You all know how much I love a launch party (Alice-Miranda and Clementine Rose are pretty keen on them too) and to celebrate the release of Alice-Miranda Holds the Key, we’re hosting not one, but five garden parties around Australia in January. Join us in Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide or Canberra for these fabulous, FREE events.
Make flower crowns in the craft tent, learn to draw Alice-Miranda, hunt for treasure and act in the exciting readers’ theatre! Be the first in Australia to buy a signed copy of Alice-Miranda’s latest adventure. Recharge at the cake and lemonade stall; BYO picnic blanket. You must register at https://penguin.com.au/go/gardenparty to receive your activity pack!
BUT WAIT – THERE’S MORE! Penguin Random House Australia have teamed up with the fabulous folks at Child Magazine for a super duper writing competition where the winner will feature as a character in the next Alice-Miranda book. For all the details click on the following link http://www.childmags.com.au/win/national/8992-alice-miranda-is-looking-for-you-and-inviting-you-to-a-garden-party
Good luck with the writing competition and don’t forget to register for the garden party near you so we can all celebrate in style!
OMG, So exciting be there for sure. I’ll definitely enter the writing competition.
Thanks Halle – good luck!
Best wishes,
Jacqueline
Dear Jacqueline,
Can I enter the writing competition if I live in the United States?
-Jubi
Hi Jubi,
Unfortunately the competition is limited to residents of Australia and New Zealand but there’s a great competition on the newsletter for this month (although I just realised I didn’t say what the prize was!). I’ll make it a super Christmas prize!!).
Best wishes,
Jacqueline
I didn’t see a monthly competition only the writing one
Hi Tia,
You only get access to the monthly competition if you are a member of the newsletter so you might need to sign up and then it will have the details on there.
Best wishes,
Jacqueline
I am just wondering what her new book for Alice-Miranda 15 is called. Plus I’ll hopefully be there.
Hi Katharine,
It’s called Alice-Miranda Holds the Key. I’m still thinking about the 16th one but I have a pretty good idea!
Best wishes,
Jacqueline
Hi Jacqueline,
That is soooo exciting. I can’t wait for Alice-Miranda Holds the Key to come out. I adore all of your books, I have all of them and have read every one of them about 5 times!!! The writing competition sounds so exciting. As I am turning 13 soon I can’t enter but my sister can!!! I think you are a very inspirational author, Alice-Miranda is a great character.
From Liv
Hi Liv,
That’s great your sister can enter the competition (sorry you can’t). I hope to see you somewhere soon!
Best wishes,
Jacqueline
Hi Jacqueline. I don’t think you remember me but I” Shari. I might come! I hope I get a chance to meet you and get a copy of the new book. I absolutely adore you and the Alice-Miranda series. I have 12 Alice- Miranda books and 1 Clementine Rose book. I’m really excited and I hope I can come!
I’ll definitely enter the writing competition.
It’s a fantastic competition – you could be a character in Book 16! Good luck Shari.
Best wishes,
Jacqueline
Hi Shari,
I hope I see you soon.
Best wishes,
Jacqueline
Hi Jaqueline
Where are the events hosted in? I know they are in Brisbane… etc but whats the address?
Hi Anshika,
All the details are on the events page on the website now and the links for registration are there too.
Best wishes,
Jacqueline
HI JACQUELINE
ITS ME DELTA I CANT WAIT TILL ALICE MIRANDA HOLDS THE KEY IS OUT SO FAR I HAVE ONLY 3 ALICE MIRANDA BOOKS BUT HAVE READ THEM ALL BECAUSE BORROW FROM THE LIBRARY. YOU ARE THE BEST AUTHOR EVER!
Thanks Delta 🙂
Best wishes,
Jacqueline
HI JACQUELINE
ITS ME DELTA I HAVE READ EVERY SINGLE NEWSLETTER AND HAVE READ EVERY SINGLE ALICE MIRANDA BOOK I CANT WAIT TILL ALICE MIRANDA HOLS THE KEY I OUT
FROM DELTA
Thanks Delta – hope you can get to one of the garden party launches around Australia.
