Join Julie and Pamela in their pyjamas having a chat at the end of an exciting day at Kidlitvic Meet the Publishers 2019. We talk about what we learned, what to expect at these conferences and why you should book a ticket.
Megan Daley is passionate about children’s literature and sharing it with young and old alike. In daylight hours, Megan is a teacher librarian at St Aidan’s Anglican Girls School and was recently awarded the Queensland Teacher Librarian of the Year by the School Library Association of Queensland, as well as the national Dromken Librarians Award, … Read moreEpisode 19
Pamela reviews The Apostrophe Posse by Teena Raffa-Mulligan Julie reviews The Boy Who Flew by Fleur Hitchcock
Andrew McDonald is a reader and writer of books for young readers. His series REAL PIGEONS debuted in 2018, with hilarious illustrations by Ben Wood. Book 3 was released in May 2019, with the fourth book due for release in September 2019. His first children’s novel, The Greatest Blogger in the World featured the story of Charlie … Read moreEpisode 17
Pamela reviews Elizabella Meets Her Match by Zoë Norton Lodge and Georgia Norton Lodge Julie reviews Pog by Padraig Kenny
Jack Henseleit was born on a winter evening in 1991, just after the stroke of midnight. When the weather is dark and stormy, he writes fairy tales – real fairy tales, where witches and goblins play tricks on unwary girls and boys. Not all of the tales have happy endings. The Witching Hours is his first series … Read moreEpisode 15
Allison Tait (A.L. Tait) is the internationally published bestselling author of middle-grade adventure series The Mapmaker Chronicles and The Ateban Cipher. A multi-genre writer, teacher and speaker with more than 25 years’ experience in magazines, newspapers and online publishing, Allison lives on the south coast of NSW (Australia) with her family.
Meg McKinlay is a children’s writer and poet. She has published seventeen books for children, ranging from picture books through to young adult novels, and a collection of poetry for adults. Her work has won the Prime Minister’s Literary Award, the Queensland Literary Award, the Davitt Award for Crimewriting and the Aurealis Award for Speculative … Read moreEpisode 13
Pamela reviews The Wizards of Once by Cressida Cowell Julie reviews The Unintentional Adventures of the Bland Sisters: The Jolly Regina by Kara LeReau
Cameron Macintosh was born in Melbourne and has lived there ever since, apart from overseas backpacking jaunts whenever he’s been able to fund them. He studied Psychology and Italian at Melbourne University, and Professional Writing at RMIT. Since then, he has written more than 80 books for primary and early secondary students. He has also … Read moreEpisode 11