SCHOOLS PROGRAM 6–8 MAY 2020 Welcome to Scribblers Festival 2020 SCHOOLS PROGRAM

We are thrilled to be sharing our 2020 Schools We want young people to get creative and fall in Program with you. Once again our partner, Scotch love with the magic of storytelling. Over three College, will be hosting Scribblers Festival’s days our program tackles everything from the primary sessions in venues across their campus, history of the world to the next big Netflix while our secondary sessions will move to the adaptation, and from how to save the planet to Subiaco Arts Centre. Our free Family Program will finding the courage to face your fears. There will also be moving to Subiaco so keep an eye out for be illustrator battles, drawing demonstrations, the full program release in March. songwriting, and slam poetry.

As we were putting the finishing touches to this Get your students involved in our 2020 program: CONTENTS program, young people around the world were bring them to sessions with our award winning taking to the streets to make their voices heard on writers and illustrators, encourage them to enter Festival Highlights 4–5 one of the most pressing issues their generation our Golden Pen writing competition, or put their faces: climate change; and 16 year-old Greta names forward to join the Scribblers Team as a PRIMARY PROGRAM 6–9 Thunberg dominated the stage (and the headlines) youth curator or podcaster. Find out more about The Golden Pen 10 at the UN Climate Action Summit in New York. these opportunities on page 4. For the Grown Ups 11

The wave of energy generated by these passionate There’s nothing more powerful than finding your SECONDARY PROGRAM 12–15 young people is infectious. At Scribblers we voice; and Scribblers encourages young people believe in the power of words to change lives, and to discover their voices in all sorts of ways: Booking Information 16–17 the important transformations that can unfold as poetically, narratively, and visually; out loud and Biographies 18–21 a result of just one spark of inspiration. on the page. We hope you’ll join us in May 2020. NAPLAN? No Problem! 22

At next year’s Scribblers Festival, your students will get to know some of Australia’s and the world’s best children’s writers including the inimitable Andy Griffiths, Macca the Alpaca creator Matt Cosgrove, Australian treasure Ursula Dubosarsky, Scribblers Festival acknowledges the iconic designer Beci Orpin, international fantasy traditional owners of Nyoongar Country, star Leigh Bardugo, American graphic novelist Katherine Dorrington where our head office is based, and our Festival takes place, and all those throughout Western Raina Telgemeier, and many, many more! Festival Director Australia. We pay our respect to their Elders past, present and emerging.

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Image by Will Exley, @SCRIBBLERSFEST | #SCRIBBLERSFEST Absolutely Everything, Cover image by Beci Orpin, Chris Lloyd, SCRIBBLERSFESTIVAL.COM.AU Make & Do Hardie Grant Publishing, 2014. What on Earth Books, 2018. 2020 FESTIVAL HIGHLIGHTS Do you know any aspiring writers, budding artists or inquisitive, young minds? Stretch your students further with these great opportunities to be part of the Scribblers Festival fun. Visit the Scribblers Festival website for all the details and encourage your students to explore their creative potential. Who knows where it may lead them?

THE GOLDEN PEN WRITING AWARD 2020 FESTIVAL HIGHLIGHTS

Family Weekend, photograph by Bridget Turner, 2019.

The Golden Pen The YA Collective Conversation Caravan Golden Feather Hunt Writing Award Do your students have what it takes to be a Step up to the mic and take over Visit your local library and join the Calling all writers – this is your Scribblers Festival Youth Curator? the airwaves! feather frenzy! chance to shine! APPLICATIONS NOW OPEN APPLICATIONS NOW OPEN RUNNING MARCH TO MAY 2020 COMPETITION NOW OPEN ENTRIES CLOSE 5 DECEMBER 2019 ENTRIES CLOSE 14 FEBRUARY 2020 ENTRIES CLOSE 31 MARCH 2020 The Golden Feather Hunt returns in March 2020 to

The YA Collective is back and we are seeking talented We’re on the hunt for intrepid podcasters to take public libraries across Western Australia. With 15,000 Scribblers Festival invites students from across teen minds to shape a day long program dedicated to over the mic and interview our guest authors for feather-shaped bookmarks to discover, there are Western Australia to share their voice and vision Young Adult literature, burning issues, and ideas 2020. Be part of the Festival buzz as you quiz star thousands of reasons to take your class on the hunt. on the theme of Planet Earth. This is a great that inspire. authors in our Conversation Caravan. Successful Maybe one of your students will find a rare gold or opportunity to experiment with words, graphic applicants will take part in podcasting workshops silver feather to win fabulous prizes including a VIP novels, illustrated stories, poetry, or prose using our Our team of Youth Curators will work with a mentor to hone their interview and recording skills. This pass to Scribblers Festival, book prizes, and iPads! world for inspiration. to help decide the sessions and content of The YA opportunity offers lots of fun for any teen who enjoys Ask your local library if they have registered to take Collective. They will bring their own ideas and energy good conversation, is always asking curly questions part at scribblersfestival.com.au. There are three categories to enter. Junior (aged to the program and take the lead as facilitators, and is a natural talker. Tune into our 2019 podcasts to 10–12), Middle (aged 12–14), and Senior (aged 15–17) researchers, interviewers, reviewers, and hosts. This discover more. Further details and application forms with prizes up to $500 on offer. Full details and entry project is a fantastic chance to learn great skills, meet can be found at scribblersfestival.com.au. forms are on our website scribblersfestival.com.au. Festival guests, and put your own stamp on Scribblers 2020. Further details and application forms can be

