Prompted by a Facebook status by the wonderful writer Cassandra Golds (who also does a mean line in reposting my favourite 70s songs), I found that I was able to instantly recall my year 12 Lit reading list (not sure what the equivalent of Lit is in other states): A...
That you might be surrounded by friends who remind you of who you are, and have room for the yous you are; That you might find joy in noticing daily details, like dancing cobwebs, whooshing winds, the character of the birds who live in your tree; That sadness might...
The Centre for Youth Literature has got more teenagers into reading, connected more young adults with more books and authors, provided more thought-provoking professional development for teachers, librarians and writers, than any other program in the country. It’s...
Note to self: don’t take photos in front of curtainless windows. The books: Line of Sight, David Whish-Wilson Broken Glass, Adrian Stirling Wintergirls, Laurie Halse Anderson Girl Saves Boy, Steph Bowe The Three Loves of Persimmon, Cassandra Golds Equator, Wayne...
* This week I struggled with the beginning of the junior novel. On the train I wrote opening lines, scenes, dialogue. They clunked, or were brittle. The words didn’t go together. Nothing worked. Eventually, demoralised by my scrappy notes, I stopped struggling. ...
*This post contains references not suitable for children or the easily offended. The wonderful and with-it Simmone Howell put me onto this blog, which contains stories of various girls’ and women’s First Times. The sheer range of experience is moving, thought...
