View the full schedule for the two-day professional program, and scroll down the page to see the schedules of both sessions on student day.
You can find out more about the speakers at Reading Matters by reading the author biographies. For information about other Reading Matters events, visit the Reading Matters event page.
Professional program
The Reading Matters schedule below outlines the two-day professional program for industry professionals and YA enthusiasts. You can register for the program by booking online, or you can download and return the Professional program booking form at the bottom of the Reading Matters event page.
Professional program: Friday 31 May
| Time | Event |
|---|---|
|
9am |
Welcome |
|
9.15am |
Action! |
|
10.15am |
Performance |
|
10.30am |
Morning tea |
|
11am |
Is there an app for that? |
|
12pm |
Gatekeepers – the good, the bad and my mother |
|
12.30pm |
Lunch |
|
1.30pm |
Everyone's a critic |
|
2.30pm |
Afternoon tea |
|
3pm |
Challenge accepted |
|
4pm |
You can’t say that! |
|
5pm |
Closing address |
|
5.15pm |
Finish |
Professional program: Saturday 1 June
| Time | Event |
|---|---|
|
9am |
My life in comics |
|
9.30am |
What’s yours is mine |
|
10.30am |
Morning tea |
|
11am |
Gender less |
|
12pm |
I sing the body electric |
|
12.20pm |
Lunch |
|
1.20pm |
Outsider, outside |
|
2.20pm |
The Inky Awards |
|
2.30pm |
Afternoon tea |
|
3pm |
Unleashing YA |
|
4pm |
Closing address |
|
4.30pm |
Finish |
Student day
The student day schedule below outlines the events for two simultaneous sessions to be held for Years 5 to 10, on Thursday 30 May 2013. Choose your preferred session and register by booking online.
Student day 30 May 2013: session A
| Time | Author |
|---|---|
|
10am |
Raina Telgemeier |
|
10.30am |
Myke Bartlett & John Flanagan |
|
11.10am |
Break |
|
11.20am |
Performance |
|
11.30am |
Ambelin Kwaymullina & Garth Nix |
|
12.10pm |
Lunch |
|
1pm |
Libba Bray |
|
1.30pm |
Author signings |
|
2pm |
Finish |
Student day 30 May 2013: session B
| Time | Author |
|---|---|
|
10am |
Gayle Forman |
|
10.30am |
Performance |
|
10.40am |
Break |
|
10.50am |
Keith Gray & Fiona Wood |
|
11.30am |
Morris Gleitzman & Libba Bray |
|
12.10pm |
Lunch |
|
1pm |
Raina Telgemeier |
|
1.30pm |
Author signings |
|
2pm |
Finish |