found at scribblersfestival.com.au. “I was able to meet new, like-minded people and collaborate with them on The YA Collective sessions, and I had the chance to be in conversation and learn from some of the incredibly talented, guest authors. Being a Youth Curator also meant that I had to meet and work with a whole group of people who I had never met before, and that was a positive learning experience that helped me grow and become more

confident in myself,” Jacki Elezovich Youth Curator, 2019

Make & Do (detail) by Beci Orpin, Hardie Grant Publishing, 2014. 4 5 YEARS

PP–2 DOES MACCA NEED A VIOLET’S WONDERFUL GIANT STEPS: GOING TO MAKEOVER? WORLD OF NOTHING WITH THE MOON AND BACK WITH FIONA BURROWS MARK GREENWOOD PRIMARY 06 9.50AM – 10.35AM MAY Macca the Alpaca desperately 11AM – 11.45AM 12.30PM – 1.15PM PROGRAM wants to be cool. But sometimes in Have you ever wondered whether When you look up at the night alpaca-land, every day’s a bad hair nothing is real? What exactly is sky and see the Moon, do you SCOTCH COLLEGE YEARS PP–6 day. Could a makeover solve all nothing? Where does it live? Violet imagine what it might be like to Macca’s problems? Or is Macca’s is a little girl who’s always thinking walk on the surface? What it must specialness more than skin-deep? about everything, until one day she feel like to steer a rocket past TICKETS ARE $15 ONE ADULT FREE Matt Cosgrove puts his pencils starts thinking about nothing. And the Earth and towards the stars? per student for three sessions with every ten primary students to work crafting a new look for once she starts, she just can’t stop! Mark Greenwood has written all everyone’s favourite Alpaca. Join Violet’s creator Fiona Burrows about the Apollo 11 Moon landing, to find out whether Violet finds the and about what happens when

MACKELLAR HALL, HALL, MACKELLAR SCOTCH COLLEGE answers to satisfy her larger-than- Billy, Mickey, and Buzz try to life curiosity. be astronauts too…fasten your seatbelts!

YEARS

– PRIMARY PROGRAM 3 5 SQUIDGE-TASTIC! HOW THE MEET THE PESKI KIDS WITH THEY GOT SLIMED! MEET SCHOOL NEWBIE CHANGED R.A. SPRATT WERE-MAID AND ZOMBIE- 06 EVERYTHING HOOD MAY 10.45AM – 11.30AM 9.50AM – 10.35AM Former television writer 12.15PM – 1PM What is it with the kids at R.A. Spratt has been keeping kids You might be familiar with the Craglands South Primary School? entertained for years with her tales of The Little Mermaid and They’ve changed teachers more enormously popular series Nanny Little Red Riding Hood, but have times than most of us change our Piggins and Friday Barnes. Now you heard the versions complete socks. But then Squidge Dibley it’s time to meet Joe, Fin, and with zombies and slime, weird arrives, and Squidge isn’t like April Peski (and Pumpkin, the werewolves and exploding cheese? the rest of the students… What world’s worst trained dog), who Grandmother’s teeth will never happens next? Get the hilarious are determined to uncover ALL the look the same again! Join Matt inside scoop on the new kid on the secrets of Currawong, their quiet Cosgrove for a fully sick and DICKINSON CENTRE, CENTRE, DICKINSON SCOTCH COLLEGE block from author and illustrator country town. completely random (his words!) Mick Elliott. retelling of these famous stories.

YEARS 4 – 6 BFF? IS MADDIE IN THE THE MONSTER WHO WASN’T SQUIDGE-TASTIC! HOW THE MIDDLE? SCHOOL NEWBIE CHANGED 06 10.45AM – 11.30AM EVERYTHING MAY 9.50AM – 10.35AM It’s a well-known fact that fairies 12.15PM – 1PM are made by a baby’s first laugh… What would you do to protect a but what about monsters? What is it with the kids at friend? Maddie is finding out the TC Shelley knows, and she will take Craglands South Primary School? price of her friendship with new you on a magical monster tour from They’ve changed teachers more girl Samara, and it’s more than she grumpy gargoyles to the King of times than most of us change our was expecting. Ethical dilemmas Ogres. But what about the monster socks. But then Squidge Dibley and the power of friendship come who wasn’t? Meet a strange little arrives, and Squidge isn’t like under the spotlight as award- imp who just wants to fit in. the rest of the students… What winning writer Julia Lawrinson happens next? Get the hilarious shares this coming-of-age novel. inside scoop on the new kid on the MEMORIAL HALL, SCOTCH COLLEGE block from author and illustrator Mick Elliott.

