Archive for August, 2006
Anthony Horowitz speaks…
Author, playwright and screenwriter. Anthony has been writing since the age of 8 – though he wasn’t published until the tender age of 23. He is now well renowned for his Alex Rider series – the first of which, ‘Stormbreaker’, is to be released as a movie in Australia on September 21. But where did [...]
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Author! Author! Illustrator!
As part of Book Week celebrations this year, we will be welcoming author, Nick Earls, in the Senior School, and Anna Fienberg (author) and Kim Gamble (illustrator) in the Junior School. Each of these talented people has produced many wonderful publications, working successfully alone and as part of a team effort, so it will be [...]
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Authors Making Movies?
You would think that getting an offer to make your book into a film would be something to get excited about… But did you know that almost 90% of books for which film options are given never make it to the screen? Did you know that Disney chased the rights to make Mary Poppins from [...]
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