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 Welcome to 2018
Welcome to Speakers Ink for 2018. I'm sure all schools and libraries have had a wonderful start to the New Year and activities are settling into a rhythm.
As always, bookings continue to roll in here so if you are planning a special event for CBCA Book Week, or any other week of the year, please have a look at our wonderful speaker profiles to lock in a visitor and presentation.
Contact us at Speakers Ink or call on 07-3040-8465.
Voices on the Move
Gabrielle Wang is our most recent addition to the family of Touring Speakers - she will be in Queensland in the week commencing 23 July. There are many others travelling during 2018 - some speakers are coming to Brisbane while others are visiting other areas: too many to list here so check out all the up-to-date details on our Touring Speakers page.
The Spotlight is on Gabrielle Wang
 
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Gabrielle Wang is a children’s author and illustrator whose books are a blend of Chinese and Western culture with a touch of fantasy. She has twice won the Aurealis Award for Best Children’s Long Fiction and her novels have been named Notables in the Children’s Book Council of Australia Awards.
Two of her works were Highly Commended in the Prime Minister’s Literary Awards and her first novel, The Garden of Empress Cassia was listed on the USBBY Outstanding International Books Honour List.
Gabrielle has published sixteen children’s novels with Penguin Books Australia and a picture book, The Race for the Chinese Zodiac with Walker Books. She has been published internationally in the US, UK, China, South America and Korea. Gabrielle is also author of two of the very popular Our Australian Girl series, Poppy and Pearlie. Her latest novel is The Beast of Hushing Wood.
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Congratulations! Michael Salmon
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Michael Salmon is celebrating 50 years in the Australian Arts community - quite an achievement!
Help Michael celebrate by sharing your story here.
He will be touring Queensland from June to August this year. For details please visit our Touring Speakers page.
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What's Happening?
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Exciting news! Both the CBCA Book of the Year Awards Short List announcement and Awards announcement are coming to Brisbane in 2018.
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These two flagship events will be open to the public through a ticketing process. Tickets to both events are limited, so mark these dates in your diary now and stay tuned for details on how to book.
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Short List announcement - Tuesday 27 March, 10.30am at The Ithaca Room, City Hall, King George Square, Brisbane – bookings open 9am Tuesday 27 February
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Awards announcement – Friday 17 August, 11.30am in Auditorium 1, State Library of Queensland – bookings open 9am Tuesday 17 July
Booking links will be on the CBCA website and Facebook page.
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The new Australian Children's Laureate will be announced on 12 February. Our own Leigh Hobbs has done an outstanding job in this role for the past 2 years.
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 Dates for your Diary
"To learn to read is to light a fire; every syllable that is spelled out is a spark." — Victor Hugo, Les Miserables
Yours in promoting literacy from all at the Speakers Ink team,
Sandie, Helen, Margie, Anna, Jan, Rob and James
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