I'm an Australian author, poet and librettist of many children's books, both picture books and young adult and also write and read a lot of poetry.

Joined December 2010
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Thrilling night at the ABIA Awards. Congrats to all winners. Loved my blue carpet moment with Costa, Norman and Wendy.
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No! Never! (Hachette) short listed for Panda Book Awards 2022-23. Hooray!
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donate.paralympic.org.au/sha… Buy your green and gold Virtual Seat today! #ReadySetTokyo

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Shared from Photos app 1 photo What a poetry workshop we filmed for the CBCA NSW Intertational Conference on Poetry (30th March with amazing speakers from all over) Metaphor was the big subject for responsive students of all ages!
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700th anniversary of Dante at State Library 25th March, 7pm and is for free. Talk by Prof Nerida Newbigin
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Miss Franklin with gorgeous artworkr by @PhilLesnie won the SWW Biennial Book Award for Children yesterday at the State Library. @sgervay and @lv2write highly commeneded and commended! Wonderful books both!
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Harper Collins January 2021 POSTER for bookshops and libraries
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Shared from Photos app 1 photo At the famous CHILDREN'S BOOKSHOP, GLEBE
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Congratulations Joe- some sanity and some soul from the US at last!
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A poetry reading in the Blue Mountains- Bellbirds verse 1
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Shared from Photos app And a child called Georgie we adore!
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Have started a writing poetry series on my Facebook starting Monday morning for a week, at 11.30 with the FIVE SENSES! Monday is the marvellous sense of SIGHT!
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I can scarcely believe the opportunity to create a cutting edge central library such as schools have never seen, was passed by!
Read and directed some great acting at @PaddingtonLibrary for AN HOUR for the wonderful @PaddingtonPS students- mainly Miss Franklin @HachetteAus but some poetry too!