experienced English teacher and Riverbend Books Book Club Host - Jane Sullivan to create the Rebel Readers Alliance - a virtual book club for kids aged 8-12.
The new school membership option means The Rebel Readers Alliance can give you EVERYTHING YOU NEED to run your school book club.
All YOU have to do? Turn up to host the meetings with your students ... and bring some cake
For more information on the Rebel Readers Alliance Book Club click here or email Jane at [email protected]
Dates for your Diary
Yours in promoting literacy from all at the Speakers Ink team,
Sandie, Margie, Jan, Lia, Rob, Matt and James
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