Storyfest Festival Guide 2020

AUTHORS

Bruce Whatley BRUCE WHATLEY

Gabrielle Tozer GABRIELLE TOZER Session 156 Wednesday 18 at 1.45pm Session 234 Thursday 19 at 11.15am

The Journey of a Picture Book Tuesday 17 at 12noon

Session 113 Wednesday 18 at 9.15am Session 144 Wednesday 18 at 12.45pm Session 233 Thursday 19 at 11.15am The Journey of a Picture Book Thursday 19 at 4.30pm

Session 334 Friday 20 at 11.15am Session 354 Friday 20 at 1.45pm

Workshop Friday 20 at 9.30am The Journey of a Picture Book Saturday 21 at 9.30am

Gabrielle Tozer is an award-winning and internationally published author and freelance writer based in Sydney, Australia. She has published five books, including the young adult novel Remind Me How This Ends , which was on the Children’s Book Council of Australia’s 2018 Notable list. Her first picture book, Peas and Quiet (illustrated by Sue deGennaro), was published in 2017. Melody Trumpet was her first children’s novel, and she is currently working on another young adult novel and picture book.

Bruce jumped into the unknown world of picture books after a career in advertising as an Illustrator and art director working in London then Sydney. Since 1992 Bruce has written and/or illustrated over 80 children’s picture books. Though based in Australia his work is published internationally and in 2014 was included in the Bologna Children’s Book Fair Exhibition. His award winning titles include The Ugliest Dog in the World, Looking for Crabs, Detective Donut and the Wild Goose Chase, Diary of a Wombat, The Little Refugee, Flood, Fire, And the Band Played Waltzing Matilda and Cyclone. www.brucewhatley.com

www.gabrielletozer.com

Sean Williams SEAN WILLIAMS

Session 116 Wednesday 18 at 9.15am Workshop Thursday 19 at 9.30am Session 256 Thursday 19 at 1.45pm Session 323 Friday 20 at 10.15am

Sean Williams was born in the dry, flat lands of South Australia, where he still lives with his wife and family. He is the author of over 40 novels and 120 published short stories for children and adults.

We are a plastic water bottle free event. BYO bottle for free refills.

www.seanwilliams.com

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