BOOKINGS

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Where I’ll be in 2022

1 April 2022: Brisbane Square Library Writing Workshop The Gap SHS Yrs 7-9

27 April 2022: ATC Literary Festival

28 April 2022: ATC Authors in Conversation with Nick Earls and Richard Yaxley

14 June 2022: Readers Cup Final Brisbane Girls Grammar School

27 July 2022: Shadowing the CBCA Shortlist, Our Lady’s College Annerley

22 August 2022: Kuraby State School

24 August 2022: Brigidine College Literature Festival

5 October 2022: Brisbane Boys Grammar and Brisbane Girls Grammar Schools

26 October 2022: Brisbane Boys Grammar and Brisbane Girls Grammar School

Where I was in 2021

14 March 2021 Booklinks Writing Workshop for 9-12yo

27 April 2021 Ambrose Treacy College Yr 7

30 April 2021 Ambrose Treacy College Yrs 11-12

26 May 2021 BGS and BGGS Yr 7 Writing Group

27 July 2021 St Margaret Mary’s College Townsville Yr 8 studying Intruder

4 August 2021 BGS and BGGS Yr Writing Group

23 August 2021 Kuraby State School (postponed)

25 August 2021 Australian International Islamic College Durack

27 August 2021: San Damiano College Yarrabilba

8 September 2021: Tamborine Mountain SHS (postponed)

8 October 2021 Rochedale SHS

11 October 2021 ATC Writing Workshops Years 4-5

Where I’ve been in 2020

17 March 2020 Graceville State School

15 16, 20 July 2020: Writer-in-Residence, Brisbane Boys Grammar

9 September 2020: Yeronga State School

21 October 2020: St Finbarr’s Literature Festival

22 October 2020: Coorparoo State School

Where I’ve been in 2019

24 January 2019: Teacher PD St Finbarr’s

21 May: MacGregor State High Yrs 7-8

24-25 May: Biloela Writers/Illustrators Festival

30 May: BCC Libraries Fascinate Writers Workshop

5 June: BGS and BGGS Workshop

27 June: Ferny Grove SHS

25 July: Calamvale Community College

29 July: Craigslea SHS

5 August: Morayfield SHS

8 August: BGS and BGGS

15 August: Regional Writers Festival, Gold Coast

19 August: Our Lady of Mt Carmel

20 August: San Sisto College

26-30 August: Belmont State School literary festival

29 August: Garden City Library Fascinate Writers Awards

18 September: USQ ALEA Meanjin Writers Camp

Where I’ve been in 2018:

12-13 March 2018: St Patrick’s Shorncliffe

27 March: CBCA Shortlist Event, Brisbane

24 April: Reading Challenge, OLCA

21 June: Hillbrook Anglican College

2 July: Indooroopilly Library workshop

3 July: Grange Library workshop

4 July: Corinda Library workshop

5 July: Holland Park Library workshop

13 August: The Glennie School

15-16 August: St Edwards Daisy Hill

20 August: St Augustine’s College

22 August: Craigslea State High

23 August: Faith Lutheran College

3 September: St Finbarr’s Lit Festival

6 October: Northlakes Library

17 October: St Mary of the Cross

23-24 October: Oakleigh State School

13 November: St Finbarr’s Lit Circle

Where I’ve been in 2017

17 February: Romancing the Stars, All Saints Merrimac

27 February: Carmel College

1 & 6 March 2017: San Sisto College

10 March 2017: Kids Lit Quiz

15 March Riverbend Books Kids Book Club

21 March: CBCA Book Slam, SLQ

22-26 May 2017: Villanova College

29 May 2017: St John Fisher College

15 June 2017: Hillbrook Anglican School Literary Day

16 June 2017: Somerset Readers Cup

21 June 2017: Assisi College, Upper Coomera

22 June: St John’s Nambour

20 July: Springwood State High

25 July 2017: St Agatha’s Clayfield

7 August 2017: Sunshine Coast Grammar

14 August 2017: Glennie Literature Day

17 August 2017: St Ambrose’s

18 August: Dept Education’s Book Week for Teacher Librarians

21 August 2017: St Teresa’s, Noosaville

22 August 2017: St Edmunds College

24 August 2017: John Paul College

25 August 2017: Springfield SHS

5&7 September: Story Arts Ipswich

11 September: Sienna Catholic Primary School

14 September: St Edward’s Daisy Hill

23 October 2017: St Stephens, Mareeba

24 October 2017: Mount St Bernards, Herberton

27 October 2017: Matthew Flinders Anglican College Buderim

14 December 2017: Victoria Point Library

Where I’ve been in 2016:

