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11am – noon – 11am Simon Higgins discusses finding finding discusses Higgins Simon world: the of edge the to voyage a Taking finding an authentic voice when writing for young people young for writing when voice authentic an finding

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Noon – 1pm – Noon Kim Wilkins, Anita Heiss and Debra Adelaide explore the art of of art the explore Adelaide Debra and Heiss Anita Wilkins, Kim living: a for Writing

share their personal writing journeys writing personal their share

11am – noon – 11am Matthew Condon, Cate Kennedy and Samuel Wagan Watson Watson Wagan Samuel and Kennedy Cate Condon, Matthew perspectives: Personal

make good fiction and how chick lit is becoming chic becoming is lit chick how and fiction good make

10am – 11am – 10am Kathy Wilson, Allison Rushby and Rebecca Sparrow chat about how fact can can fact how about chat Sparrow Rebecca and Rushby Allison Wilson, Kathy lit: Chic

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11am – noon – 11am

Venero Armanno and Sarah Armstrong explore ways to to ways explore Armstrong Sarah and Armanno Venero creativity: your into Tapping

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For young readers 29-30 May 2009 More than words reading challenge For readers aged 6-12 years You could win a ticket to a very special breakfast at Pacific Fair with three of Australia’s most talented and entertaining author/illustrators, Martin Chatterton, Sally Rippin and Jonathan Harlen. Literati A feast of authors on the Gold Coast

For your chance to attend the breakfast and win great prizes along the way, simply collect an entry form from any Gold Coast City Council branch library, and start reading!

SAMUEL WAGAN WATSON | MATT CONDON | ANITA BELL | MADONNA KING | REBECCA SPARROW Literary young guns KIM WILKINS | SALLY COLLINGS | JOSIE MONTANO | JACK HEATH | VENERO ARMANNO For readers aged 12+ KAREN FOXLEE | SARAH ARMSTRONG | SIMON HIGGINS | MARTIN CHATTERTON | PETER MEARES

Jack Heath (The Lab) and William Kostakis (Loathing Lola) are two of the hottest young SEAN LEAHY | ALLISON RUSHBY | JONATHAN HARLEN | PETER WATT | BRONWYN PARRY authors around for young people. Both award winning authors have a great story to tell. Join them for this ‘not to be missed’ author session. CATE KENNEDY | JAMES KNIGHT | JOHN HARMS | SALLY RIPPIN | ANITA HEISS | MICHAEL JACOBSON TONI JORDAN | KATHRYN FOX | KATHERINE HOWELL | WILLIAM KOSTAKIS | SYDNEY BAUER When: Saturday 30 May Time: 10.30am – noon Where: Robina Auditorium (in the Robina Branch Library building) KATHY WILSON | DEBRA ADELAIDE | TONY PARK Bookings: Phone 07 5581 1600 to avoid disappointment GCCC5785 Introducing the Literatiauthors Michael Jacobson journalist Jonathan Harlen has and senior feature writer, recently published more than 20 novels celebrated twenty years of writing for adults, young adults and for the Gold Coast Bulletin. His children. Jonathan lives on best-selling debut novel, Windmill the Far North Coast of New Hill, was long-listed for the 2004 South Wales with his wife Dublin IMPAC Literary Prize and Helen and their family. He was followed up with his second admits to leading somewhat novel, Always East. of a Jekyll and Hyde existence, combining writing fiction with working as a lawyer specialising in commercial litigation.

