Storyfest Festival Guide 2020

MEET THE A MEET THE AUTHORS Carl Merrison CARL MERRISON MelinaMarche MELINA ARCHETTA

Session 134 Wednesday 18 at 11.15am Session 232 Thursday 19 at 11.15am Optimists Live Longer Thursday 19 at 5.00pm Session 313 Friday 20 at 9.15am Session 332 Friday 20 at 11.15am

Session 246 Thursday 19 at 12.45pm Session 326 Friday 20 at 10.15am Session 344 Friday 20 at 12.45pm

Carl is a Jaru/Kija man from Halls Creek in the Kimberleys in Western Australia. Carl loves spending time out bush with his family; fishing, hunting and swimming in waterholes. He loves AFL - working with the Clontarf Foundation and coaching junior and senior, male and female football teams. Carl was awarded State Finalist of the Australian of the Year Award- Local Hero for Western Australia in 2016 for his work as lifeguard, football coach, Clontarf worker and youth mentor.

Melina Marchetta is a bestselling author in more than twenty countries and eighteen languages. She has published award- winning young adult, fantasy and crime fiction, including her acclaimed crime novel, Tell the Truth, Shame the Devil . Her much-loved Australian classic, Looking for Alibrandi , swept the pool of literary awards when it was published and was also released as a film, adapted by Marchetta, winning an AFI Award and an Independent Film Award for best screenplay, as well as the New South Wales Premier’s Literary Award and the Film Critics Circle of Australia Award. Marchetta’s award-winning Saving Francesca and companion novel The Piper’s Son also received much acclaim in Australia and internationally. www.melinamarchetta.com.au

www.hakeahustler.com.au

Anna Morgan ANNA MORGAN Session 124 Wednesday 18 at 10.15am Session 145 Wednesday 18 at 12.45pm Session 253 Thursday 19 at 1.45pm Young Writers’ Dinner Thursday 19 at 5.30pm Session 314 Friday 20 at 9.15am

Tim Miller TIM MILLER Session 131 Wednesday 18 at 11.15am Session 153 Wednesday 18 at 1.45pm Session 243 Thursday 19 at 12.45pm Session 351 Friday 20 at 1.45pm

Anna was born in Sydney, but spent most of her childhood surrounded by mountains in Nepal and Tibet while her parents were part of an international community of health professionals. Navigating this cross-cultural life made her a curious observer of people, although most of her time was spent reading Enid Blyton and dreaming of going to boarding school. All That Impossible Space explores some of the intense and convoluted friendships that thrive in this setting. Anna completed a MA in Writing for Young People at Bath Spa University in 2015, and now lives in Melbourne with her husband. She works as a bookseller.

Tim Miller is an Australian bestselling children’s author living in Sydney. By day, he is a Marketing Manager, and in his spare time he writes hilarious books for kids of all ages. His first picture book, There is a Monster Under My Bed Who Farts , was an instant hit. He’s now published six picture books, including Dinosaur Dump and Don’t Spew in Your Spacesuit . Among Tim’s most recent publications are two fiction books for emerging readers called Fart Monster and Me: The Birthday Party and Fart Monster and Me: The Class Excursion.

www.annalauramorgan.com

www.timmillerillustration.com

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