Image by Chris Nixon, Lights Out, Leonard by Josh Pyke, Puffin Books, 2019 6 FOR TICKET DETAILS SEE PAGE 16–17 | FOR ARTIST BIOGRAPHIES SEE PAGE 18–21 07 08 MAY THURSDAY MAY FRIDAY YEARS YEARS WILL THE MAGIC HAPPEN HELEN MILROY’S TALES PENCILS DRAWN! MAY THE PP–2 PP–2 AN INVITATION TO HEAR ALL THE 101 ON HOW TO BECI ORPIN STARTS A FOR HERCULES? FIND OUT OF FRIENDSHIP AND BEST ILLUSTRATOR WIN… ABOUT MY CULTURE AND ME FRIGHTEN MONSTERS FROM CONVERSATION ABOUT FROM URSULA DUBOSARSKY FULFILMENT 12.30PM – 1.15PM WITH GREGG DREISE JOSH PYKE AND CHRIS NIXON LOOKING AFTER THE WORLD 07 9.50AM – 10.35AM 11AM – 11.45AM 08 MAY Who’s quickest on the draw? MAY 10.45AM – 11.30AM 11.45AM – 12.30PM 1.10PM – 1.55PM Are you ready to meet beloved Special stories about special Back by popular demand our A proud Kamilaroi and Euahlayi What has three heads, eight arms, We all have the power to make Australian storyteller Ursula animals by a special author. illustrators, Craig Phillips, man from south-west Queensland, twelve legs and a hairy, scary face? our Earth a better place. That’s Dubosarsky’s latest hero, Hercules Helen Milroy is a descendant of Matt Cosgrove, Fiona Burrows, Gregg Dreise is a storyteller and No, it’s not your head teacher, it’s the message in Beci Orpin’s latest Quick? Hercules lives with his Aunt the Palyku people of the Pilbara, and Mick Elliott have their pencils artist; and he’s also a musician a monster and it’s keeping Leonard book Take Heart, Take Action. It’s Alligator and his friend Sylvie the and she is also Australia’s first poised and ready for action. Who who loves sharing the sounds of awake at night. Join ARIA award- full of colour and optimism, just tadpole. He’s saving up for a box Indigenous doctor. From a will be this year’s champion the didgeridoo and guitar with winning musician Josh Pyke and like its author. You’re in for a of magic tricks by doing some very falling star to a lonely whale, illustrator? young people. My Culture and illustrator Chris Nixon as they treat, as Beci gives a hands-on odd jobs for Aunt Alligator’s crazy an entertaining lizard to an Me is his latest book, all about introduce you to their latest book, session demonstrating how our neighbours. Will Hercules earn enterprising penguin, Helen’s book cherishing and sustaining Lights Out, Leonard. You’ll learn the actions can make a positive impact enough to make magic happen? Wombat, Mudlark & Other Stories Indigenous cultures. Let Gregg best way to keep monsters at bay. on the world. MACKELLAR HALL, HALL, MACKELLAR SCOTCH COLLEGE Find out from the author of Ask is all about discovering hidden HALL, MACKELLAR SCOTCH COLLEGE guide you into a world of song Hercules Quick. strengths, helping others, and and story. feeling proud.

YEARS YEARS 3 – 5 CRAIG PHILLIPS DRAWS AN INVITATION TO HEAR ALL THE BFFS FROM THE BUSH 3 – 5 PRIMARY PROGRAM YOU IN, AND GETS YOU ABOUT MY CULTURE AND ME WITH URSULA DUBOSARSKY HOW TO SAVE THE WHOLE ANDY GRIFFITHS: IT TAKES GUTS TO TALK DRAWING! WITH GREGG DREISE STINKIN’ PLANET WITH LEE AT YOUR SERVICE ABOUT GUTS! 12.15PM – 1PM CONSTABLE 07 9.50AM – 10.35AM 10.45AM – 11.30AM 08 11.40AM – 12.25PM 1.10PM – 1.55PM MAY Brindabella is a kangaroo: a little MAY 10.45AM – 11.30AM Designing posters for rock bands, A proud Kamilaroi and Euahlayi orphaned joey. Pender is a boy One of the funniest writers we Sometimes our anxieties do Lee Constable is Scribblers 2020’s creating illustrations for books man from south-west Queensland, from the bush. Though boy and know, Andy Griffiths is back by strange things to our insides. top garbologist. She is a guru of being read all over the world... Gregg Dreise is a storyteller and joey come together as a result popular demand, with more jokes Acclaimed graphic novelist gross, a talker of trash, and has What makes Craig Phillips the artist; and he’s also a musician who of tragedy, the friendship they than you can poke a stick at. From Raina Telgemeier channels her a Masters in muck! Did you know top choice for the Foo Fighters or loves sharing the sounds of the create together is full of trust and beards to birds, penguins to pirates own school and life experiences that humans produce 2 billion the Red Hot Chili Peppers? Here’s didgeridoo and guitar with young hope. But Brindabella won’t need and skeletons to space, there are to make books that are funny, tonnes of waste per year? That’s your chance to imagine you’re people. My Culture and Me is his to depend on Pender forever. Will gags galore. Join Andy for a talk thoughtful and relatable for a lot of old rubbish. Join waste that will have even the grumpiest young people. Join Raina as she Craig’s studio assistant. He’ll show latest book, all about cherishing she return to the wild? Ursula warrior Lee for a garbological folk laughing out loud. talks about her latest book , a you a new twist on lively tales of and sustaining Indigenous cultures. Dubosarsky shares a poignant Guts mythology, magic and music, and Let Gregg guide you into a world of adventure. Warning: it’ll get gooey, true story about growing up and MEMORIAL HALL, SCOTCH COLLEGE story of love and letting go. CENTRE, DICKINSON SCOTCH COLLEGE share some of his top drawing tips. song and story. sticky and very STINKY…. gathering the courage to face – Don’t forget to bring your pencils… and conquer – fear.