12 February: Clayfield College Yrs 9, 10 and 12

22 February: Craft of Writing Workshops for Corinda State High Yrs 7-9 , Brisbane Square Library

26 February: Romancing the Stars, Immanuel Lutheran College, Buderim

1 March: Carmel College Yr 11

5 March: Where the Wild Things Are 3pm Meet the Author

11 March: Kids Lit Quiz, Moreton Bay College

17 March: Speakers Ink @ Avid Reader 5-7pm

12,13 and 26,27 April: St Peter’s College

3 May: Riverbend Books: Launch of Michael Gerard Bauer’s ‘The Pain…’

6, 9, 10 May: Carmel College Yr 8 Writing Workshops

17 May: CBCA Book Slam, Where the Wild Things Are Bookshop

31 May and 1 June: Suncoast Christian College

5-8 June: Voices on the Sunshine Coast

13 June: Varsity College

15 June: Lakes College, Northlakes

16 June: Hillbrook Literature Festival

22 June: Assisi College, Upper Coomera

9 August: Cavendish Road State High

15 August: Glennie Middle School

17 August: St Peter’s College

19 August: In Conversation with Catherine Jinks, Greek Club (Bookings: CBCA Qld)

22 August: Brisbane Bayside College

23 August:St Rita’s

31 August: Churchie

5 September: Warrigal Road State School

9 September: In Conversation with David Levithan, BWF

12, 13, 15 September: Brisbane Grammar School

16 September: Emmaus, Jimboomba

22 September: Writing workshop Where the Wild Things Are

5 October: University of the Sunshine Coast

14 October: Brisbane Grammar School

24 October: Junction Park SS Writing Awards

27 November: Book Links Big Lit Quiz, Padua College

2015 Bookings: 

Brisbane City Council Summer Reading program:

20 January: Bulimba Library 10.30-11.30am

22 January: Ashgrove Library 10.30-11.30am

24 January: Coopers Plains Library 10.30-11.30am

25 February: St Margaret’s Yr 7

3-4 March: St Peter’s Yr 5

5 March: Kids Lit Quiz, Ipswich Girls Grammar

6 March: Writers Surgery QWC

11 March: St Margaret’s Yr 7

14 March: Qld Academies Young Scholars Program, Creative Writing workshop QWC

17 March: Helensvale Schools for Somerset Literature Festival

18-20 March: Somerset Literature Festival

24-25 March: St Peters Yr 5

4 May: Carmel College, Yr 8 & 10

7 May: QWC Writers Surgery

15-30 May: Washington and New York City!

16 June: Readers Cup

18 June: Toowoomba Catholic School Libraries Conference

19 June: Holy Cross Primary School

25-26 June: Our Lady’s College Annerley

15-18 July 2015: Whitsunday Voices Literature Festival

21 July: Clayfield College Literature Day

29 July-2 August: Writer-in-residence, Cathedral School, Townsville

6 August: Gregory Terrace

11 August: Seven Hills State School

13-14 August: Kirwan State High School, Townsville

17 August: Lourdes Hill College

18 August: Ambrose Treacy College

19 August: Ormiston College

20 August: St Aidans, Corinda

Book Week 2015:

24 August: Cleveland SHS

25 August: Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Coorparoo

26 August: Ipswich Girls Grammar School

27 August: Capalaba State College

28 August: Mary Mackillop College Nundah

29 August: Sisters in Crime Davitt Awards, Melbourne

31 August: Mt Alvernia College

1 September: Holy Spirit, Bray Park

2, 3, September: Wordplay Brisbane Writers Festival

4 September: Living Library, QWC Books from Our Backyard, SLQ

5 September: Love YA! Brisbane Writers Festival

7 September: St Edwards, Daisy Hill

8 September: Oakleigh State School

14 September: Story Arts Festival Ipswich

16 September: Lady Cilento Childrens Hospital

17 September: Sheldon College

19-26 September: Bali!

