Writing Life
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The Queensland Literary Awards 2023
I’m thrilled and honoured my novel ‘Zadie Ma and the Dog Who Chased the Moon’ has been shortlisted for the 2023 Queensland Literary Awards. Thank you so much to the judges. ‘When eleven-year-old Zadie Ma…
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Western Australia, my final visit as Australian Children’s Laureate.
My last interstate visit in my role as Australian Children’s Laureate is to beautiful other-side-of-this-huge continent, Western Australia. According to Google Maps, from my home to Perth, it’s 3428 kilometres and would take 1 day…
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My Visit to Gladstone, QLD
On the 17th of July, I travelled to Gladstone in Queensland, excited for the warmer climate! Over the course of two years, each Australian Children’s Laureate must visit every state and territory in Australia at…
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My Visit to the NT Writers Festival
This month, I attended the Northern Territory Writers Festival. Flying into Alice Springs, I was blown away by the beautiful colours and textures of the landscape. I spent the morning at a delicious breakfast held…
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Narelle Oliver Lecture, Brisbane
In May, I travelled to Brisbane to speak at the Narelle Oliver Lecture. On my first morning in Brisbane, I had a wonderful session with the girls from St. Aidan’s Corinda. Don’t you just love…
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NSW Premier’s Literary Awards
In May, I attended the NSW Premier’s Literary Awards held at the State Library of NSW. Despite ‘Zadie Ma and the Dog Who Chased the Moon’ not taking out the Patricia Wrightson Prize, we had…
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Lit Up Conference at the State Library of NSW
On Friday, I visited the State Library of NSW to give a talk at the wonderful Lit Up Conference for teachers and librarians. Before the event, I attended the “Imagine… the wonder of picture books”…
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My Visit to Canberra
I had a wonderful and very full first day in Canberra. After flying in from Melbourne, I caught up with Mike Shuttleworth from the National Library of Australia. I had a look around the Treasures…
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Wang Gungwu Lecture
On Tuesday I delivered the Wang Gungwu Lecture. You can see it on ABC iview. The event was organized by the National Foundation for Australia-China Relations 澳中基金会, an Australian government initiative to strengthen understanding and…
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The Year of the Rabbit
I am a bit late in wishing you all a wonderful Year of the Rabbit. Rabbits are born in 2023, 2011, 1999, 1987, 1975, 1963,1951, 1939, 1927. My daughter Lei Lei is a rabbit, and…
