Schools’ Program 29 Aug — 1 Sep Fed Square

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More than 15,000 students enjoy Melbourne Writers Festival’s Schools’ Program thanks to the generous support of our partners.

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6A Foundation Committee Leg-up Foundation Myke Bartlett RE Ross Trust Kate Gillespie Victorian Association for the Teaching of English Leanne Hall The Wilderness Society Susan La Marca Daniel Micallef Special Thanks Marisa Pintado Del Robinson 100 Story Building Adele Walsh Centre for Youth Literature Immigration Museum National Gallery of Victoria

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Welcome to the MWF Schools’ Program

Reading is an enriching part of growing up, and nurturing the next generation of avid readers is something MWF takes great pride in. With around 15,000 attendances each year, our Schools’ Program is Australia’s biggest literary festival for students.

This year, we’re thrilled to welcome leading Australian writers including Jacqueline Harvey, Melina Marchetta, John Marsden and Alice Pung, as well as enormously popular international authors David Levithan, Meg Rosoff and Rainbow Rowell. Across a diverse range of events, our artists will engage and inspire young people to discuss books, writing and ideas.

From talks and poetry to live drawing and performance, each Schools’ Program event is designed to spark conversations between young readers and writers, encouraging increased discussion of literature in the classroom. Our workshops will get students writing, illustrating, investigating, thinking and questioning.

With session topics ranging from memoir writing to queer identity, friendship to fandom, Indigenous literature to football, our diverse program has something for primary and secondary students of all interests.

I look forward to welcoming your school to the Festival.

Lisa Dempster Festival Director / CEO

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10 - 10.45am 11.15am - 12pm 12.30 - 1.15pm 1.45 - 2.30pm STASILAND AUSTRALIAN VOICES MEET RAINBOW ROWELL HIGH SCHOOL STORIES Anna Funder Melina Marchetta, Rainbow Rowell Alice Pung CODE 1501 Alice Pung CODE 1503 CODE 1504

EDGE VCE CODE 1502 Secondary Secondary

DEAKIN Secondary Free, bookings required

MEET DAVID MAN UP! THE (OTHER) F WORD LEVITHAN Emily Maguire, Chris Miles Randa Abdel-Fattah, David Levithan CODE 2502 David Burton CODE 2501 Secondary CODE 2503 ACMI 2 ACMI Secondary Secondary

BULLY FOR YOU THE TRIBE FUNNY PEOPLE David Burton, Ambelin Kwaymullina Shamini Flint, Tony Wilson Claire Zorn CODE 3502 CODE 3503 CODE 3501 Secondary Primary ACMI 1 ACMI Secondary

GOOD ENOUGH WELCOME TO WRITING MEMOIR Chrissie Perry, COUNTRY Leanne Hall, Osamah Sami Tony Wilson Aunty Joy Murphy CODE 4503 CODE 4501 CODE 4502 Secondary Primary Primary THE CUBE

Workshops 10 - 11:30am 12 - 1.30pm 2.30 - 4pm IDENTITY: YOURS, IDENTITY: YOURS, IDENTITY: YOURS, MINE, OURS MINE, OURS MINE, OURS Suzy Zail Suzy Zail Tony Thompson CODE 6501 CODE 6502 CODE 6503 Year 8-10 Year 8-10 VCE MUSEUM IMMIGRATION

MWF In Your Classroom Exclusive MWF Schools’ Program sessions are available to stream in your classroom for free. For more information head to mwf.com.au

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10 - 10.45am 11.15am - 12pm 12.30 - 1.15pm 1.45 - 2.30pm MAKING BEING MAGDA: MAKING POETRY OUT LOUD! ALICE-MIRANDA IDENTITY ALICE-MIRANDA GRAND FINAL Jacqueline Harvey Magda Szubanski Jacqueline Harvey Emilie Zoey Baker CODE 1601 CODE 1602 CODE 1603 CODE 1604 EDGE