YEARS YEARS 4 – 6 4 – 6 IT TAKES GUTS TO TALK MEET THE PESKI KIDS WITH DISCOVER A HISTORY OF MEET THE PESKI KIDS WITH PUTTING THE SLAM INTO ANDY GRIFFITHS: ABOUT GUTS! R. A. SPRATT ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING R.A. SPRATT SLAM DUNK AT YOUR SERVICE WITH CHRISTOPHER LLOYD 07 08 10.45AM – 11.30AM 11.40AM – 12.25PM 1.10PM – 1.55PM MAY 9.50AM – 10.35AM 10.45AM – 11.30AM 12.15PM – 1PM MAY Sometimes our anxieties do Former television writer Former television writer Hip hop, sport, and staying true When it comes to stories, the One of the funniest writers we strange things to our insides. R. A. Spratt has been keeping R.A. Spratt has been keeping kids to yourself. Is nothing off limits bigger the better for Christopher know, Andy Griffiths is back by Acclaimed graphic novelist kids entertained for years with entertained for years with her for award-winning poet Kwame Lloyd. History of the universe? popular demand, with more jokes Raina Telgemeier channels her her enormously popular series enormously popular series Nanny Alexander, who writes whole Check. The story of planet Earth? than you can poke a stick at. own school and life experiences Nanny Piggins and Friday Barnes. Piggins and Friday Barnes. Now novels in verse? Musician Randy Check. Come with Christopher From beards to birds, penguins to to make books that are funny, Now it’s time to meet Joe, Fin, it’s time to meet Joe, Fin, and Preston joins Kwame for a session on a whistle-stop tour of 20 pirates, and skeletons to space, thoughtful and relatable for and April Peski (and Pumpkin, the April Peski (and Pumpkin, the guaranteed to have even the most key moments of the last 13.7 there are gags galore. Join Andy young people. Join Raina as she world’s worst trained dog), who world’s worst trained dog), who reluctant reader picking up a book. billion years. He’ll get your help for a talk that will have even the talks about her latest book Guts, a are determined to uncover ALL the are determined to uncover ALL the on piecing together a narrative grumpiest folk laughing out loud. true story about growing up and secrets of Currawong, their quiet

DICKINSON CENTRE, CENTRE, DICKINSON SCOTCH COLLEGE secrets of Currawong, their quiet MEMORIAL HALL, SCOTCH COLLEGE gathering the courage to face – country town. about the history of absolutely country town. and conquer – fear. everything. Mind you don’t leave anything out!

FOR TICKET DETAILS SEE PAGE 16–17 | FOR ARTIST BIOGRAPHIES SEE PAGE 18–21 FOR THE GROWN UPS

We’re bringing together education professionals, parents, and people working in this unique field to explore and celebrate the importance of children’s literature. Join us for an evening of discussion that THE explores the best ways to inspire young learners and consider how creativity can shape their future. GOLDEN PEN THE FIVE WOWS WITH CREATIVITY > WRITING AWARD 2020 CHRISTOPHER LLOYD CLASSROOM > CAREER? THURSDAY 7 MAY | 5.30PM – 6.30PM THURSDAY 7 MAY | 7PM – 8PM

In the future economy, adaptability will be Jobs for life are long gone. Tomorrow’s workforce paramount in the workforce. UK author, lecturer, will have opportunities to explore multiple non-fiction storyteller, and provocateur professions in their lifetime, and creativity will be Christopher Lloyd argues most of the jobs young their compass. According to The World Economic people will eventually occupy have not yet been Forum’s 2016 Future of Jobs report, one of the invented. top three skills workers will require by 2020 is creativity. This very human ability can lead to He’ll challenge us to understand why changing independent thinking, increased problem solving the primary objective in education systems from skills, flexibility, and persistence, while creative testing to lifelong learning is vital on three risk taking and experimentation build confidence. FOR THE GROWN UPS GROWN THE FOR levels: personal fulfilment, social cohesion, and economical welfare. But more importantly, he’ll With 2020 just around the corner, join us for a investigate what makes learning joyful and how panel discussion with creative professionals, we can trigger a love of learning in young people. Beci Orpin, Mick Elliott, Matt Cosgrove, and Kwame Alexander who have each mastered the Hear Christopher’s series of The Five Wows! as he art of transition in their careers. From writers delves deep into the evolutionary psychology of to designers to film producers and more, they the brain. Why is a ‘Wow’ important? And how can offer their insights and experience of constant it be used to transform learning in the classroom re-invention, adaptability, and how creativity can and beyond? fuel future careers.

All attendees will 2020 Theme: PLANET EARTH THURSDAY 7 MAY receive a professional 5.30PM – 6.30PM | 7PM – 8PM development certificate. $10 FOR BOTH SESSIONS

To book, visit Scribblers Festival invites young writers to There are three age categories: SUBIACO ARTS CENTRE scribblersfestival.com.au point their creative compass in any direction and explore this year’s theme of Planet Earth SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS for The Golden Pen Award. This is a celebration AGED 15-17 of imagination and original thinking, and we MIDDLE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS encourage any young creatives who love to AGED 12-14 observe the world through words to enter. JUNIOR PRIMARY SCHOOL STUDENTS AGED 10-12 The theme can be interpreted in any way and in any form: graphic novels, comics, narratives, Entries close: 31 March 2020 short stories, poetry, and scripts, with prizes of up to $500, and a masterclass with a Festival For full details and entry forms visit author, on offer. scribblersfestival.com.au