Jack Heath is the award- Toni Jordan was born in winning author of three Brisbane. She has worked as action-adventure books: The a sales assistant, molecular Lab, Remote Control and Money biologist, quality control chemist Run. Jack started writing The and marketing manager. In Lab when he was 13 years old 2006 she received a Varuna and had a publishing contract Awards Master Class for her at 18. Jack’s fourth book is soon internationally bestselling debut to be released, and in the highly novel, Addition. Toni now lives competitive world of publishing in Melbourne where she works he offers a positive example for as a freelance copywriter. all those young would-be writers. Winner of the 1999 David Venero (Veny) Armanno Unaipon Award for his volume is the author of a book of short of poetry Of Muse, Meandering stories, Jumping at the Moon, and Midnight, Samuel Wagan and nine critically acclaimed Watson is a Brisbane based novels. Firehead was shortlisted writer and Public Art Project in the 1999 Queensland Premier’s Manager. Samuel describes Literary Award for Best Fiction; his influences in writing as The Volcano won that award Nick Cave, Tom Waites, Jack in 2002. Veny has also written Kerouac, Charles Bukowski, books for younger readers and and Robert Adamson. is a trained screenwriter. He currently teaches creative writing at the University of Queensland.

Matthew Condon was born Karen Foxlee spent most in Brisbane. His first book, The of her adult life working as Motorcycle Cafe, was widely a registered nurse but never reviewed and praised, and gave up her secret dream was shortlisted for the 1989 of becoming a writer. Her NSW State Literary Award for novel The Anatomy of Wings, Fiction. A Night at the Pink published by the University of Poodle and The Lulu Magnet Queensland Press, won both won back-to-back Steele Rudd the Commonwealth Writer’s Awards for Short Fiction. Matt Prize Best First Book for the Asia Condon’s latest title is the Pacific region and the Dobbie acclaimed The Trout Opera. Award for a first published Australian woman writer.

Peter Watt has spent time Kathryn Fox is a medical in a hugely diverse range of practitioner with a special interest occupations from a soldier in forensic medicine. She is the to a pipe layer, real estate author of the internationally salesman to a police sergeant bestselling and critically acclaimed and advisor to the Royal Papua thrillers Malicious Intent and New Guinea Constabulary. Without Consent. Her debut Known as Australia’s answer novel, Malicious Intent, won to Wilbur Smith, his latest the 2005 Davitt Award for adult novel is The Frozen Circle. fiction and her books have been translated into over a dozen languages. Her new novel, Bloodborn, will be released in September 2009.

Bronwyn Parry grew up Katherine Howell is a surrounded by books, with a former ambulance officer. fascination for places, people Frantic, introducing Detective and their stories. In July 2007 Ella Marconi, was her first novel Bronwyn was honoured to win and was the winner of the Davitt a prestigious Golden Heart Award for best crime novel. Award from the Romance The Darkest Hour is her second, Writers of America for the and she is currently working on romantic suspense manuscript her third novel, also featuring that has now become As Detective Marconi. Both books Darkness Falls. Her second have been sold to publishers novel, Dark Country, will be around the world. published in September 2009. Anita Bell lives with her Sarah Armstrong is an husband, two sons and a author, journalist and writing menagerie of animals in south- teacher. Her first novel Salt Rain east Queensland. Having retired was shortlisted for the 2005 from the rat race at the early age Miles Franklin Literary Award, of 26, Anita has spent the last the Queensland Premier’s Literary decade with her family and a Award and the Dobbie Award multitude of hobbies, including for a first novel by a woman. She investing and writing. She is one worked for the ABC for eight of Australia’s best-selling finance years on radio programs such as authors with Your Mortgage AM, PM and The World Today, having sold more than half a and won a Walkley Award. million copies.

612 ABC Brisbane Mornings Simon Higgins spent a presenter Madonna King decade in law enforcement as a is an award-winning journalist, police officer, a prosecutor and commentator and author. Her a licensed private investigator, 20 year career has taken her where his cases ranged from from The Courier-Mail, to The murders to alleged UFO incidents. Australian, to deputy editor of Later in life he returned full-time Sydney’s Daily Telegraph. Her to his first love - writing. Simon first book, Catalyst, looked at has travelled in Japan, China and how individuals can join with the the Philippines and now lives media to force politicians to right in northern a wrong. Her second book looks with his wife and two teenage at the fate of the Bali Nine. children.