DEAKIN Primary Secondary Primary Secondary Free, bookings required AUSSIE MUSLIMS HOW TO REVIEW THE PLEASURES Randa Abdel-Fattah, Myke Bartlett, Danielle Binks OF FANDOM Osamah Sami CODE 2602 Amie Kaufman, CODE 2601 Secondary Rainbow Rowell

ACMI 2 ACMI Secondary CODE 2603 Secondary HEY, FRIENDSHIP! STOLEN GENERATIONS GENERATION POLITICS Sally Rippin Jane Harrison, Ambelin Randa Abdel-Fattah, CODE 3601 Kwaymullina Nicole Hayes

ACMI 1 ACMI Primary CODE 3602 CODE 3603 Secondary Secondary WORLD-BUILDING: TIME TO RHYME VIDEO GAMES WRITING ILLUMINAE Tony Wilson Dan Golding, Amie Kaufman, Jay Kristoff CODE 4602 Leena van Deventer CODE 4601 Primary CODE 4603

THE CUBE Secondary Secondary

Workshops 10 - 11.30am 12 - 1.30pm 2.30 - 4pm

IDENTITY: YOURS, IDENTITY: YOURS, IDENTITY: YOURS, MINE, OURS MINE, OURS MINE, OURS Alice Pung Alice Pung Alice Pung CODE 6601 CODE 6602 CODE 6603 Year 8-10 Year 8-10 VCE MUSEUM IMMIGRATION IMMIGRATION

10 - 11am 11.15am - 12.15pm 12.30 - 1.30pm CREATIVE CHOOSE YOUR DIARY OF YOU JOURNALING OWN STORIES Shamini Flint Simmone Howell George Ivanoff CODE 5603

ARTPLAY CODE 5601 CODE 5602 Primary Year 7-8 Primary 10 - 11.30am 12.30 - 2pm INSPIRED BY ART INSPIRED BY ART Leanne Hall Leanne Hall NGV CODE 9601 CODE 9602

AUSTRALIA Upper Primary Lower Secondary

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10 - 10.45am 11.15am - 12pm 12.30 - 1.15pm 1.45 - 2.30pm GRAPHIC LEIGH HOBBS: FOOTY FRIENDS READING CHALLENGE STORYTELLING, LIVE! THE BIG DRAW Anita Heiss, BOOK CLUB Bernard Caleo, Leigh Hobbs Michael O’Loughlin Simmone Howell, Jay Nicki Greenberg CODE 1702 CODE 1703 Kristoff, Lili Wilkinson CODE 1701 Primary Primary CODE 1704 Secondary Secondary

DEAKIN EDGE Free, bookings required INSIDE ADVERTISING DEBATE: SOCCER V AFL BEHIND BOOK COVERS Eirian Chapman, Felice Arena, Shamini Flint Mark Campbell, Russel Howcroft CODE 2702 Stephanie Spartels CODE 2701 Primary CODE 2703 ACMI 2 ACMI Secondary Secondary

SHAKESPEARE ON LANGUAGE OF AMIE KAUFMAN’S SCREEN: MACBETH SHAKESPEARE GUIDE TO SPACE Susan Bye, Tony Thompson David Astle Amie Kaufman CODE 3701 CODE 3702 CODE 3703 ACMI 1 ACMI Secondary Secondary Secondary

ART SPIES WRITING CRIME WELCOME TO Leanne Hall Ellie Marney COUNTRY CODE 4701 CODE 4702 Aunty Joy Murphy Primary Secondary CODE 4703

THE CUBE Primary Workshops 10 - 11.30am 12 - 1.30pm 2.30 - 4pm

IDENTITY: YOURS, IDENTITY: YOURS, IDENTITY: YOURS, MINE, OURS MINE, OURS MINE, OURS Archimede Fusillo Archimede Fusillo Archimede Fusillo CODE 6701 CODE 6702 CODE 6703 Secondary Secondary VCE MUSEUM IMMIGRATION IMMIGRATION

