Megan Daley and Allison Tait - Talk - Reaching Reluctant Readers - Primary Teachers, Library Professionals & Parents
Your Kid’s Next Read admins and authors Megan Daley and Allison Tait will explore ‘who is ’the reluctant reader’ and particularly focusing on supporting reluctant readers through practical strategies based on evidence based research.
- Duration: 45 Minutes (approx.)
Belinda Murrell - Talk - The Creative Writing Process Years 7-11
Best-selling author Belinda Murrell provides students with an insight into the creative writing process and writing books for children and teenagers. Belinda will discuss the ‘art of writing’.
- Duration: 45 Minutes (approx.)
Candice Fox -Talk - Meet Australia’s Queen of Crime, Candice Fox! Years 9-11
Best-selling author Candice has written 17 novels including Crimson Lake, which aired on the ABC as “Troppo”. Don’t miss your chance to hear from this award-winning author as she shares her pathway to becoming a published author.
- Duration: 45 Minutes (approx.)
Charlotte Barkla - Talk - Experimenting with story Years 3-6
In some ways, writing a story is just like conducting an experiment. You start with characters, with different traits, problems and goals. When you mix them together, a unique plot develops.
- Duration: 45 Minutes (approx.)
George Ivanoff - Talk - Surviving the Survival Guides… and Beyond Years 3-6
Australia is trying to kill you (maybe). The Human body is really gross (but also fascinating). The world is full of weird supernatural stuff (or is it?). Find out how George went about researching and writing his Survival Guides series.
- Duration: 50 Minutes (approx.)
Lili Wilkinson - Talk - Bravepaw Years 2-6
Lili will introduce her brand new, fully illustrated junior fiction fantasy series, about a brave little mouse on a quest to save the world.
- Duration: 45 Minutes (approx.)
Mike Lucas - Talk - Getting the Fright Right! (Suitable for Years 7-11)
Why do some of us like to read horror stories? I'll talk about my craft and the tools horror writers use to evoke the fear, terror and suspense that define the genre. I will also touch upon the writing process, and the routes to publication
- Duration: 45 Minutes (approx.)
Andrew Joyner- Talk - Writing for Pictures, an Illustrator’s perspective Years 7-11
Do you want to write a picture book? Andrew will give you his tips on writing for picture books, based on his experience illustrating for authors.
- Duration: 45 Minutes (approx.)
Claire Richards - Talk - AI for storyboarding and the artistic expression Years 8-11
There will be a brief discussion on the ethics of Artificial intelligence, then looking at the potentials and pitfalls of using these new tools in the storyboarding process.
- Duration: 45 Minutes (approx.)
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