Have a wonderful Christmas.
Best wishes,
Jacqueline
Hi Jacqueline
So with the writing competition can it be like a book that you have created about Alice Miranda but a scene from it or are we like writing a whole knew book??Can it be like Alice Miranda in “somewhere” that I have created and then tell you a scene from that imaginary book!!!
Hi Tia,
It can be a whole new book idea that you have created yourself.
Best wishes,
Jacqueline
Woohoo! I cant believe Alice Miranda has come this far! I’ll try my hardest to come to the garden party and I am definitely going to enter in the competition. I kind of have an idea for the it but its very messy.
I hope you like my idea,
Maryam
Hope to see you there Maryam – have a great Christmas and good luck with the competition.
Best wishes,
Jacqueline
This sounds AWESOME. Im totally going .I think its going to be so much fun. The first prize and the second sound EPIC .What is your favourite bit about Alice Miranda holds the key .
FROM Chloe .
Hi Chloe,
That’s a tricky question as I have lots of favourite things about the book – there are some interesting new characters and the mystery is pretty intriguing I think too. Have a wonderful Christmas and I hope to see you somewhere in 2017.
Best wishes,
Jacqueline
I really want to be there but where is the party in Melbourne?!
Hi Rose,
The party is at Albert Park. You need to go online and register for the party and it will give you all the details. You can do it by clicking the links and then going to the Penguin web page which will send you to the registration.
Hope to see you there.
Best wishes,
Jacqueline
Hi Rose,
In Melbourne the party is at Gasworks Park which is in Albert Park. You need to register – go to the events page on the website and it will give you all the details and where to click through.
Best wishes,
Jacqueline
I can not wait. I love Alice miranda
Thanks Rosie! They’re going to be lots of fun!
Best wishes,
Jacqueline
oh my gosh!! Derogatory asking to attend, and to enter in i allay have ideas flowing!
So many spelling mistakes opps!
*definatly *already
Sorry!
Hi Emily,
That’s great you’re excited about entering. It was probably the silly spell checker that made that boo boo! I have that happen all the time.
Have a great Christmas and all the best for 2017.
Jacqueline
OMG I am totally going to enter the competition and going to the Brisbane garden party I hope I win.
Good luck and I hope to see you at the Brisbane garden party!
Best wishes,
Jacqueline
Dear Jacqueline I want to know if your coming to Tasmania in the next few months ?
Hi Olivia,
I’m not sure. I would certainly love to get to Tasmania again this year but I have to see what my publicity team have planned. Fingers crossed.
Best wishes,
Jacqueline
Hey Jacqueline
I can’t come because it is my birthday on the 21st which is sad I also sent you an email hope you got it
From Claudia Chan
Hi Claudia,
I hope you had a lovely birthday yesterday. We had a fantastic garden party.
Best wishes,
Jacqueline
Hi Jacqueline
I’m really excited about the garden parties! Could you please tell me where in Melbourne it is?
Your #1 FAN,
Maryam
Hi Maryam,
It’s at Gasworks Park which is part of Albert Park – make sure that you check all the details on the events page and if you haven’t signed up go on the waiting list as I think there will be more places released tomorrow.
Best wishes,
Jacqueline
Hi Jacqueline,
For the writing competition, does it have to be just one scene?
Or can it be a short story?
Thanks,
Elen
It’s up to you Elena but you have a maximum of 300 words I think – but check the CHILD website for details.
Best wishes,
Jacqueline
Alice Miranda holds the key is so good that I cant put it down and when I do, I feel like what happened in the book has just happened to me.
Hi Sarah,
I’m so happy that you’re enjoying the book – although I hope what happened isn’t something bad!
Best wishes,
Jacqueline
One day do you think you, Alice-Miranda and Clemintine Rose come to the Northern Territory.
Kindest Regards
Bianca
Hi Bianca,
I have been talking to my publicist about touring in the Northern Territory – we think that’s a great idea and I particularly think we might get to Darwin in the next year! I can’t wait.
Best wishes and I hope to meet you,
Jacqueline