10 - 11am 11.15am - 12.15pm 12.30 - 1.30pm HOW TO BE FUNNY BUILD YOUR PERFORMING YOUR Andrew McDonald OWN WORLD OWN STORIES CODE 5701 Jay Kristoff Leanne Hall

ARTPLAY Primary CODE 5702 CODE 5703 Year 7-8 Primary 10 - 11.30am 12.30 - 2pm PERSPECTIVE & PLACE PERSPECTIVE & PLACE Jared Thomas Jared Thomas

NGV CODE 9701 CODE 9702 Upper Primary Lower Secondary AUSTRALIA

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10 - 10.45am 11.15am - 12pm 12.30 - 1.15pm 1.45 - 2.30pm SONG LYRICS STORIES FOR LIFE CREATING GREAT JOHN MARSDEN: Dan Kelly Shamini Flint, Valanga CHARACTERS WRITING & PRIZE CODE 1801 Khoza, Amra Pajalic Meg Rosoff John Marsden Secondary CODE 1802 CODE 1803 CODE 1804 EDGE

DEAKIN Primary Secondary Secondary Free, bookings required BOOK TO FILM BURIAL RITES OPINION WRITING Susan Bye, John Marsden, Hannah Kent Clementine Ford, Amy Gray Meg Rosoff CODE 2802 CODE 2803 CODE 2801 VCE Secondary ACMI 2 ACMI Secondary

HOW TO RESEARCH WORDPLAY GRAEME BASE’S Robert Hillman, David Astle ANIMAL WORLD Lili Wilkinson CODE 3802 Graeme Base CODE 3801 CODE 3803

ACMI 1 ACMI Primary Secondary Primary

NATURE & PLACE HOLOCAUST STORIES MEET THE Graeme Base, Suzy Zail GRIMSTONES Aunty Joy Murphy CODE 4802 Asphyxia CODE 4801 Secondary CODE 4803 Primary Primary THE CUBE

Workshops 10 - 11.30am 12 - 1.30pm 2.30 - 4pm IDENTITY: YOURS, IDENTITY: YOURS, IDENTITY: YOURS, MINE, OURS MINE, OURS MINE, OURS Osamah Sami Osamah Sami Tony Thompson CODE 6801 CODE 6802 CODE 6803 Year 8-10 Year 8-10 VCE MUSEUM IMMIGRATION

10 - 11am 11.15am - 12.15pm 12.30 - 1.30pm STORY STARTERS CONTEMPORARY GRAPHIC Sally Rippin FAIRY TALES STORYTELLING CODE 5801 Allyse Near Nicki Greenberg Primary CODE 5802 CODE 5803

ARTPLAY Year 7-8 Year 7-8

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STASILAND BULLY FOR YOU Anna Funder David Burton, Claire Zorn WORKSHOP: IDENTITY – YOURS, Stasiland tells true stories from the High school can be tough: there’s MINE, OURS underbelly of former East Germany. pressure to achieve, to make Imagine living in a surveillance (and keep) friends, to stand out Suzy Zail state, where even your neighbours or blend in. How to Be Happy How does our identity – of the might be watching you… What are explores David Burton’s teenage culture we’re descended from the consequences? Anna Funder struggles with anxiety. Claire and the one we live in – shape will explore the themes and context Zorn’s The Protected centres on us? Join Suzy Zail to explore of this VCE English favourite. bullying. They’ll talk about it all. this exciting Immigration VCE, 10am Secondary, 10am Museum exhibition, then Deakin Edge, 1501 ACMI Cinema 1, 3501 respond to its themes and ideas in a writing workshop. Supported by the Victorian Association for the Teaching of English GOOD ENOUGH 90 min session (tour and workshop) Chrissie Perry, Tony Wilson MEET DAVID LEVITHAN Year 8 –10, 10am, 12pm When you feel anxious, it can Immigration Museum, David Levithan seem like it’s just you. But lots 6501, 6502 YA author and publisher David of people hide their feelings of Levithan tells tender, funny and not fitting in, or thinking they’re quirky stories that chart the not good enough. Chrissie Perry realities of being a teenager. He (Penelope Perfect) and Tony often explores queer themes and Wilson will talk about being okay. collaborates with co-writers including Primary, 10am John Green, and in his new book, ACMI The Cube, 4501 You Know Me Well, Nina LaCour. Secondary, 10am ACMI Cinema 2, 2501