Image by Andy Forshaw, Absolutely Everything by Chris Lloyd, 10 What on Earth Books, 2018. 11 YEARS 7– 9 CRAIG PHILLIPS DRAWS WE REAL COOL: THE POETS WHAT IF TEENS RULED YOU IN, AND GETS YOU WHO ARE SHAKING IT THE WORLD? DRAWING! SECONDARY 10.45AM – 11.30AM 12.15PM – 1PM 06 9.50AM – 10.35AM MAY Poetry is having ‘a moment’ Well, what if? Will Kostakis’ new Designing posters for rock bands, PROGRAM spanning everything from fantasy duology set in Sydney creating illustrations for books performance to hip hop, rap, best- explores this very question. Will is SUBIACO ARTS being read all over the world... CENTRE selling spoken-word albums, and known for his authentic characters YEARS 7–12 What makes Craig Phillips the entire novels written in verse. and whip-smart insights of teen top choice for the Foo Fighters or Award-winning poet Kwame identity. His fiction inspires young TICKETS ARE $15 ONE ADULT FREE the Red Hot Chili Peppers? Here’s Alexander is joined by musician people to reflect on the world and per student for three sessions with every fifteen your chance to imagine you’re secondary students Randy Preston for a unique take on their place in it. Craig’s studio assistant. He’ll show the power of words. you a new twist on lively tales of mythology, magic and music, and MAIN AUDITORIUM, AUDITORIUM, MAIN SUBIACO ARTS CENTRE share some of his top drawing tips. Don’t forget to bring your pencils…

YEARS SECONDARY PROGRAM 9+ SOMEBODY GIVE THIS CHANGE THE NARRATIVE HAS SCIENCE HELPED HEART A PEN AND YOU COULD CHANGE US ENGINEER A BETTER THE ENDING WORLD? 06 9.50AM – 10.35AM MAY Sophia Thakur began performing 10.45AM – 11.30AM 12.15PM – 1PM her poetry at 16. She is known How do you overcome feelings of How has humankind shaped the for her strong narrative voice powerlessness? Is it possible to world? For better or worse? While and for her compelling use of make a difference when everything there’s evidence that humans have language. Witness this acclaimed around you seems impossible? Vikki inhabited the planet for tens of performance poet take command Wakefield’s latest novel tackles thousands of years, in this session of the stage in an exploration issues like identity and fitting in historian Christopher Lloyd of identity. when you feel like you don’t belong. fast-forwards to the last 10,000 How do her characters change their years, from the Stone Age to the narrative for the better? present day, to focus on the role

THE STUDIO, SUBIACO ARTS CENTRE of science and engineering in our experience of the world.

FOR TICKET DETAILS SEE PAGE 16–17 | FOR ARTIST BIOGRAPHIES SEE PAGE 18–21

SUBIACO HERE WE COME!

In 2020, the Scribblers Festival Family Weekend has Our Family Program will be released in March, so a new home: the Subiaco Arts Centre. Larger venues sign up now to be the first to hear what creative fun and bigger spaces mean even more free Scribblers we have planned for the whole family. We’ll even magic, with plenty of talks, oodles of doodling, post a copy of the program straight to your letterbox, writing and illustration workshops, and all of the if you wish. events you’ve come to expect, from Book Doctors to The YA Collective, live podcasting from our Celebrate the magic of storytelling with us at our Conversation Caravan to cheering on the winners of new home in May 2020. For more information, visit The Golden Pen Writing Award. scribblersfestival.com.au.

Image by Chris Nixon, Meet Captain Cook by Rae Murdie, Penguin Random House, 2014. 12 13 07 08 MAY THURSDAY MAY FRIDAY YEARS YEARS 7– 9 7– 9 NEXT STOP NETFLIX! SOMEBODY GIVE THIS COULD THIS BE YOU? AUTHOR BATTLE ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING! SONGS, LYRICS AND POETRY GET THE INSIDE SCOOP HEART A PEN 07 IN (E)MOTION 08 1.10PM – 1.55PM MAY 9.50AM – 10.35AM 10.45AM – 11.30AM MAY AT SCRIBBLERS… 11.40AM – 12.25PM What does it take to be a writer The adjectives will be flying The Earth is four billion years old, 12.15PM – 1PM 10.45AM – 11.30AM Sophia Thakur began performing or illustrator? Do you have to be thick and fast when three master but compared to the Universe, it’s a Vikki Wakefield is one of Soon to hit the screen on Netflix, her poetry at 16. She is known for handy with a pen or know more scribblers, Mick Elliott, Will mere youngster! It has still packed a Australia’s finest YA writers, Leigh Bardugo’s novels are set in her strong narrative voice and for synonyms than a thesaurus? Kostakis, and TC Shelley face lot in in terms of life and evolution Josh Pyke is a much loved singer the magical Grishaverse, a land her compelling use of language. Sometimes the answers aren’t off in our inaugural Scribblers though. In this interactive session, songwriter turned children’s inspired by 19th century Tsarist Witness this acclaimed performance quite what you’d think. We’re Festival Author Battle. They may Christopher Lloyd will give you author, and Sophia Thakur writes Russia and Amsterdam. Hear how poet take command of the stage in asking three of the best what be handy with a pen, but how a history of the world that takes and performs poetry. They share the New York Times bestselling an exploration of identity. they think: Matt Cosgrove, will they handle the pressure of a you to the edge of biology, geology, their love of the written (and author writes compulsively Gregg Dreise, and Ursula live audience? We need your help palaeontology, and cosmology. spoken) word and the power of readable novels that explore myth, Dubosarsky. MAIN AUDITORIUM, AUDITORIUM, MAIN SUBIACO ARTS CENTRE MAIN AUDITORIUM, AUDITORIUM, MAIN SUBIACO ARTS CENTRE judging the winning wordsmith. language to connect us. folk lore, science and superstition.