Cate Kennedy is an award- William Kostakis is 20 winning short-story writer who and studying Arts at Sydney has twice won The Age short University. In 2005, he won the story competition. Dark Roots Sydney Morning Herald Young was shortlisted for the Steele Writer Award with a short story Rudd Award in the Queensland called Bing Me, about email Premier’s Literary Awards and for dating, which was described the Australian Literature Society by the judges as an engaging Gold Medal. Her first novel will narrative that combined a playful be published in 2009. attitude to language and dealt with contemporary concerns for teenagers in a humorous way. He is the author of Loathing Lola.

James Knight was raised in Sydney Bauer has worked the country town of Gunnedah as a journalist and TV executive. in north-west NSW. In the past Sydney is the author of decade his career has spanned Undertow, winner of the 2007 Sydney metropolitan radio‚ press Davitt Award, Gospel, Alibi and television. A three−time and Move to Strike, which all winner of the NSW Cricket feature defence attorney David Association’s best TV feature‚ Cavanaugh. he has covered tours in India‚ Pakistan‚ South Africa‚ the West Indies and England. He is the author of Lee2: Lee to the Power of Two‚ with Shane and Brett Lee. Brisbane-based writer and regular Liverpool (UK) born, and now columnist with the Sunday Mail, Northern Rivers based author, Rebecca Sparrow has written Martin Chatterton has the novels The Girl Most Likely, been writing and illustrating The Year Nick McGowan Came books since 1983. His work has To Stay, and Joel and Cat Set the been sold in countries around Record Straight, the young adult the globe, from China to the novel she wrote with Nick Earls. US. He has illustrated well over a hundred books as well as writing more than twenty of his own. In 2008 his book The Brain Finds A Leg was shortlisted for the NSW Premier’s Literary Award.

Kim Wilkins has degrees in Peter Meares has been one literature and creative writing, of Queensland’s leading sports and teaches at the University commentators for the past 35 of Queensland and in the years and has been a familiar community. She has published face on television throughout across many genres and for Australia. He’s won many media many different age groups and awards, and hosts his own TV her latest books, contemporary programme Superstars and epic romances, are published Legends on Fox Sports and has under the pseudonym Kimberley written two books: Legends of Freeman. Kim has won many Australian Sport - The Inside Story awards and is published all over and Wallaby Legends. the world.

John Harms is a writer and Kathy Wilson is one half broadcaster. He has football of a sister writing team who and racing columns in The co-authored the novels Sacking Age. His books include Loose the Stork, Inheriting Jack and Men Everywhere and The Other People’s Diaries. Writing Pearl: Steve Renouf’s Story. He now under the name Kathy is the co-editor of The Footy Webb, they collaborate from Almanac, a game-by-game opposite sides of the world, review of the AFL season, which with Kathy living in Brisbane is published annually. He appears and Kris in Abu Dhabi. on Offsiders on ABC TV.

Sally Rippin was born in Debra Adelaide has Darwin, grew up in South- worked as a university lecturer East Asia, has lived in China and researcher, and is now a and France and now lives in writer, freelance editor, and Melbourne. As a young adult, occasional book reviewer. she studied traditional Chinese Author of the novels The Hotel painting in Shanghai and Albatross, Serpent Dust and the Hangzhou. She has written and internationally acclaimed The illustrated several prize-winning Household Guide to Dying, Debra children’s books, including her has been a regular panellist at latest book, Chenxi and the literary festivals and judge of Foreigner, a love story set around literary awards, including the the time of the Tiananmen Miles Franklin Award and the Square protests. Vogel Award. Sally Collings is the author Sean Leahy is the political of Positive and 2007 bestseller cartoonist for The Courier- Sophie’s Journey. Sally worked Mail in Brisbane. He began his in book publishing for almost 20 cartooning career while still at years, dividing her time between high school on the suburban London and Sydney. Now based weekly The Darling Advertiser. in Brisbane and a mother of two The following year his cartoons girls, she is a writer and editor, also became a regular feature specialising in life stories and of The West Australian making inspirational writing of all kinds. him, at seventeen, the youngest metropolitan daily political cartoonist in Australia.