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AUSTRALIAN VOICES WELCOME TO COUNTRY MEET RAINBOW ROWELL Melina Marchetta, Alice Pung Aunty Joy Murphy Rainbow Rowell Join the authors of two classic What does Welcome to Country Rainbow Rowell’s Fangirl was Australian coming-of-age stories: mean? Wurundjeri elder Aunty voted by Australian teens as their Melina Marchetta’s Looking Joy Murphy will explain, and favourite book of 2015, winning for Alibrandi and Alice Pung’s share how Aboriginal peoples the Silver Inky. Rowell also wrote Laurinda. What’s it like to grow are connected to the land and worldwide hits Eleanor and up between cultures as a second- history through storytelling. Learn Park and Carry On. Her books generation Australian? They’ll some words of the Wurundjeri are about ‘people who think talk life, love, family pressures language and hear Aunty Joy they’re screwing up’ – and about and remaining true to yourself. deliver a Welcome to Country. loneliness, connection and the Secondary, 11.15am Primary, 11.15am comforts of popular culture. She’ll Deakin Edge, 1502 ACMI The Cube, 4502 be interviewed by an Inky judge. Secondary, 12.30pm MAN UP! Deakin Edge, 1503 Emily Maguire, Chris Miles Supported by the Centre for Youth Literature Love, sex, speaking out (and shutting up), fitting in… What does it mean to be a man in the 21st century? What pressures and challenges do boys face? Emily Maguire (Your Skirt’s Too Short) and Chris Miles (Spurt: A Balls and All Story) talk manhood. Secondary, 11.15am ACMI Cinema 2, 2502

THE TRIBE Ambelin Kwaymullina Dystopian trilogy The Tribe is set in a future destroyed by an environmental disaster. Any survivors with a special ability – like Ashala Wolf – are exiled or imprisoned. Explore this sensational series, and its rich Indigenous and environmental themes, with author Ambelin Kwaymullina. Secondary, 11.15am ACMI Cinema 1, 3502

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THE (OTHER) F WORD Randa Abdel-Fattah, David Burton Randa Abdel-Fattah and David Burton explore the challenges and pressures facing 21st-century girls and what true equality looks like. What does being a feminist really mean? Can a man be one? And how can we create change? Secondary, 12.30pm ACMI Cinema 2, 2503

FUNNY PEOPLE Shamini Flint, Tony Wilson Making people laugh is a great way to get them to listen to your stories. If you’re clever, you can inspire them to think about important things at the same time – like family, change, even being sad. Funny people Shamini Flint and Tony Wilson show you how. Primary, 12.30pm ACMI Cinema 1, 3503

WRITING MEMOIR HIGH SCHOOL STORIES Leanne Hall, Osamah Sami Alice Pung WORKSHOP: IDENTITY – YOURS, In Growing Up Asian in Australia, Teens have written responses to the MINE, OURS Leanne Hall examines stereotyping themes of Alice Pung’s high school and identity through personal novel, Laurinda, including anxiety, Tony Thompson experience. Osamah Sami has told bullying, identity and resilience. How does our identity – of the his story of being a Good Muslim In this session, Pung and key teen culture we’re descended from Boy in his memoir. They’ll talk contributors will share their stories. and the one we live in – shape about the craft and challenges Secondary, 1.45pm us? Join Tony Thompson to of memoir, with storytelling tips. Deakin Edge, 1504 explore this exciting Immigration Secondary, 12.30pm Free, bookings required Museum exhibition, then ACMI The Cube, 4503 respond to its themes and ideas in a writing workshop. Supported by the Victorian Association for the Teaching of English 90 min session (tour and workshop) VCE, 2.30pm Immigration Museum, 6503

