Archive for the 'Authors' Category
Lisa Shanahan - Parenting a Picturebook.
Have you ever wondered what it is like to produce a picture book? And how it is possible for more than one person to involved in its creation? How do authors and illustrators work together? And whose book is it anyway when it’s finally finished?
These were some of the questions which were answered by Australian [...]
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Reading writers; writers reading…
It’s not too late. You can still read the musings of fantasy writer, Sophie Masson, on ‘Inside a Dog?’ this month. It will soon be time for someone else to take over, but you can catch up on all the things she has to say about writing at: http://www.insideadog.com.au/residence/index.php
It’s been interesting to hear her speak [...]
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That’s why I wrote this song… (Book)
At a recent ASLA conference, I had the pleasure of hearing Susanne Gervay speak about her latest book (That’s why I wrote this song) which is a book she wrote in collaboration with her then teenaged daughter, Tori. Susanne took us through the journey she experienced as she wrote - with her aim being to give [...]
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To read or not to read …
Sometimes the classics just seem too hard to follow. How many times have you started a novel from another time, and found it difficult to understand the poetic language and the often very descriptive passages therein? Many 19th and 20th century authors, such as Jane Austen, Charles Dickens and Henry James, may challenge our staying power with [...]
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Having the Last Say?
Students often wonder why it is necessary to study the life and times of writers. The study of Shakespeare in Australian schools is certainly one which demands an understanding of the context of his world, which of course was very different to our own modern world.
A recent article in the Sydney Morning Herald (April [...]
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The Wait is Over!!
Announced today! The shortlists for the Children’s Book Council of Australia awards for 2007. In the Older Readers category, there is great variety with a humorous look at family life from Lisa Shanahan, My Big Birkett; an intriguing look at recent history by award winning Ursula Dubosarsky, The Red Shoe; and a selection of short horror [...]
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Markus Zusak Inside a Dog!
Markus Zusak will be inside a dog for a month! Well not literally, but from the point of view of being Writer-in-residence at ‘Inside a Dog’ for the month of April. By visiting this web site you can get an insight to the mind of a writer, and be privy to ideas which inspire the [...]
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Melina Marchetta writes from New York.
Those who have visited ‘Inside a Dog’ would know they have a guest author as a blogger each month. This month, Melina Marchetta (author of Looking for Alibrandi, Saving Fransecsca and On the Jellicoe Road) is writing from New York as she spends some holiday time in the US.
So visit Inside a Dog to see what she has [...]
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A New Peter Pan
Even though author J.M. Barrie died in 1937, Peter Pan’s adventures continue. ‘Peter Pan in Scarlet’ was published in October this year after a lengthy search for an author who could write in the same style as Barrie; the aim of course was a sequel that might match the original favourite, ‘Peter Pan’.
Image from: news.bbc.co.uk
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An author at 14!
Don’t think you have to be out of school with years of experience in order to be a published author! Alexandra Adornetto has just signed with publishers, HarperCollins, with her first novel, ‘Shadow Thief’ to be published next year. In an article in the Sydney Morning Herald on October 27, 2006, Alexandra revealed her passion [...]
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