Josie Montano lives with her Allison Rushby is a freelance family in The Gap, Brisbane, and writer/editor from Brisbane. works as a full-time writer. After She has a BA in Journalism/ working in the primary school Russian and a Graduate Diploma environment as a teacher-aide, in Editing and Publishing. For secretary and library-aide, Josie money, she writes for wedding completed a Graduate Certificate magazines; for love, she writes in Creative Writing at QUT fiction and creative non-fiction. Brisbane. She is the author of Her latest novel, written under Pop Starlets, The Bubble, Little the pseudenom Alli Kindcaid, is Penguin and Wogaluccis. Wrong way, Go Back.

Anita Heiss is a writer, poet, Tony Park has worked as activist, social commentator and a newspaper reporter, a PR academic. Author of I’m Not consultant, and a freelance Racist, But... and My Story: The writer. He is also a major in the Diary of Mary Talence, Sydney Australian Army Reserve and 1937, which was shortlisted served six months in Afghanistan for the NSW Premier’s Literary in 2002. He divides his time Awards Young People’s History between Sydney, and Southern Prize, she is a member of the Africa, where he owns a tent and Wiradjuri nation of central New a Series III Land Rover. His latest South Wales, but describes novel Ivory will be released in herself as a concrete Koori with a August 2009. Westfield dreaming.

To avoid disappointment, book your seat now with the host branch library. branch host the with now seat your book disappointment, avoid To

Although these sessions are free of charge, places are limited and fill quickly. fill and limited are places charge, of free are sessions these Although

For tickets visit gcac.com.au or phone 07 5588 4000 5588 07 phone or gcac.com.au visit tickets For

$75 Tickets: 7pm Time:

powerful landscapes shape their stories their shape landscapes powerful

ay 2009 2009 ay M 29 Friday : Date Centre rts A Coast old G Venue:

Noon – 1pm – Noon Peter Watt and Tony Park discuss how historical events and and events historical how discuss Park Tony and Watt Peter adventures: own Boys

Proudly supported by supported Proudly

writing and the art of dropping names dropping of art the and writing

We look forward to the pleasure of your company. company. your of pleasure the to forward look We 11am – noon – 11am Peter Meares, John Harms and James Knight talk about sports sports about talk Knight James and Harms John Meares, Peter cricket: just not It’s

on’t be disappointed, book your place now for this very special event. event. special very this for now place your book disappointed, be on’t D

of telling stories of real people real of stories telling of

10am – 11am – 10am ride rollercoaster the discuss Collings Sally and King Madonna lives: people’s Other insight into their writing. their into insight

between tables for each course, sharing the story behind their stories, giving a unique unique a giving stories, their behind story the sharing course, each for tables between

07 5581 7200 5581 07 h P RARY B LI BRANCH T OR P H T SOU

s you relax and enjoy dinner, complimented with Sirromet wines, authors will move move will authors wines, Sirromet with complimented dinner, enjoy and relax you s A

looks at how a picture can speak volumes speak can picture a how at looks

iterati program. iterati L Noon – 1pm – Noon Sean Leahy tells the stories behind his cartoons and and cartoons his behind stories the tells Leahy Sean louder: speak pictures When

old Coast City Council’s Council’s City Coast old G of event signature the Feast, iterary L year’s this at authors talented

demonstrates the Japanese martial art of laido of art martial Japanese the demonstrates

ustralia’s most most ustralia’s A of thirty over with dining fine and conversation of evening an Share

inspiration in blending the real world with the world of fantasy in his writing and and writing his in fantasy of world the with world real the blending in inspiration

