I didn’t win the signed copy of The Fabulous Finola Fox with my fanciest shoes so I bought a copy of the book and got Kerry to sign it anyway!
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The Fabulous Finola Fox by Carmel Bird and illustrated by Kerry Argent
Due to the rain, and therefore, football being cancelled, I was able to go to Kerry Argent’s book launch – The Fabulous Finola Fox – at the State Library on 28th April.
Kerry Argent is an amazing artist and it was very interesting listening to her as well as editor Lisa Riley and designer Karen Scott talk about how Finola was produced. The process started in 2004, and after lots of discussions, colour/picture changes and attention to detail, is now finished! Kerry said that each illustration took her two weeks to complete!
At the launch we also got to view thumbnails, proofs, originals, and drawings. The evening finished with lovely wines and cheeses to enjoy.
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State Library of Queensland
Unfortunately I found out about Kerry Argent’s book launch too late! Bookings and payments had to be made yesterday! It would have been fantastic to meet Kerry Argent and view some of her original artwork and see how the book was made.
There was even a prize for the fanciest shoes!
I discovered loads of interesting events at the State Library of Queensland on their blog. Have a look: booklinksinc.wordpress.com
There’s also a section on ReadUp, a fantastic program that libraries are participating in to encourage young children to read more. I know the Redcliffe Library supports ReadUp. Each child receives their own library card and stamp card. Each time they visit the library they receive a stamp and once the card is full (6 stamps) they are presented with a gorgeous certificate. My girls are excited as they are over half-way to collecting their first certificate. Participants can earn 5 collectable ReadUp certificates created by Award winning Australian illustrators Kerry Argent, Peter Carnavas, Clare McFadden, Narelle Oliver and Gregory Rogers.
See if your local library has ReadUp and join now!
Happy Reading!
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Writing Competitions/Kerry Argent
I have recently discovered some new websites for writing competitions. The ones I’ve previously found have all been short story competitions for adults. However, these new ones include writing picture books and stories for preschool and primary school children which I thought might interest some of you.
The CYA Conference competition has 8 categories including picture book for preschool children, picture book for primary school children, non-fiction story for primary school children and illustrations for a picture book. Take a look at their website: http://www.cyaconference.com
It’s $16.50 to enter and you have to direct debit or paypal before you email your submission in. Also it’s due in on 30th April – so better get cracking! So, if you already have a story saved on your computer, give it the once over and email it in. The story can be longer than 500 words but they only want you to submit 500 words for the competition. Read the guidelines carefully though as they want it formatted a particular way and you lose points if it’s not done properly. The winner and shortlisted stories from each category will get sent to the publisher of their choice!!
I also found a writing competition on this website: http://www.writingclassesforkids.com
They have a competition every quarter. I missed the first one but the second one is due on 30th June so you’ve got a bit more time. The story has to follow the theme of belonging and displacement. You can write in any genre for this competition (except picture books). Entry is free. There’s also some rules for formatting the story with this comp. It’s all explained on the website.
Hope you enter your stories and good luck. You gotta be in it to win it!! If you come across any other writing competition websites please let me know!
Lastly, I saw on my facebook page that Kerry Argent, author and illustrator of One Woolly Wombat is visiting the Queensland Writers Centre, Level 2, State Library of QLD on Saturday 28th April. I’m not sure what time but will let you know when I find out. She is launching her new book The Fabulous Finola Fox. She also illustrated Wombat Divine by Mem Fox and Too Loud Lily by Sofie Laguna.
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