BOOKINGS

Author talks and Writing Workshops

To book Christine for an Author Talk or Writing Workshop, please click the Speakers Ink button on the left.

Consultancy and Teaching

Christine also provides 90 minute Mentorships for writers on the second Wednesday of each month through the Qld Writers Centre’s Writers Surgery. Please click here for bookings.

In 2012, Christine will be running a Year of the YA Novel series of workshops that will help aspiring authors complete the first draft of their Young Adult novel manuscripts. Please contact Queensland Writer’s Centre for bookings.

Where you’ll find me in 2012

I’ll be running a Year of the YA Novel series of workshops over five Sundays:

April 29, June 24, August 19, October 14. and December 9.

Please contact Queensland Writer’s Centre for details.

14 February: Romancing the Stars, The Big Read Launch, St Finbarr’s

6,7,8 March: Tarangabah State School, Yeppoon

14 March: Writers Surgery, QWC

20 March: Qld Clayton’s judge for Older Readers, CBCA Book of the Year Awards, St Aidens

24 March: Creative Writing Workshop, Young Scholars Program, QWC

29 April: Year of the YA Novel (Workshop 1), QWC

22 May: Grace Lutheran College, Motivational talk to Yr 11

23 May: All Hallows Love 2 Read Evening

4-10 June:Townsville Literature Festival

13 June: Brisbane Central Readers Cup Regional Final

14 June: Brisbane North Readers Cup Regional Final

24 June: Year of the YA Novel (Workshop 2) QWC

1o August: Northpine Christian College

19 August: Year of the YA Novel (Workshop 3), QWC

20 & 24 August: Moreton Bay College Junior School

22, 23 August: Warrigal Road State School Writing Workshops

27 August: Calvary Christian College Literature Day

28,31 August: All Hallows School Year 9

29August: Mt Alvernia College

15 September: YA Fiction Workshop, QWC

14 October: Year of the YA Novel (Workshop 4), QWC

16 October: Mater Dei Writers Festival

23 October: Stuartholme College

9 December: Year of the YA Novel (Final Workshop), QWC

2011 Bookings
12 April: Qld Clayton’s Judge for Older Readers, CBCA Book Awards, St Aidens

6 May: St Ambrose’s Mothers Day lunch, Iceworks Restaurant, Paddington

18 May: Loving libraries @ All Saints Primary School, Albany Creek

20-22 May: Writer-in-residence, Brisbane Girls Grammar School Junior Writers Camp

30 May: Join me in launching James Moloney’s new YA fantasy Silvermay at Riverbend Books

31 May: Motivational talk, Grace Lutheran College Caboolture

6 June: Start date for Year of the Novel Online through QWC

7 June: Join me in launching David McRobbie’s new children’s novel Vinnie’s War at Coaldrakes, Paddington Barracks

14 June: Guest Speaker, Readers Cup, Brisbane South Regional Final, St Laurence’s College

16 June:  Quizmaster, Readers Cup, Somerset/Lockyer Regional Final, Lowood

16 Jun: Quizmaster, Readers Cup, Brisbane Bayside Regional Final, Redlands College

Book Week 2011 – One World, Many Stories

9 August: Nudgee Junior Mothers Book Club

10 August: Writers Surgery Qld Writers Centre

12 August: Mary McKillop College

15 August: Finding the Author Inside You, The Glennie School, Toowoomba

17 August: Voices on The Range, Fairholme College Toowoomba

25 August: St Aiden’s Literature Day

26 August: Our Lady of the Rosary School, Kenmore

31 August: Nudgee College

1, 2 September, 7 October – Writer-in-residence Brisbane Boys Grammar

5-6 September: Ipswich Literature Festival

8 September: Mater Dei Literature Day

14 September: Writers Surgery, Qld Writers Centre

5 October: Christ the King School, Graceville

7 October: Brisbane Grammar School, Writer-in-Residence

10 October: St Ambrose’s School

12 October: Writer’s Surgery, QWC

25 October 2011: Stuartholme College

26 October: Our Lady of Lourdes, Toowoomba

9 November: Writer’s Surgery QWC

22 November: St Paul’s Middle School