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Book Links StoryArts Brisbane Program 2024
Saturday 19 October 2024
8.30 – Registration
9.00 – 9.10 Welcome. Announcement of the winner of the Book Links Mentorship – Robyn Sheahan-Bright
9.15 – 10.25 – Publishing with Passion: a panel session with publishers – Robyn Sheahan-Bright
This session will offer an insight into the publishing process – what publishers are looking for in assessing or commissioning a manuscript, and the key professional aspects of publishing. It will cover some of the ways in which publishers promote their works in the general trade market – via social media, for example; and also in schools – how they link books with the Australian Curriculum via teachers’ notes or other materials. What are the trends? What are their recent releases? What has changed in publishing in recent times? What is their ‘top tip’ to being published? This session will also allow audience members to quiz panellists about these and other topics relevant to being published.
Speakers: Cathy Vallance (UQP), Meg Whelan (Affirm Press), Marisa Pintado (Hardie Grant), James Layton (Larrikin House). Annabel Barker (Agent)
10.30 – 11.00 Morning Tea and Display of illustration portfolios
11.00 – 3.40 – Manuscript and Portfolio Feedback: Cathy Vallance (UQP), Meg Whelan (Affirm Press), Marisa Pintado (Hardie Grant), James Layton (Larrikin House), Annabel Barker Agent
11.00 – 12.00 – Writing and Illustrating with Passion: a panel session with book creators – Chair: Robyn Sheahan Bright
This session will trace four writers’ and illustrators’ creative journeys. How did they get started? What are the main ways in which they have been assisted in their careers? What are the challenges or pitfalls? What drives their passion for writing or illustration, eg. a quest for the perfect picture book, an interest in non-fiction, digital media, or some other aspect of their craft? How would they describe their writing/illustrating process? What is their ‘top tip’ to prospective writers or illustrators? And as advice to teachers and librarians, what is one good idea with which to engage young writers and readers?
Speakers: Amie Kaufman, Briony Stewart, Peter Carnavas, Katrin Dreiling
12.05 – 1.05 – Amie Kaufman
12.05 – 1.05 – Briony Stewart
1.10 – 2.20 Lunch and Display of portfolios
2.25 – 3.45 – Amie Kaufman and Peter Carnavas – Chair: Mia Macrossan
2.25 – 3.45 – Ask the Artist: Illustrators in Conversation – with each other! – Chair: Lara Cain Gray
In this session, we invite accomplished picture book artists Briony Stewart and Katrin Dreiling to ask each other their creative FAQs. What’s your favourite medium for picture book illustration? Do you prefer to write and illustrate a book, or illustrate someone else’s words? How do you digitise your hand drawn artwork? More than a conventional Q & A, this is two professionals in dialogue about the real nitty gritty of publishing from the illustrator’s perspective.
Speakers: Briony Stewart and Katrin Dreiling
4.00 – 5.15 – ‘First Page’ Pitches – Mia Macrossan reads. The ‘first page’ pitches will be read aloud by a narrator to a panel of publishers and agents who will provide comment. The audience watch on. This is a blind reading and audience will not know the identity of the author. Authors will need to submit their manuscripts in advance. The session will also provide other attendees with a chance to learn what attracts the attention of agents and publishers when seeking new books for children’s lists.
Panel: Cathy Vallance (UQP), Meg Whelan (Affirm Press), Marisa Pintado (Hardie Grant), James Layton (Larrikin House), Annabel Barker Agent
6.30 – Book Links Dinner TBC
Sunday 20 October 2024
8.30 – 9.30 Pitch party (15 X 3 min pitches) with Cathy Valance (UQP), Meg Whelan (Affirm Press), Marisa Pintado (Hardie Grant), James Layton (Larrikin House), Annabel Barker Agent
Free addon for those who book a workshop.
9.45 – 12:45 – Writing workshop – Amie Kaufman
1:30 – 3:15 – Writing workshop – Peter Carnavas
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9.45 – 3.15 Picture Book Workshop – Briony Stewart
9.45 – 3.15 Manuscript and Portfolio Feedback: Cathy Valance (UQP), Meg Whelan (Affirm Press), Marisa Pintado (Hardie Grant), James Layton (Larrikin House), Annabel Barker Agent
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