Today I did a school holiday presentation for Whitehorse Manningham Regional Libraries in which I gave the kids a virtual tour of my VERY cluttered workspace and the family library. One of the kids drew a picture of me during the session and shared it at the end. Good likeness???
Tomorrow is Indigenous Literacy Day! ❤️💛🖤@IndigenousLF will be presenting a free online event, Celebrating Stories and Language, tomorrow Wednesday 1st September from 9am. ➡️Head to their website to register for the event, learn more about their work and to make a donation.
It's the first day of Book Week and the awards are running hot!
The CBCA Book of the Year has been announced, and we're delighted to congratulate Davina Bell and Cath Moore for their phenomenal works, The End of the World is Bigger Than Love and Metal Fish, Falling Snow.
1/2) PSA Booked Out speakers!
With Book Week just weeks away, we're doing our best to stay on top of the hundreds of bookings that have been affected by Covid restrictions. While we're working remotely in Melbourne, we'd really appreciate it if you could help us help you.
2/2) If you have a booking in the next few weeks, please contact the school to confirm whether it can go ahead, be moved online or be rescheduled. If your booking needs to be changed, let us know and we will update the details.
Let's get through this together ❤️
1/2) Check out @FindingNevo1's wonderful new book The Pronoun Lowdown! 🌈Nevo shares their ideas for how young trans & gender diverse folk might begin to navigate their identities, as well as simple suggestions for friends & family on how to provide the best support possible.
2/2) Nevo Zisin (they/them) runs inspiring and enlightening workshops in schools around transgender identities. These sessions are available online and in-person. Get in touch today to book Nevo as a speaker!
bookedout.com.au/find-a-spea…
We are thrilled to introduce the winner of the 2021 Text Prize...Alice Boyle (@AliceBwrites) for her novel DANCING BAREFOOT! 🎉 This is a story about finding love, figuring out your place in the world, and learning to embrace the changes life throws in your path. #LoveOzYA
1/5) We’ve got this Australia ❤️
We know that there's a lot of uncertainty in relation to the recent Covid-19 outbreaks across the country& the affect this will have on bookings. We hear your concerns & want to assure you that we're here to support however we can.
4/5) We know that you have been looking forward to Book Week as much as we have, and we are confident that we will still be able to celebrate our wonderful authors, poets, illustrators and books in general, in whatever capacity that may be.
5/5) This is an evolving situation and we monitoring it week by week. If you have a query about your booking or would like to discuss your options, please email your dedicated Booking Coordinator and they will be happy to help.
Take care and stay safe. ❤️
We're so thrilled to welcome new speaker @tarang_chawla: founder of Not One More Niki, working to end violence against women, and a passionate human rights, gender equality and mental health advocate.
Read more about Tarang here: ow.ly/PKxK50FkASK
If you're looking for some cozy indoor activities these holidays, we'd recommend checking out your local library. If you're in a Covid affected area, many libraries are offering click & collect as well as online programs so you can still connect with your local community. ♥️
Happy Winter Holidays! Congratulations to all the fabulous teachers for making it through another term. Time to kick your feet up and get cosy with a good book! ☕📚
We will be working through the holidays, so feel free to get in touch about your booking. Take care ♥️