YEARS YEARS SECONDARY PROGRAM START EARLY, AIM HIGH! WE REAL COOL: THE POETS THIS IS US NEVER SAY ‘I’M NOT THE SURPRISING POWER NEXT STOP NETFLIX! 9+ 9+ WHO ARE SHAKING IT CREATIVE’ OF…A GOOD CHAT GET THE INSIDE SCOOP 10.45AM – 11.30AM 1.10PM – 1.55PM AT SCRIBBLERS… 11.40AM – 12.25PM 07 9.50AM – 10.35AM 10.45AM – 11.30AM 08 Will Kostakis is known as ‘the The recent crop of YA literature

guy who got a book deal in high Poetry is having ‘a moment’ features realist stories spanning MAY Actually we’re all creative but how UK writer Alice Oseman was first 12.15PM – 1PM MAY school’, and his fiction tackles spanning everything from a wide range of issues being faced we find and express that creativity published as a teenager, and now Soon to hit the screen on Netflix, contemporary issues for teens. performance to hip hop, rap, best- by young people all over Australia. is entirely up to us. And sometimes at age 24 she has seven books Leigh Bardugo’s novels are set in Alice Oseman burst onto the YA selling spoken-word albums and From characters on the fringe to we need to be shown how to do it published, including graphic novels the magical Grishaverse, a land publishing scene with her first entire novels written in verse. being part of a minority, from again if it’s been a while between and prose. Her writing is heartfelt inspired by 19th century Tsarist novel Solitaire at the age of 19. Award-winning poet Kwame migrant experiences to family inventive pursuits. So if you’re with a focus on friendship and real Russia and Amsterdam. Hear how Since then she’s published a Alexander is joined by musician illness, three writers are cutting experiencing a creative drought, life. Chinese American novelist Wai the New York Times bestselling number of novels exploring love, Randy Preston for an exploration to the heart of contemporary can’t find your spark, or need to Chim writes about the intersection author writes compulsively diversity, and mental health. If into the power of the word. life. Vikki Wakefield, Wai Chim, re-energise your process, then this between culture and family, with readable novels that explore myth, that’s not inspiring enough, listen and Julia Lawrinson share their is the session for you. Designer instantly relatable characters folk lore, science and superstition, to Will and Alice talk about their perspectives. Beci Orpin, musician and writer and experiences. Join them for a and the incredible experience of THE STUDIO, SUBIACO ARTS CENTRE new creative work and character Josh Pyke and multidisciplinary fascinating chat about storytelling, seeing your work transition to driven novels. artist Chris Nixon share thoughts and giving voice to the diversity of screen. on the highs and very necessary young adult life. lows of the creative process. FOR TICKET DETAILS SEE PAGE 16–17 | FOR ARTIST BIOGRAPHIES SEE PAGE 18–21 Creatively speaking, it’s time to THE STUDIO, SUBIACO ARTS CENTRE work out what ‘success’ really means.

Image by Chris Nixon, Meet Captain Cook by Rae Murdie, Penguin Random House, 2014. 14 15 BOOKING INFORMATION

It’s time to book for the 2020 Scribblers WHAT HAPPENS NEXT? What happens if the Festival Do both Schools Program venues Festival Schools Program. Don’t delay! cannot accommodate my preferred have books available to purchase? We recommend booking early to avoid We’ll confirm your booking within five business booking? missing out. Tickets are sold on a first days of submitting your Booking Form. Yes, both venues will have bookshops on-site. come, first served basis. In Term 1 of 2020, you’ll receive a full Excursion If we can not accomodate your booking It’s a good idea for students and staff to pre- Plan including maps, transport options, requests, we will provide you alternative order books for collection on the day, so you’ll THIS IS WHAT YOU DO: excursion details, our Risk Management Plan available sessions or add your requests to receive a pre-order form in Term 1 of 2020. and Evacuation Plan, and the Book Pre-order our waitlist. Form. We’ll also enclose a Photo Release Form. DOWNLOAD Can we get our books signed? BOOKING FORM If you require further information, including I don’t know my final class numbers insurance certificates, contact us at We arrange book signings on-site, however, Download1 the Booking Form from yet. What do I do? [email protected]. because queues can be long, we cannot scribblersfestival.com.au. We understand that final class numbers guarantee all books will be signed. Tickets are $15 per student, for three for 2020 may not be confirmed yet, so we sessions (all day event). One adult free with recommend you book the maximum number every ten primary students and one adult Are there resources available to of tickets to avoid any students missing out. BOOKING INFO free with every fifteen secondary students. integrate Scribblers sessions in to We can take account of slight fluctuations to increase or decrease your booking numbers up our curriculum? Q&A to 31 March 2020. However, please note that an Yes, our Teachers Lounge online resource found Where is the Festival’s increase in numbers is subject to availability. CHOOSE YOUR at scribblersfestival.com.au includes ideas for Schools Program? activities for before and after your visit to the SESSIONS If I cancel, can I get a refund? 2020 Festival. It also includes teaching tools Sessions2 are based on recommended Primary Schools Program:

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Image by Andy Forshaw, Absolutely Everything by Chris Lloyd, What on Earth Books, 2018. 16 AUTHOR AND ARTIST BIOGRAPHIES