12 October: St Johns College, Forest Lake

13 October: St Joseph’s Bardon

22 October: Clairvaux Mackillop College

30 October: Somerville House

6 November: Trinity Lutheran

In 2014:

2014 Bookings:

20 February: Romancing the Stars, Bulimba SS Hall

24-26 February: St Columban’s Caboolture, Writer-in-Residence

2 March: Launching Ophelia and the Marvellous Boy by the equally marvellous Karen Foxlee at Riverbend Books, Bulimba

4 March: Marymount Primary School

5 March: Writers Surgery, QWC

12-13 March: St Peter’s Lutheran College, Writer-in-residence

17-19 March: Bethany Lutheran School, Writer-in-residence

26-27 March: St Peter’s Lutheran College, Writer-in-residence

3 April: Matthew Flinders College, Buderim

16 April: Somerville House, creative writing workshops

7 May: Marist College Ashgrove

21 May: Writers Surgery, QWC

31 May: Launch of my new YA novel Intruder, Riverbend Books, Bulimba – woo hoo!

4 June: Brisbane Catholic Education, English teachers professional development

12 June: Readers Cup, Southern Schools

16 June: Teachers Afternoon Tea with Random House, Book Garden Toowong

17 July: Teacher-Librarian Bookclubs

17 July: Book signing, Riverbend Books Bulimba 6.00-6.30pm

23 July: Helensvale SHS Day of Writing Excellence

31 July-1 August: Trinity Bay SHS Writer’s Festival

15 August: CBCA Qld Book Week Dinner

19 August: Inaugural Ashgrove Literature Festival

20 August: St William’s School Grovely

27 August: Writers Surgery QWC

9-10 September: Writer-in-residence St Peter’s

12 September: Brisbane Boys College, Fashion Parade compere – ooh la la!

29, 30 September: ALEA Young Writers Camp, Griffith University

14-16 October: Farnborough State School and Cap Coast Schools, Yeppoon

28 October: Trinity Lutheran College, Ashmore

27-28 November: Victorian Association for the Teaching of English, State Conference

Where I’ve been in 2013:

6 March: QWC Writer’s Surgery Consultancies

13 March: QWC Writer’s Surgery

17 April: QWC Writer’s Surgery

20 April: Garden City Library, Writing Workshops for children aged 6-12 and 13-16

22, 23, 24 April: St Columban’s College, Writer-in-residence

26-28 May: St Mary’s Writer’s festival, Charleville

7 July ALEA AATA Conference

10 July: Writers Surgery QWC

5 August: Writers Surgery, QWC

12 August: The Glennie School Literature Day

15 August: Pacific Lutheran College, Caloundra

16 August: Qld CBCA Book Week Dinner (click here to book :))

19 August: Our Lady of the Angels, Wavell Heights

20 and 23 August: All Hallows School

22 August: Fascinate Writing awards, Garden City Library

27 August: Harristown SHS

5-6 September: Writer-in-Residence, Brisbane Grammar School

13-22 September: Dubai, Barcelona

10-11 October: Writer-in-Residence, Brisbane Grammar School

16 October: Writer’s Surgery QWC

21 October: Teacher Professional Development Day, Taranganbah State School, Yeppoon

22 October 2013, Stuartholme College

2 November: Inside Story, Black Cat Books, Paddington

6 November: Somerville House

13 November: Trinity Lutheran

27 November: Writers Surgery QWC

Where I’ve been in 2012:

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

10 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 – Please contact Queensland Writer’s Centre for details.

18 September: Dakabin State High School writing workshops

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

16 October: Mater Dei Writers Festival

23 October: Stuartholme College

7 November: Writer’s Surgery, QWC

14 November: Writer’s Surgery, QWC

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