May 2, 2024

So very thankful to have been sent squillions of books by the supremely talented ...
April 24, 2024

What a #Wonderful_Wednesday! Day trip to the Southern Highlands to visit my aunt who took great delight in ...
March 17, 2024

Ladies who lunch! Can't wait to lunch with these two - Emily Gale and Nova Weetman - and chat about all things ...
March 16, 2024

This is yet another example of the generosity and kindness of the KidLit community. I was first made aware of the ...
February 28, 2024

Too much fun with writing group buddies @sharondalgleishauthor & @piphaz for the @cbcansw Night of the ...
October 16, 2023

A very special gift yesterday from Dad - an original 1944 edition of @theschoolmagazine featuring a story he wrote ...
October 9, 2023

SCBWI - the Society of Book Writers and Illustrators - is a wonderful, international organisation for, you guessed ...
September 16, 2020

Magnolia Moon makes me wish I was 9 again simply because I’d love to call her my best friend. She is a delightful, ...
August 11, 2020

Picture books and verse novels – both look easy until you try to write them. It’s true what they say – every word ...
August 3, 2020

Skylab. Memories… Like McKinlay’s central character, Frankie, I was 11 when the anticipation of Skylab hurtling to ...
July 7, 2020

Bren MacDibble is no stranger to the CBCA shortlist. In 2018, her novel How to Bee took home the Book Of The Year ...
May 3, 2020

I've only just started my annual exploration of the CBCA shortlist in the Younger Readers category for 2020, and ...