Archive for September, 2006
News For Tolkien Fans
Fans of Lord of the Rings’, ‘the Hobbit’ and many other Tolkien creations will be excited by the news that a book started by J.R.R. Tolkien back in 1918 has been finished by his son, Christopher. It should be ready for publication by Harper Collins in Spring 2007.
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Be challenged, be creative!
Are you looking for something to inspire your writing? Want encouragement and ideas? Then why not look into ‘The Writing Workshop’ which will run from October 3-5 at Homebush Bay.
Novelist and picture book writer, Bernard Cohen, is set teach students about creative writing; an activity he has done since the late 1980s. He presents students [...]
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Another award for Ursula!
Once again, the writing of Ursula Dubosarsky has been applauded with an award – this time with Queensland Premier’s Literary Awards for ‘The Red Shoe’. This follows two Premier’s Literary Awards for ‘Theodora’s Gift’ – one in Victoria and one in NSW. For more detail, and to find out how she came to write these award winners, [...]
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Writers’ Tips
One of the great things which happens these days is the chance for students to personally meet with, and talk to authors. Technology has also provided the opportunity to ‘converse’ with many authors online – via their web pages, email contacts and writing blogs. In this way, students (future authors) can learn from the wisdom [...]
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More from Melina
Melina Marchetta, well known as the author of ‘Looking for Alibrandi’ and ‘Saving Francesca’, remains busy with teaching, speaking engagements and writing. Winning the Older Readers’ category of the Australian Children’s Book Awards last year with Saving Francesca, Melina now presents a new novel called ‘On the Jellicoe Road’.
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Storm Boy’s creator dies
Colin Thiele, who is well remembered as the author of ‘Storm Boy’, died yesterday, September 4, after a long battle with ill health. Storm Boy was one of many novels written by Colin – first published in 1963, translated into many languages and made into a film in 1976.
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