BOOKINGS

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Where I’ll be in 20121
14 March 2021 Booklinks Writing Workshop for 9-12yo
17 August 2021 Rochedale SHS
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
Just finished Dust. What a huge pleasure for big families, how true the never praise never thank never forgive! Tender and very funny, thanks Chris! All the best and please keep them coming. Love Belén xx
Thanks Belen, you made my day! xx
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