These needs to happen! 🎥

And...this is happening!💥

*Uninterrupted writing time
*No workshops or presentations
*Intimate, relaxed, friendly
*3 nights in luxury
*Inspiring surroundings
*Creative company
*Publishing professional to attend one day

Comment 'Details Please' or DM me for the sign up form!😁

With @grattaninst making it clear that we need to get our #children more engaged in #reading , #writing & #literacy , we present a #schools program featuring @lizdeepjones ✨ Will Kostakis ✨ @piphaz @zenashapter Ursula Dubosarsky & Carla Fitzgerald. buff.ly/49aFNiu

Come and have breakfast with me and other Northern Beaches authors! ☕️🥐

We've been longlisted...
We've been shortlisted...
We've been a finalist...
AND NOW WE'VE WON!💥😱😭🍾

I am honoured that The Bravest Word was chosen for such an important book award. Beyond grateful. And so chuffed!!!💕
Walker Books Australia Walker Books Candlewick Press DA Children's Agency

For the first copies of Outlaw Girls out of the box, you're invited to Eltham Bookshop on 25th Feb for a writing workshop with me and Nova Weetman. Please book at this link, we'd love to see you: tinyurl.com/4hrku8an

Fantastic longlist of diverse books for kids and teens! 👏

It’s a great time to be a Larrikin!! Kate Foster 🐕 and I can’t wait to share our new junior fiction title in 2025 🎉

This is PAWS, my first book baby. So far no awards, no shiny stickers, no bestseller lists...

However, it is now on its 7th reprint in Australia & is published in the UK and US. PAWS is changing lives.🐾❤😊🙏

It's exciting to continue Author Pen Pals into 2024! Dee & I are grateful for all the support & enthusiasm we've received, and we hope even more schools will sign up for next year. #AuthorPenPals #EducationMatters

Read more about the programme here: school-news.com.au/news/an-insigh…

The real 'state of children's literature' in Australia:
- reviews are rare as hen's teeth
- there's no work for critics who are expert in works for children
- creators make podcasts & newsletters to discuss literature since the papers won't
- the books are still great

THE SHORTLIST IS HERE! So much talent and such beautiful writing from this diverse group ✍️ Congratulations to all the young writers on this list but also a shoutout to the hundreds of other students who were brave enough to submit their writing. You are all rockstars 👏

I support Writers for The Voice and will be voting YES. “We, Writers for the Voice, accept the generous, modest invitation of First Nations Peoples in the Uluru Statement from the Heart to walk with them towards a better Australia.” writersforthevoice.com.au

Announcing the 2024 Children's Book Week® theme, and introducing our feature artist, Jess Racklyeft! Block out 17-23 August 2024 for a week of celebration! youtube.com/playlist?list=… via YouTube

Asked year six girls what they are reading during a school visit yesterday - Nova Weetman Emily Gale Fiona Wood 😷💉💉💉 your books are very popular 👏

YAY!! So great that kids can cast their vote 🗳️ thank you to this year’s 2000 Shadow Judges, teachers and the The CBCA and congratulations to all the winners 👏