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Upcoming Events:
Special dates to mark in your diary for 2024 are:
- 27 September – Research and Effective Practices Seminar: Sustainable Reading at Every Stage. IFLA, sponsored by Book Links.
- 5 October – Book Links AGM, Write Links networking lunch and Sound of Picture Books performance.
- 18 October – QSLA Future Libraries Conference, SLQ
- 19 – 20 October – BSAB – Book Links StoryArts Brisbane Conference, The Edge SLQ
- 23 November – Big Lit Quiz at Good News Lutheran School, Middle Park
Meetings:
Book Links meetings are held online via ZOOM, generally the Monday evening before the monthly Write Links meetings.
Email the secretary@booklinks.org.au for dates if you are interested in getting involved.
Write Links meetings are generally held on the first Saturday of the month at the State Library of Qld and online. Venues and dates can vary.
The general structure is generally:
● 1:00 pm – Networking
● 2:00 pm – Topic of interest or professional development
● 3.00-5.00 – Critique groups
Workshop meetings are also scattered throughout the year and on those days sessions can begin earlier.
Sometime there is a fee to attend to cover presenter fees.
The next Book Links meeting will be via ZOOM on Monday 2 September followed by Monday 28 October.
If you wish to join in please email info@booklinks.org.au for a link.
The next Write Links meeting will be Saturday 5 October. Note: 5 October will be the Book Links AGM at The Lighthouse Toowoomba and will include a networking lunch, a Sound of Picture Book performance of How to Make a Bird with Matt Ottley, and the launch of a Matt Ottley exhbitiion and new book. The November Write Links meeting witll be Saturday 2 November at SLQ.
The October Write Links meeting will be part of the Book Links AGM on Saturday 5 October 2024.
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- 12:00 pm Book Links AGM
- 1:00 pm Write Links networking lunch
- 2:00 pm How to Make a Bird (Sound of Picture Books) with Matt Ottley
- 3:30 pm Launch of Sound of Picture Books Exhibition and book launch
- Note: There will be no critique groups or online option for this meeting.
Cost for lunch will be $15
Book Links.will cover the costs of How to Make a Bird Sound of Picture Books performance. The exhbition and book launch are free.
In this all ages concert watch the boundless possibilities of music and literature as Matt demonstrates his unique illustration and composition techniques. What does a picture sound like? What does a melody look like?
See Matt’s magnificent children’s book, ‘How to Make a Bird’, by author Meg McKinlay, come to life!
Featuring award winning artist/composer Matt Ottley, Tina Wilson (narrator), Ayesha Gough (piano), Marco Bellasi (conductor) and The Michael Haydn Orchestra.
The opening of The Sound of Picture Books exhibition includes a book launch of ‘Stick Boy’ by Rebecca Young and Matt Ottley.
The exhibition is running in Toowoomba for the month of October.
For information about all the events associated with The Sound of Picture Books in Toowoomba, visit The Lighthouse Toowoomba website.
Book Links StoryArts Brisbane Conference is now open for bookings to the general public.
Please go to this part of our website to find out about the program and how to book.
Most sessions with editors and agent are booked out, but still spaces available with agent Annabel Barker and publisher James Layton.
Are you or your family a Book Links member yet? Members receive generous discounts to events!
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