Kwame Alexander is a poet, Mick Elliott is an author, educator, and the New York Times Creator of the Grishaverse, Mark Greenwood is a history illustrator, children’s television bestselling author of 32 books, Leigh Bardugo is the number one hunter. His award-winning books producer, scriptwriter, and including The Undefeated, How to New York Times bestselling author include The Legend of Lasseter’s animator. His credits as producer Read a Book, The Write Thing, Swing, of fantasy novels. Her Grishaverse Reef and The Legend of Moondyne include Camp Orange, Play Along Rebound, which was shortlisted for spans the Shadow and Bone Joe, both winners of the West With Ollie, Slimefest, and numerous the prestigious Carnegie Medal, trilogy, the Six of Crows duology, Australian Premier’s Book Award. advertising campaigns. His work and his Newbery medal-winning and The Language of Thorns. Born Mark often teams with his wife, at Nickelodeon has won more novel, The Crossover. He’s also in Jerusalem, Leigh grew up in illustrator Frané Lessac. Mark’s than twenty international awards, the founding editor of Versify, Los Angeles, and has worked in recent picture books are The Kwame Leigh Mick Elliott while his animated short films Mark publishing books to engage, advertising, journalism, and most Book of Stone, illustrated by Alexander Bardugo AUSTRALIAN (NSW) have screened at over 60 festivals Greenwood entertain, and empower young recently, makeup and special Coral Tulloch and Moonwalkers, worldwide. His hilarious new series INTERNATIONAL (US) people to imagine and create a INTERNATIONAL (US) effects. AUSTRALIAN (WA) illustrated by Terry Denton. is Squidge Dibley. better world.

Wai Chim is a first generation Andy Griffiths is one of Australia’s Chinese-American from New most popular children’s authors. As a high school student, Will Fiona Burrows is an author- York City. Her previous books He and illustrator Terry Denton Kostakis won the Sydney Morning illustrator from Perth, Western include the Chook Chook series have collaborated on more than Herald Young Writer of the Year Australia. She is passionate and Shaozhen, part of the Through 30 bestselling books. In Australia for a collection of short stories. about creativity, imagination and My Eyes: Natural Disaster Zone Andy and Terry’s books have sold An award-winning author for education, and loves to collect series. Freedom Swimmer was her over 10 million copies, won 80 young adults, Will’s first novel beautiful picture books. When debut novel for young adults and children’s choice awards and 10 was released when he was just she is not creating books for kids, was shortlisted for the inaugural Australian Book Industry Awards- nineteen, and his second, The First BIOGRAPHIES Fiona she teaches writing, research Wai Chim Readings Young Adult Book Prize. Andy including Book of the Year for The Will Third, won the 2014 Gold Inky and communication skills at The In addition to writing, Wai works 91-Storey Treehouse in 2015. Andy Award. Monuments is the first Burrows AUSTRALIAN (NSW) Griffiths Kostakis University of Western Australia. as a digital producer/web developer is also an ambassador for both The book of his new fantasy duology. (WA) (VIC) (NSW) AUSTRALIAN for The Starlight Children’s AUSTRALIAN Indigenous Literacy Foundation AUSTRALIAN Photograph by Dion Nucifora Foundation. and the Pyjama Foundation.

Lee Constable is the host of Scope, As a kid, if Matt Cosgrove didn’t Julia Lawrinson is an award- A journalist, science writer and Network Ten’s science and tech have a book in his hand, he had winning writer of books for author, Christopher Lloyd writes show for kids aged 7-13. Lee’s a pencil, practicing drawing. children and young adults. She books that zoom out and tell the background is a mixed bag with While other kids played with hails from Perth and, despite big stories, connecting knowledge a Bachelor of Science (Honours), their Masters of the Universe leaving school at 15, has a PhD in together and opening readers’ Bachelor of Arts and a Master of figurines, Matt posed them in writing. Julia loves meeting her eyes to how seemingly unrelated Science Communication Outreach. scenes and then sketched them. audience and encouraging reading, events fit together. His many In 2018 Lee was part of the largest Now, as a father, Matt’s work learning, and curiosity. Her books books all aim to show people of ever all-female expedition to is heavily influenced by his are about friendship, family, and all ages multiple perspectives Lee Antarctica with 80 international Matt children, simultaneously his most Julia Christopher the occasional Jack Russell. She on the world in highly engaging Constable women in STEMM as part of the Cosgrove enthusiastic supporters and most Lawrinson Lloyd loves the ocean, reading, dog prose and matched with lively Homeward Bound leadership ruthless critics. Matt’s latest book AUSTRALIAN (NSW) AUSTRALIAN (NSW) AUSTRALIAN (WA) parks, and the word serendipity. INTERNATIONAL (UK) illustration and photography. program. is Macca’s Makeover.

A proud Kamilaroi and Euahlayi Dr Helen Milroy is a descendant An illustrator and designer man from south-west Queensland, of the Palyku people of the Pilbara based in Perth, Chris Nixon’s Ursula Dubosarsky is an award- Gregg Dreise is on a quest to share region of Western Australia. work is influenced by surf, skate, winning author of 50 books for his stories and learn more about Australia’s first Indigenous doctor, music, and contemporary pop children and young adults. Ursula’s the ancient and diverse histories and the AFL’s first Indigenous culture with an emphasis on work is published all over the and cultures of this country. Gregg commissioner, Helen is currently the hand-drawn form. Chris world, and she has won several is a talented storyteller who uses Professor of Child and Adolescent has created several large scale national literary awards, including didgeridoos, guitars, laughter, Psychiatry at UWA, Honorary artworks around the state and his the New South Wales, Victorian, and high-energy performances Research Fellow at Telethon Kids illustrations have been published Queensland, and South Australian to pass on culture, unity, and Institute and a Commissioner in over 10 children’s books. In Gregg Driese Ursula state awards for literature. Her Helen Milroy Chris Nixon wisdom. His latest book, My Culture with the National Mental Health 2011 Chris was named one of the AUSTRALIAN (QLD) Dubosarsky latest title is Ask Hercules Quick, AUSTRALIAN (WA) (WA) and Me, is a heartfelt and stirring Commission. Wombat, Mudlark & AUSTRALIAN top 100 New Creatives by CMYK illustrated by Andrew Joyner. story of cherishing and sustaining AUSTRALIAN (NSW) Other Stories is her first book for magazine. Indigenous cultures. children. Photograph by Ryan Murphy

