During Primary Book Club this week we celebrated amazing Australian authors who were recently honoured in The Australia Post Australian Legends Award. The Award honours individuals who are “leaders in their field of endeavour, having dedicated their adult lives to their chosen pursuit, shaping Australian society and culture in the process.”

This year’s recipients were celebrated and award-winning authors – talented creators of books from the youngest readers through to adolescents. The 2019 Legends of Children’s Literature stamps honour Mem Fox AM, Morris Gleitzman, Leigh Hobbs, Alison Lester and Shaun Tan. Designed by Jo Muré of the Australia Post Design Studio, the stamps feature a portrait of each Legend together with a photograph of one of their iconic publications. Watch this video to capture the heart of these amazing Legends and their love for sharing the joy of reading and writing with children and adolescents. It’s truly inspirational! Go to this link for further information about each Legend.

Learn to write stories like a published author, with a published author!

The internationally acclaimed writing course for middle-grade students that shows you how to write stories the way authors do. On a four-day, school holiday writing camp, a professional author will take you on a journey of fun and discovery, learning how to create, develop and write awesome stories, guiding you every step of the way.

The course has been developed by international award winning author and writing coach Brian Falkner and proven for over a decade in classrooms in Australia, New Zealand and the USA.

Venue: KTC, Immanuel Lutheran College, Buderim
Length: 4 days
Times: 9am to 4pm
For ages: 9 – 14 years
Meals: Students to provide own meals and snacks

Dates:
Monday, April 8, 2019 to Thursday, April 11, 2019
(Book by 1-Apr-2019 for early bird discount)

Booking Link

See you in the library.

Vanessa McKellar, Head of Library Services