My new book Dragon Dawn will be launched here in Melbourne next week. Everyone is welcome to come along and help me celebrate. I hope to see some of you there. 6.30pm on Thursday 9 October at Reader’s Feast Bookstore Melbourne Midtown Plaza cnr Bourke and Swanston Plaza
I have said many, many times that I am not going to write a fourth book in the Dragonkeeper series. And I haven’t changed my mind about that. However, I have written another Dragonkeeper book. It doesn’t continue the story after Dragon Moon though. It is a “prequel”. It is called Dragon Dawn and is … Continued
Next week I am going to Canberra to do some research, and while I’m there I will be appearing at Jacaranda Bookshop. There will be a book signing at 3pm and a presentation for teachers and librarians at 4pm. Both are free events but bookings are essential. Date: Thurs 18 Sep Place: Jacaranda 15 Bowman … Continued
This week I will be in Sydney. Shearers Bookshop in Leichhardt is hosting an after-school event where I will be speaking. If anyone in Sydney would like to come and listen to me talk about my books—old and new—I’d love to see you there. Time: 4pm Date: Wed 3 Sep Place: 99 Norton St, Leichhardt … Continued
I have a new book out. It is my very first picture book. It tells the story of how the Eureka Flag was made. The Eureka Flag is an important symbol in Australian history. It was the flag flown by Ballarat gold diggers in 1854 when they were rebelling against the government. It has become … Continued
Today the Children’s Book Council of Australia announced the winners of their annual awards. And I am delighted to say that Dragon Moon was the winner of the CBCA Book of the Year for Younger Readers Award. I was absolutely thrilled as you can imagine. Often sequels get overlooked by reviewers and judges, so I … Continued
I have two new books out this month. They are both non-fiction. The first isn’t completely new, it’s a new edition of my book on the Olympic Games. It has a new cover, a new title — The Games: The extraordinary history of the modern Olympics — and it’s been completely updated. It’s full of … Continued
I will be in Brisbane next Wednesday taking a writers’ workshop at the Queensland Writers Centre. It will be an all-day Young Writers’ Masterclass for students from Grades 10 — 12. I will be helping young writers learn how to get ideas and build stories. It costs $70 and there are still a few places … Continued
I have just returned home after a hectic week or so in New Zealand at the Storylines Festival. I appeared at free Family Days in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch, along with well-known UK author and illustrator Babette Cole and many NZ authors and illustrators including Margaret Mahy, Joy Cowley, Gavin Bishop and Kyle Mewburn. The … Continued
I am going to New Zealand tomorrow which is very exciting. I am a guest of the Storylines Festival. I will be speaking at three free Family Days during the festival. Free Family Days Wellington Free Family Day – 8 June Te Whaea, Newtown Christchurch Free Family Day – 14 June Heaton Intermediate Auckland Free … Continued