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The work of Melbourne-based creative Beci Orpin spans Vikki Wakefield lives in Adelaide, Alice Oseman was born in 1994 Performance poet Sophia Thakur illustration, design, and craft. and writes realist fiction for in Kent. She secured her first combines honest and provocative Described as ‘Australia’s high young adults. Her work explores publishing deal at just 17 and has lyrics, highlighting racial and priestess of design’ Beci has coming-of-age, family, class, gone on to write three YA novels. social injustice with contemporary collaborated with many brands, relationships, and the lives of Alice is now a full-time writer music. She has been performing both in Australia and overseas, contemporary teens. Her novels and illustrator. She can usually since the age of 16, has over 14,000 from Gorman to Urban Outfitters All I Ever Wanted, Friday Brown, be found staring aimlessly at YouTube followers and is described and Go-To Skincare. Her work is Inbetween Days and Ballad for a computer screens, questioning the as ‘our generation’s first poetry described as colourful, graphic, Mad Girl have been shortlisted Beci Orpin Alice meaninglessness of existence, or Sophia influencer’. Somebody Give This Vikki bold, feminine, and dream-like. for numerous awards. Her latest (VIC) Oseman doing anything she can to avoid Thakur Heart a Pen is her first published Wakefield AUSTRALIAN Beci has written four D.I.Y books novel is This Is How We Change the getting an office job. collection. and a number of books for children. INTERNATIONAL (UK) INTERNATIONAL (UK) AUSTRALIAN (SA) Ending. Photograph by Amelia Stanwix

Randy Preston is a singer- Craig Phillips is a freelance songwriter, educator, and illustrator, who works for storyteller. Raised in England publishers all around the world. and Kenya, he gained a deep He has designed posters for rock appreciation for the lore, myths, bands Queens of the Stone Age, Foo and legends of places he has lived. Fighters and DJ Shadow. Craig loves This love of words and storytelling mythology and magic, and Giants, led to reams of bad poetry, a degree Trolls, Witches, Beasts is the book he in English Literature, a mildly has always wanted to make. On the BIOGRAPHIES successful Christian rock band, Craig rare occasions he is not drawing, Randy and an 18-year teaching career. He you might find Craig swimming in Phillips Preston works with Kwame Alexander to Lake Taupo or snowboarding New INTERNATIONAL (NZ) INTERNATIONAL (US) encourage young people through Zealand’s majestic mountains. music and storytelling.

Josh Pyke is a multi-award- winning singer and songwriter known for his six indie/folk T.C. Shelley lives in Perth. She has albums, including a ‘best-of’ been teaching English for more released in 2017. He is a lifetime than 20 years and her first school ambassador for the Indigenous was classified as the most remote Literacy Foundation and launched in Australia. She began writing the initiative ‘Busking for Change’ novels to entertain her daughter, in 2009 to raise support for the ILF. who wisely suggested that she try Josh Pyke Josh co-wrote the ILF song ‘Words T.C. Shelley to get them published. The Monster Make the World Go Round’ with Who Wasn’t is her first book, and AUSTRALIAN (NSW) AUSTRALIAN (WA) Justine Clarke. His first picture the first in a fantasy trilogy. book, Lights Out, Leonard, was published in 2019.

R.A. Spratt is the author of The Raina Telgemeier is the #1 New Peski Kids, Friday Barnes and The York Times bestselling, multiple Adventures of Nanny Piggins. In her Eisner Award-winning creator of previous life she was a television Smile and Sisters, which are both writer. Unlike the Peski kids, graphic memoirs based on her R.A. Spratt never fights with her childhood. She is also the creator brother, but only because he moved of Drama and Ghosts, and is the to Hong Kong to get away from adapter and illustrator of four her. R.A. lives in Bowral, NSW, R.A. Spratt Raina Baby-sitters Club graphic novels. where she has three chickens, two AUSTRALIAN (NSW) Telgemeier Raina lives in the San Francisco goldfish, a dog, a husband, and Bay Area. two daughters. INTERNATIONAL (US)

Macca The Alpaca by Matt Cosgrove, Scholastic Australia, 2018.

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We’re convinced that no test can measure the Our research tracked positive impacts on children worth of a child’s imagination. Yet we know over the following areas: that many young minds may be focussed on the prospect of NAPLAN tests. We think Scribblers can 1. Improved attitudes to reading, help, especially with sparking the creativity which writing and drawing will allow children’s writing skills to shine. 2. Enhanced agency and voice 3. Improved writing and drawing skills

Year on year, our research has demonstrated 4. Enhanced creativity increased enjoyment, engagement, and creativity 5. Improved confidence from children attending our Schools Program. 6. Enriched career aspirations From our 2019 surveying, 77% of teachers 7. Developing connections with real-life considered attending Scribblers would help their authors and illustrators students with NAPLAN. A staggering 93% of 8. Improved attitudes to science children felt Scribblers 2019 made them feel more and mathematics creative while 86% of children felt they wanted to 9. Valuing perseverance read more as a result. 10. Changed habits

At Scribblers we let children play with words, with images, and with their imagination. Even the most reluctant readers and writers are encouraged to get engaged. So why not finish your NAPLAN preparation with an unforgettable excursion to the Scribblers Festival Schools Program to ignite your students’ imagination and inspire a love of reading and writing—just in time to combat test anxiety?

Giants, Trolls, Witches, Beasts by Craig Phillips, Allen & Unwin, 2017.

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