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The Canberra Writers Festival (CWF) is searching for a dynamic and passionate Chief Executive Officer to help co-write its next chapter. CWF aims to bring Canberra audiences – and the audiences CWF brings to Canberra – together in a vibrant literary conversation both at the Festival and now throughout the year. “The disruption of … Continued
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Our land of Cockatoos, Democracy, Immigration, First Nations – Australia Day A personal yet universal story. This is such a deep day for me. In our multi-cultural democratic society we have found home from the furtherest parts of the world. As refugees, Australia gave passage to my family. There were so many atrocities, so many … Continued
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Key Facts: Scouts advocate NO BULLYING with ‘I AM JACK’ books by Susanne Gervay OAM Children’s authors take story into the Outback to First Nations kids Children’s authors are reading and literary advocates Books in Homes, Room to Read, school libraries supported by kids’ authors.
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Eight First Nations girls from the Tiwi islands have travelled to Sydney to take part in the Create Initiative, an intensive five-day workshop with the Indigenous Literacy Foundation (ILF) where they will write, illustrate and publish a book in a week. The girls, aged 15 to 17, are students at Tiwi College, a residential school … Continued
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Vibrant Diverse India and Australia, Celebrate Story. You’re all invited to a dynamic panel of Indian and Australian creators. 5 – 6.30 p.m. Thursday 23 Nov at Swami Centre Indian Consulate Level 1, 265 Castlereagh St Sydney An exciting panel with Dr Sharon Rundle editor of the cross cultural Indian-Australian anthologies, it includes the works … Continued
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Diwali – Australia & India share Culture through Storytelling at Art Gallery NSW Diwali is a festival of Light and Hope. The new children’s library at the State Art Gallery NSW is celebrating Diwali:- 11.30 am Sunday 12th November This beautiful picture book is based on the Indian parable of the blind men and the elephant. … Continued
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The Kind Press announces the release of A Mother’s Space: Permission to Pause by Tehla Jane Bower. A Mother’s Space is the ultimate guide to discovering spacious moments in motherhood—even when it seems an impossible task. For mothers silently pleading for more time to themselves, this book offers the spark of motivation needed to dedicate personal … Continued
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The Indigenous Literacy Foundation (ILF) extend their thanks and gratitude to Indigenous leader Thomas Mayo and acclaimed journalist Kerry O’Brien for their donation of $30,080.66, from their royalties so far from sales of their book The Voice to Parliament Handbook, published by Hardie Grant on 17 May 2023. The ILF see first‑hand how Aboriginal and … Continued
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New Zealand / 26 October 2023 – In an unprecedented collaboration, Tres Cool, Book.io, Polygon Labs, and Mango Publishing announce the launch of ‘Climate Optimism’, the world’s rst carbon-removing book by activist and author Zahra Biabani. Available as a digital book from 25 October on Book.io, ‘Climate Optimism’ not only inspires readers to take action … Continued
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LiSTNR launches UnTrue: an (un)true crime podcast for kids … and can we get a round of a-paws? Kids’ podcasts just got a whole lot more fun, and mysterious, with LiSTNR’s UnTrue, a hilarious new (un)true crime fiction podcast series that’s both a fun mystery for kids AND a ‘true crime’ comedy for grown-ups, launching … Continued
