Kiribati to WestWords Booktober is the Day – 23rd October

Key Facts:

Westwords brings reading to Western Sydney and Regional NSW - 23 Oct is the day of matching donations!

 

Kiribati to WestWords Booktober. Bookmark the Day – 23^rd October

Planting mangroves in Kiribati to save the planet and embrace teachers, speaking to audiences in Istanbul, reaching indigenous children in the Outback, relating to the children and parents of WestWords. Susanne Gervay is an Ambassador wherever she is needed. She spreads hope through her writing. Her mission is for Booktober is to bring story to Western Sydney and regional NSW.

 

Bookmark Thursday 23^rd October as the WestWords Day. Together with AusArt Day - Creative Australia’s national day for giving to the arts, it celebrates with Booktober Matching Day, where every donation made for 24 hours will be matched - doubling the impact of every gift.

 

Ambassadors are eminent children’s and adult authors Paris Rosemont, Anne Casey, Louise Park, Chris Fleming, Michael Adams and the actor Bryan Brown.

 

Donate today 23^rd October at booktober.org.au/donate ; Or support a bookworm like Susanne at booktober.org.au/users/susanne-gervay

 

"Reading is your place to think, image, invent. Fly on an elephant in Elephants have Wings. Discover the Heroes of the Secret Underground. Succeed against bullying with I Am Jack books. Find your answers and dreams. It’s there in the books that you uncover them." Susanne Gervay OAM.

 

Susanne is proud to be Literacy Ambassador for International Literacy Day for Booktober 2025  - a month-long reading challenge with a purpose: to give kids the chance to discover the power of stories, books, and their own voices.

 

WestWords is dedicated to celebrating and championing the stories of the people, places and cultures that comprise the heart of Western Sydney and regional NSW to develop literacy and life skills through the telling their own stories.

 

Working with the South East Asian and Indian community, Susanne wrote Parrot Palace for our diverse nation. ‘Parrot Palace is an open invitation from the heart to step into a multi-hued, multicultural, inclusive world where difference is celebrated, tradition is valued, and the language of love is spoken. It certainly does 'make the world a better place'  Professor Meenakshi Bharat, Head of English, University of Delhi.

 

Hari, Lily-Rosa, and Mikey come from different cultures, like Susanne’s, but their differences unite them as they form a close-knit team. They share their secrets as they navigate their dreams and challenges.

 

We can bring voice to all our communities.

 

CONTACT US

e: [email protected]; Isabelle Quilty [email protected]

Sherly Cootes  [email protected]

Susanne [email protected] p: 0413 050 922
p: 1800WestWords
w: www.westwords.com.au

Ambassadors: BookBassadors - Booktober 2025

Ambassador: Bryan Brown AM

Patron: Honourable Margaret Beazley and Mr Dennis Wilson

 

 

Contact details:

e: [email protected];

Isabelle Quilty [email protected]

Sherly Cootes  [email protected]

Susanne [email protected] p: 0413 050 922
p: 1800WestWords
w: www.westwords.com.au