The talented Sonia Kretshmar has won the Illustrators Australia Gold Award for a books series, for her fabulous covers for the Dragonkeeper series. Congratulations, Sonia. I love the covers, so I am delighted that they have been acknowledged in this way. You can see more of Sonia’s lovely artwork on her website. In other news, Blood … Continued
I will be visiting Sydney in February. Firstly, I will be speaking at the Alexander the Great Exhibition at the Australian Museum. Then there will be a Meet the Author event at the lovely Children’s Bookshop in Beecroft. I haven’t had an event in Sydney for a while, so I am really looking forward to … Continued
I recently received a copy of the Israeli edition of Dragonkeeper, which has been translated into Hebrew. It is always exciting to see how cover illustrators in different countries interpret my story. I like the darker colours of this cover and I am always pleased to … Continued
I have returned from my tour of schools and libraries in the Cairns region, where I gave workshops for aspiring writers. As well as visits to a school and a library in Cairns, I also visited the regional towns of Mareeba, Atherton, Tully, Innisfail and Mossman. Travelled 650 kms and spoke to hundreds of school … Continued
In a couple of weeks I will be flying to Far North Queensland to speak at schools and libraries in the Cairns district, which is very exciting. I will be conducting Writers Workshops as part of National Year of Reading 2012 celebrations. The library sessions are open to all and are free. I hope to … Continued
Readers sometimes imagine that a writer spends all her time sitting at her desk writing. In actual fact, writing new words would take up less than half of my working life. A lot of ‘writing’ time is spent rewriting and editing. And then there are all the other things. Over the last month, I have been … Continued
Anyone who purchases a copy of Blood Brothers at the official Melbourne Writers Festival bookshop, Dymocks at Federation Square will also receive a copy of a lost letter from Ping. Blood Brothers is the 4th book in the Dragonkeeper series, and it is set 400 years after the end of Dragon Moon. Readers often ask … Continued
The Melbourne Writers Festival will soon be here and I am making several appearances. Melbourne’s Hidden Dragons Walks Let me open your eyes to the preponderance of dragons in Melbourne’s public spaces, from stone guardians to festive silken mascots. Along the way, I will share the mythology of these fantastic beasts and their abiding presence … Continued
It’s 30 days till the London Olympics begin. I have updated my book about the history of the modern Olympics, The Games. And it is now in the shops. I’m not really a sporty person, but writing this book has given me a real interest in the Olympics. I’m keen to see who will be … Continued
Today is the second day of my Blog Tour to celebrate the publication of Blood Brothers. This blog is hosted by Michael Earp on his Little Elfman’s Bibliotherapy blog. There you will learn all about me, thanks to Michael’s penetrating questions! Michael is offering a prize of the complete Dragonkeeper set. That is, the original … Continued