The purpose of their sold out session was to highlight the trends, possibilities and challenges of writing for 21st century children.īoth Eva and Penni were very generous sharing their experiences and staying back afterwards to answer questions that they didn’t have time for during the session. As well as laughing, eating good food and chatting about all things writerly, we managed to fit in time to attend some fabulous events at the Melbourne Writers Festival.Īllen and Unwin Publisher Eva Mills, and Author/Editor Penni Russon gave us some great insights into what’s currently happening in Australian children’s publishing. I spent the weekend with my crit buddy and good friend, author, Alison Reynolds. Last weekend I was lucky to be able to do both. Other times it’s by simply listening and being inspired by other creative people. But every now and then I feel the need to recharge. In spite of the ups and downs I LOVE LOVE LOVE being a writer. It’s not just because you wake up at 400am because your character has new plans for their life and wants to share them with you NOW! The process of writing is tiring – spending hours crafting your manuscript, submitting, being rejected, writing more, submitting more – you know how the story goes.
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