11am – noon – 11am Simon Higgins discusses finding finding discusses Higgins Simon world: the of edge the to voyage a Taking finding an authentic voice when writing for young people young for writing when voice authentic an finding

10am – 11am – 10am Feast Literary Anita Bell and Josie Montano talk about the challenges of of challenges the about talk Montano Josie and Bell Anita voices: other in Writing

07 5581 7180 5581 07 h P RARY B LI BRANCH ERANG N

making a living from writing from living a making

Noon – 1pm – Noon Kim Wilkins, Anita Heiss and Debra Adelaide explore the art of of art the explore Adelaide Debra and Heiss Anita Wilkins, Kim living: a for Writing

share their personal writing journeys writing personal their share

11am – noon – 11am Matthew Condon, Cate Kennedy and Samuel Wagan Watson Watson Wagan Samuel and Kennedy Cate Condon, Matthew perspectives: Personal

make good fiction and how chick lit is becoming chic becoming is lit chick how and fiction good make

10am – 11am – 10am Kathy Wilson, Allison Rushby and Rebecca Sparrow chat about how fact can can fact how about chat Sparrow Rebecca and Rushby Allison Wilson, Kathy lit: Chic

07 5581 1671 5581 07 h P RARY B LI BRANCH ANORA EL

how they go inside the criminal mind and draw fiction from fact from fiction draw and mind criminal the inside go they how

Noon – 1pm – Noon Katherine Howell, Kathryn Fox and Sydney Bauer discuss discuss Bauer Sydney and Fox Kathryn Howell, Katherine side: dark the on Walking

enhance the creative process of writing of process creative the enhance

11am – noon – 11am

Venero Armanno and Sarah Armstrong explore ways to to ways explore Armstrong Sarah and Armanno Venero creativity: your into Tapping

pleasure and pain of writing a follow up to a best selling debut novel debut selling best a to up follow a writing of pain and pleasure

10am – 11am – 10am Toni Jordan, Karen Foxlee and Bronwyn Parry talk about the the about talk Parry Bronwyn and Foxlee Karen Jordan, Toni chapter: next The

07 5581 1555 5581 07 h P Encounters RARY B LI BRANCH EACH DB BROA Author

Working for our future – today

For young readers 29-30 May 2009 More than words reading challenge For readers aged 6-12 years You could win a ticket to a very special breakfast at Pacific Fair with three of Australia’s most talented and entertaining author/illustrators, Martin Chatterton, Sally Rippin and Jonathan Harlen. Literati A feast of authors on the Gold Coast

For your chance to attend the breakfast and win great prizes along the way, simply collect an entry form from any Gold Coast City Council branch library, and start reading!

SAMUEL WAGAN WATSON | MATT CONDON | ANITA BELL | MADONNA KING | REBECCA SPARROW Literary young guns KIM WILKINS | SALLY COLLINGS | JOSIE MONTANO | JACK HEATH | VENERO ARMANNO For readers aged 12+ KAREN FOXLEE | SARAH ARMSTRONG | SIMON HIGGINS | MARTIN CHATTERTON | PETER MEARES

Jack Heath (The Lab) and William Kostakis (Loathing Lola) are two of the hottest young SEAN LEAHY | ALLISON RUSHBY | JONATHAN HARLEN | PETER WATT | BRONWYN PARRY authors around for young people. Both award winning authors have a great story to tell. Join them for this ‘not to be missed’ author session. CATE KENNEDY | JAMES KNIGHT | JOHN HARMS | SALLY RIPPIN | ANITA HEISS | MICHAEL JACOBSON TONI JORDAN | KATHRYN FOX | KATHERINE HOWELL | WILLIAM KOSTAKIS | SYDNEY BAUER When: Saturday 30 May Time: 10.30am – noon Where: Robina Auditorium (in the Robina Branch Library building) KATHY WILSON | DEBRA ADELAIDE | TONY PARK Bookings: Phone 07 5581 1600 to avoid disappointment GCCC5785