2017 Storylines National Children’s Writers and Illustrators’ Hui

Children’s Literature Foundation of NZ te kaupapa o te kõrero King’s School, Remuera, Auckland 6 - 8 October 2017

Storylines Children’s Literature Charitable Trust, PO Box 96 094, Balmoral, Auckland 1342 - www.storylines.org.nz FRIDAY 6 OCTOBER 2017 12:00 pm Registration 12:30 pm Greetings: Dr Libby Limbrick, chair of Storylines Leonie Agnew, chair of the 2017 Storylines Hui Planning Group 1:00 pm Keynote Speaker: The rise and rise of children’s publishing in New Zealand - 2:00 pm Panel discussion: On sourcing support for writers and illustrators - Representatives from Creative New Zealand, The Sapling, New Zealand Society of Authors, Storylines 3:00 pm Afternoon Tea 3:30 pm Workshop: Great ideas and Workshop: Writing series fiction for Workshop: Illustrating children’s books writing texts for picture books children - Kyle Mewburn - Stacy Gregg - Donovan Bixley

5:00 pm Special event – to be announced 6:30 pm Free time for dinner groups SATURDAY 7 OCTOBER 2017 9:00 AM Keynote Speaker: My big fat international success – and other unnatural disasters - Brian Falkner

10:00 AM Morning Tea 10:30 AM Workshop: The Workshop: Writing 101 for Workshop: The craft of Workshop: challenges of self- newcomers to writing and writing fiction for children and Illustrating children’s books publishing publishing young adults - David Riley - Melinda Szymanik - - 12:00 PM Lunch 1:00 PM Five minute pitch slam sessions to publishers Panel discussion: ‘Oh the places you’ll go!’ Confirmed so far: Duck Creek Press, Huia, OneTree House, Opportunities for authors in the market place. Oratia Media , Scholastic, Upstart Press Representatives from FABO, NZ Read Aloud, Hooked on Books Website, Getting Kids Into Books, SCBWI, Storylines 2:00 PM Five minute pitch slam sessions to publishers Presentation: For authors speaking and presenting in public (as above) - Fifi Colston 3:00 PM Afternoon Tea 3:30 PM Panel Discussion: Kaumãtua Panel - senior writers and illustrators discuss current and future children’s and YA publishing - , Gavin Bishop, David Elliot, , Tessa Duder, 5:00 PM Session ends 6:30 pm Literary Banquet: with guest speakers, quiz SUNDAY 8 OCTOBER 2017 9:00 AM Keynote Speaker: The wonder of the blunder: celebrating setbacks and slip-ups - David Hill 10:00 AM Morning Tea 10:30 AM Workshop: The craft of Workshop: The craft of writing Workshop: The craft of writing Workshop: Illustration for writing picture books fiction for children children’s theatre children’s picture books - Joy Cowley - David Hill - Mike Hudson - Vasanti Unka 12:00 PM Panel Discussion: On Mãori and Pasifika publishing for children and young adults - Darryn Joseph, David Riley, Zak Waipara, Carolyn Lagahetau (Oratia Media), Eboni Waitere (Huia) 1:00 PM Lunch 2:00 PM Workshop: Writing Workshop: The author as Workshop: Writing catchy poetry Workshop: non-fiction for Children editor for children Illustrating for children - - Janice Marriott - Paula Green - David Elliot 3:30 PM Panel: The internationally successful - Stacy Gregg, Brian Falkner, Donovan Bixley, David Hill, Casie Hermansson (USA)

4:30 PM Hail and farewell - Joy Cowley, founding Trustee and Patron of Storylines and Leonie Agnew, chair of the 2017 Storylines Hui Planning Group 5:00 PM THE END This programme is correct at the time of first announcement and may be subject to change.