What we did (now that some of us are back from our holidays*)
This week the Centre for Youth Literature is running full tilt with a series of events including:
The Arrival, adapted by Spare Parts Puppet Theatre. The schools’ running at the Arts Centre are fully sold out. Tonight we have a special evening session for Booktalkers subscribers and CYL supporters. Kicks of at 6.30pm. Tickets are available on 8664 7555.
Yesterday Shaun Tan, the creator of The Arrival, spoke to nearly 400 young people. They came from near and far to see what Shaun describes as the ice beneath the iceberg. It was, frankly, a masterclass in making art.
Tomorrow we’re thrilled to present four great writers - JC Burke, Maureen McCarthy, Julia Lawrinson and Sue Lawson - in It’s Different for Girls. It’s the first time we have run such a girl-focussed event. Sue Lawson will launch her new book Finding Darcy. Julia Lawrinson will talk about The Push, her new novel set in bohemian Sydney.
Then there’s a thing called the CBC conference on over the weekend, and we’re catching up with a few million people to share information and ideas. That will also include the launch of Morris Gleitzman’s Then, the sequel to Once. Looking forward to that!
And now Julia Gillard is about to launch the MS Readathon here at the State Library. Gotta go. Girl power indeed!
*The holdiay was great by the way, thanks for asking.
