OzAsia Festival 2021
Hey cHEwY gum gums! I’m a part of this year’s OzAsia Festival in Adelaide in November 5th-7th. I wish I could be there in person but I’ll be doing the next best thing, beaming in via Zoom. On Friday, November 5th, I’m...
Australia Reads Stories That Matter for Kids Show
I’m an Australia Reads Ambassador and I’ll be hosting the special Stories That Matter for Kids Show. More details below… Kids going crazy in lock-down? Give yourselves a break and hand over to Australia’s best storytellers for...
I’m a NSW Premier’s Literary Award judge!
I’m thrilled to be one of the NSW Premier’s Literary Awards judges for the Patricia Wrightson Prize of Children’s Literature in 2022, alongside fellow author pals Dub Leffer and Aleesah Darlison. Submissions are now open on the...
Virtual Book Week celebrations!
Hey cHEwY gum gums! NSW Department of Education have a stellar Virtual Book Week program for NSW schools to access remotely. There are 22 authors, 10 sessions over 5 days next week. I’ll be on 25th August 2021, at 2pm in a session for...
Littlescribe Mini-Writing Festival 2021
Hey cHEwY gum gums! This week, The Littlescribe Mini Writing Festival is happening right now, you can check the content of 15 cool authors and 15 fun writing sessions for kids, from Kindergarden to Year 6. For more information about the festival...
School Holiday writing workshop, July 8th
Hey cHEwY gum gums in Sydney! Better Read Than Dead in Newtown have a school holiday workshop on July 8th, where I’ll be doing a humour writing workshop in the morning. Catherine Pelosi will be doing the afternoon workshop so it’s a 2...
Sydney Writers Festival 2020 Family Fun Day!
Hey cHEwY gum gums! I’ll be at the Sydney Writers Festival Family Fun Day on May 2nd, being the host of many fun events including Illustrator Battle Rounds and Ginger Meggs 100th birthday celebration with Tristian Bancks. Come and join the...
Story Room Event, April 6th
I’ll be performing a story at the Story Room Event in Manly on April 6th. It’s going to be a fun night of storytelling, so it should be a ton of fun, you can get tickets here.
Reading with a chance of Tacos Podcast!
Hey cHEwY gum gums! I’m a special guest on the fabtastic podcast, Reading with a chance of Tacos! It’s a wonderful podcast about writing for kids and kids books, hosted by the cheerful Ken Williams. I got to speak about writing comedy...
WestWords Clubhouse Blog!
Hey cHEwY gum gums! WestWords has a new kids page called the Clubhouse. I’ve been asked to be the very first blogging guest for March! All month long, I’ll be posting things about my writing, books and offer some writing tips...
School Holidays Online Writing Workshop, 13th Jan 2020
Happy New Year cHEwY gum gums! I’ll be doing an online workshop for kids aged 9-12 on 13th January, from 10-11am, presented by the NSW State Library. It’s FREE but you need to register online at their website 🙂
Merry Christmas and a cHEwY New Year!
Hey cHEwY gum gums! Hope you all have a wonderful Christmas and a safe (in every sense of the word) New Year! Here’s to a brighter 2021! Maybe you can read my books over the Summer Break 🙂