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Do you think you want to be a Children’s Writer? Jacqueline Harvey is presenting a series of workshops through the NSW Writers’ Centre

Time: 6.30-9.30pm Venue: Garry Owen House, Callan Park, Balmain Rd, Rozelle. Enter the park grounds from the Balmain Road gate opposite Cecily Street and follow the green signs to the NSW Writers’ Centre Date: Tuesday, 8 November, 2016 Cost: $500 full price, $350 Member price, $300 Concessional Member price

Writing for children is big business. Despite the oft forecast demise of reading, demand for quality children’s books is strong and there has been significant growth in this market over the past few years.

If you’re keen to write stories that will keep children reading under the covers after lights out, if you’re interested to know more about the puzzling business of publishing, or if you harbour dreams of being the next JK Rowling or Andy Griffiths, then this course is for you. …..

Over five evenings (When: 5 x Tuesday evenings: 8, 15, 22, 29 November; 6 December, 6:30-9:30 pm),
Jacqueline Harvey will give you a practical guide to writing for children; from goal setting and understanding what you want to achieve, to finding your voice and knowing how to grow your story.

The course will cover everything you need to get started including:

Understanding your potential audience
Finding and developing ideas
Creating believable characters
Developing plausible plots
Using dialogue effectively
Literary devices
The importance of editing
Advice on getting published
The business of being a writer

A series of practical exercises will give budding writers opportunities to explore style, voice and other key elements of writing for children as well demystifying the publishing process.

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W: http://www.nswwc.org.au/products-page/picture-books/writing-for-children/

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The Little Bookroom Melbourne ZOOM Saturday Session 26 September 3-4pm

Time: Venue: Date: Tuesday, 20 April, 2021 Cost:

Jacqueline Harvey is zooming in to share some bookish good cheer with those of us lockdown 🙂 About this Event The Little Bookroom is celebrating 60 years, and Puffin Books are turning 80! We’re proud to jointly present this series, to mark and milestones, and provide good cheer to everyone in lockdown. CLICK ON THE PICTURE BELOW […]

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How to host an Alice-Miranda or Clementine Rose party

When a new book comes out or the next time you’re stuck for a theme for your birthday party, why not celebrate with Alice-Miranda and Clementine Rose?

These easy steps will have you partying in style!

Send our Alice-Miranda or Clementine Rose invitations to everyone on your guest list. Will you make it a dress-up party? Let guests know on the invite if you are.
Choose the yummy treats you’re going to have. Alice-Miranda and Clementine love food so look through the books for inspiration. You can download this recipe for some scrummy chocolate brownies, they’re perfect for high tea.
Decide on the games to play. Maybe you can set up a treasure hunt – Alice-Miranda loves solving mysteries after all! Or perhaps you can have a Clementine Rose inspired fashion parade!
Think of your decorations. You can print off book covers and make them into placemats or cut them into triangles and attach them to ribbons to make bunting. Intersperse the triangles with lots of pretty material. We’ve designed some fabulous place name cards to put on the table you’ve decorated. How about you put your friend’s names through our Name Generator and write them on the name cards! A lovely table cloth and some nice china cups – mismatched ones are the best – will complete the setting.

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