FAVOURITE
When
SundayApril 6
9:30 am - 1:15 pm
Where
Newcastle Museum Theatrette
6 Workshop Way, Newcastle NSW 2300
Tickets
$Gold coin donation+ Transaction fee
Family Fun
9.30am–10.15am Book Launch
I Live Here: Story Hunter Anthology
In 2024, the festival’s Story Hunter program took local authors into primary schools across our region to work with students. Join us for the launch of the latest anthology, which showcases poems and stories from the next generation of Hunter writers. Aged from 8 to 12, the students hail from the Singleton, Cessnock, Dungog, Port Stephens, Lake Macquarie and Newcastle local government areas.
10.00am–11.30am The Tiny Forest with Odette Tonkin and Anna Scobie
(Outdoors – weather permitting)
Delve into the magic of The Tiny Forest with local children’s book author Odette Tonkin and illustrator Anna Scobie. Have fun creating your very own environmental warrior book character, enjoy live readings from the book and let your imagination run wild with watercolour nature-based art activities.
10.30am–11.15am The Long and Winding Road with Jeremy Lachlan
Join best-selling author Jeremy Lachlan for an in-depth chat about his creative life – and what it really takes to write and publish an epic action-adventure novel. Jeremy will talk about the long and winding road to becoming an author, the inception of his epic action-adventure series The Jane Doe Chronicles, his creative process, and how personal triumphs and tragedies have shaped the plots of his award-winning novels.
11.30am–12.15pm Draw Along With Me – Dub Leffler. Pencils and paper provided!
12.25pm-1.15pm Shower Time! with Nat Amoore
Nat’s new junior fiction series is all about a teleporting shower. But how on earth did she get that idea? Aren’t showers just boring? Not when you’re Nat Amoore. Find out the whacky shower stories behind this hilarious new series and maybe even help Nat create the next Shower Land blockbuster. Don’t forget your shower cap!
MC Jerry Ray
Gold coin donation
Supported by Catfish Foundation and Novoschool
The Speakers
Nat Amoore
9.30am–10.15am Book Launch I Live Here: Story Hunter Anthology In 2024, the festival’s Story Hunter program took local authors into primary schools across our region to work with students. Join…
Jeremy Lachlan
9.30am–10.15am Book Launch I Live Here: Story Hunter Anthology In 2024, the festival’s Story Hunter program took local authors into primary schools across our region to work with students. Join…
Dub Leffler
9.30am–10.15am Book Launch I Live Here: Story Hunter Anthology In 2024, the festival’s Story Hunter program took local authors into primary schools across our region to work with students. Join…
Anne Scobie
9.30am–10.15am Book Launch I Live Here: Story Hunter Anthology In 2024, the festival’s Story Hunter program took local authors into primary schools across our region to work with students. Join…
Odette Tonkin
9.30am–10.15am Book Launch I Live Here: Story Hunter Anthology In 2024, the festival’s Story Hunter program took local authors into primary schools across our region to work with students. Join…
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Shower Land: Walk the Plank
Jane Doe: The quill of all tales
Walking Together
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