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Booked-In! Children’s and Young Adults’ Literature Festival
Author Talk: Meet the Author
DATE: Saturday 17 August, 10:30 am
VENUE: Armidale Dumaresq Library
COST: $5, no booking required, pay at door.
What does it take to keep creating stories that readers just can’t get enough of?
Guest author is Isobelle Carmody who has written many books for young adults, such as the Obernewtyn Chronicles, younger readers, the Little Fur series, as well as picture books, Dreamwalker. Isobelle Carmody has written many novels and short stories for children and adults and has a host of award-winning novels to her credit.
She began the first of her highly acclaimed Obernewtyn Chronicles while she was still at high school and worked on it while completing a Bachelor of Arts and then a journalism cadetship. The first book was accepted by the first publisher she sent it to and went on to be short-listed in the "Older Readers" section of the Children’s Book Council Book of the Year Award for older readers.
This series and her short stories have established her at the forefront of fantasy writing in Australia. The Cloud Road, the second book in The Kingdom of the Lost series—which Isobelle also illustrated with pen and ink drawings—has recently been published and she is currently working on The Red Queen, the final book in the Obernewtyn Chronicles.
At present she lives in Prague in Eastern Europe with her partner, Jan Stolba, a poet and jazz musician, and her daughter Adelaide.
Website: www.isobellecarmody.net/
Blog: http://theslipstream.com.au/
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Inquiries
All workshops must be booked and paid for in advance. For information about the program or to book for events:
Phone (02) 6772 7210 or send an email message to admin@newc.org.au
NEWC membership entitles you to do the workshop at the reduced member rate.
You can become a member when you book a workshop. Our annual membership fees are:
| Adults: | $30.00 including GST |
| Students (tertiary): | $20.00 including GST |
| Students (under 18): | $15.00 including GST |
Venue
Unless otherwise stated, all events will be held at the New England Writers' Centre (NEWC), in the Neighbourhood Centre, 129 Rusden Street, Armidale (between the Council Building and the Town Hall).
Access
During opening hours and workshops, access is through the Cinders Lane car park (first door on left, in the corridor).
Parking
There is a one-hour parking restriction in the Cinders Lane carpark.
The New England Writers' Centre is assisted by the NSW Government through Arts NSW.