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Our featured visiting author this year is the wonderful Duncan Ball.
Duncan is known for his Selby series and Emily Eyefinger. He will be visiting local schools throughout the festival as well as giving a fantastic workshop, talks and panel discussions.
Making a special visit on the Saturday is Ian Irvine. Ian is a world-renowned author of fantasy and eco-thrillers. His children’s series include Runcible Jones and The Sorcerer’s Tower. He will be part of a panel session and will be available for book signings.
Also joining us on the Saturday will be major illustrator Anne Spudvilas, making a welcome return to New England after being our featured illustrator last year, and graphic novelist and animator Daniel Stanley, with both being Illustrators in Residence at UNE this year. They will take part in a panel discussion, which will also include local illustrators David Allan and Fiona McDonald.
There will be activities and workshops for kids, including a puppet-making and playwriting workshop for kids, including a performance of their work of course!
Illustrating workshops for adults and children, manuscript assessments, panel discussions with a great lineup of local and visiting speakers, a workshop by Sophie Masson on how to use fairytales as a basis for children’s fiction, book signings and much more!
Local publishing company Christmas Press Picture Books will be launching their third title Two Tales of Twins from Ancient Greece and Rome by Ursula Dubosarsky on the Saturday afternoon in Uralla.
This year we are running a Short Story Competition open to kids from 5-18 with prizes in each category.
More details to follow soon! Watch this space!
DATE: August 13–16
VENUE: locations around Armidale and Uralla
COST: per event
BOOKINGS: send an email to Booked In Festival or pop in to Granny Fi’s Toy Cupboard at 42 Bridge Street, Uralla on most weekends, between 11am and 3pm.
The festival is being funded by the Macquarie Group Foundation
and the Small Steps Foundation.
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.