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Author Interview — AWAKENING IMAGINATION: Ashling Kwok(Post)
Ashling Kwok shares how her imaginative storytelling in The Butterfly Girl infuses real-life situations with hope, creating magical experiences for young readers.What do you love about writing childre
Editor Interview — WORLDS OF WONDER AND WOE: Lynne Stringer & Emily Larkin(Post)Emily and Lynne discuss their love for steampunk, the power of storytelling, and the challenges of anthology editing with Stepping Sideways. What do you love most about fiction and the steampunk/dysto
Author Interview — VOICING THE UNSEEN: Kate Gordon(Post)With mental health issues on the rise, this gifted author has drawn on her own experiences to create a beautifully gentle, authentic story of childhood anxiety in Aster’s Good, Right Things.You’ve wor
Author/Illustrator Interview — UNLOCKING INSPIRATION IN NATURE: Myke Mollard(Post)From face-to-face encounters with sharks and deadly snakes to unique artworks, Myke Mollard shares his genuine passion for nature and wildlife conservation and his desire to impart this same appreciat
Author Interview — JOYFUL STORIES WITH A BIG IMPACT: Kitty Black(Post)In an interview about her new book, The Starting School List, Kitty Black emphasises the joy of turning ideas into children's books and the power of using personal experience to create relatable stori
Author Interview — FOSTERING CHANGE: Penny Reeve(Post)To celebrate the release of her picture book, The Other Brother, under the pen name Penny Jaye, this Australian author discusses motherhood, writing, and foster care.What are the biggest differences b
Author interview — HOPE IS FOREVER: Kate Gordon & Helen Edwards(Post)The Disappearing Circus, co-authored by Kate Gordon and Helen Edwards, is a fantastical adventure about a circus filled with mythical creatures and two fierce and passionate protagonists, reminding re
THE VALUE OF INTERACTIVE READING: Dr Margaret Merga(Post)Dr Margaret Merga, senior lecturer at Curtin University, offers insights into how we can help our young people become life-long avid readers.Dr Merga’s primary research areas are focussed on encouragi
ADVENTURES ON & OFF THE PAGE: HM Waugh(Post)This Australian author and environmental scientist discusses her real-life travel adventures and how they have influenced her writing.If you could choose any book character to go on a journey with, wh
MEET THE AUTHOR: Samantha Wheeler(Post)With her latest book Wombat Warriors hot off the presses, Samantha Wheeler shares her love of wombats and her writing journey.What was the inspiration behind Wombat Warriors?I saw a newspaper photogra
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Author Interview — SPARKING IDEAS: Melissa Garside(Post)Melissa Garside shares the inspiration behind her debut junior fiction novel, Lexie Moon & The Word Burgling Bungle, the first in a series following a brilliant young inventor, which she hopes ca