10 Melbourne Writers Festival Schools’ Program ThursdayBOOKS 28 August YOUR STUDENTS WILL LOVE

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WORKSHOP: CREATIVE JOURNALING Simmone Howell Journaling transfers what’s in your mind to the page, using art, text and mixed media – and it can be the springboard to bigger creative works. Create a time capsule of who you are now by making journals using recycled materials and exploring new ways to write. 60 min session Year 7– 8, 10am ArtPlay, 5601

WORKSHOP: MAKING ALICE-MIRANDA HEY, FRIENDSHIP! IDENTITY – YOURS, Jacqueline Harvey Sally Rippin MINE, OURS The pluckiest schoolgirl heroine Friends teach us empathy, problem- Alice Pung since Matilda, Alice-Miranda’s solving, resilience and so much How does our identity – of the wacky adventures have taken more. The bestselling author of Billie culture we’re descended from her to boarding school, Paris, B Brown and Hey Jack! will share and the one we live in – shape New York and out to sea. Creator what Billie and Jack learn from their us? Join Alice Pung to explore Jacqueline Harvey transports friends, as well as introducing a this exciting Immigration us to an imaginary world. brand new series about friendship. Museum exhibition, then Primary, 10am, 12.30pm Primary, 10am respond to its themes and Deakin Edge, 1601, 1603 ACMI Cinema 1, 3601 ideas in a writing workshop. 90 min session AUSSIE MUSLIMS WORLD-BUILDING: (tour and workshop) Randa Abdel-Fattah, Osamah Sami ILLUMINAE Year 8–10, 10am, 12pm VCE, 2.30pm Two very different Australian Amie Kaufman, Jay Kristoff Muslims, YA author and Q&A Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff Immigration Museum, regular Randa Abdel-Fattah and created the world of Illuminae 6601, 6602, 6603 actor, comedian and memoirist through hacked documents, Osamah Sami, will talk about including emails, military files and how their Muslim identity medical reports. They’ll share how has helped shape them. they did it and show you how to Secondary, 10am build your own imaginary universe. ACMI Cinema 2, 2601 Secondary, 10am ACMI The Cube, 4601

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WORKSHOP: STOLEN GENERATIONS THE PLEASURES INSPIRED BY ART Jane Harrison, OF FANDOM Leanne Hall Ambelin Kwaymullina Amie Kaufman, Rainbow Rowell Iris and the Tiger is a surrealist How do Indigenous writers deal Amie Kaufman’s Illuminae was adventure set in a mansion with the Stolen Generations in their influenced by Battlestar Galactica, filled with art. Following a tour work? Ambelin Kwaymullina’s The Firefly and a whole bunch of songs. of the NGV’s collection, author Tribe series and Jane Harrison’s Rainbow Rowell explored the Leanne Hall will show students Becoming Kirrali Lewis explore pleasures of fandom in Fangirl, how to create their own work in this territory, as does Harrison’s while Eleanor and Park’s inspirations response to what they’ve seen. acclaimed play, Stolen. They’ll include a Mountain Goats song talk about what the Stolen 90 min session and a childhood love of comics. Generations mean to them. (tour and workshop) They’ll explore their influences and Secondary, 11.15am talk about finding your own voice. Upper Primary, 10am ACMI Cinema 1, 3602 Lower Secondary, 12.30pm Secondary, 12.30pm NGV Australia, 9601, 9602 ACMI Cinema 2, 2603 TIME TO RHYME BEING MAGDA: IDENTITY Tony Wilson GENERATION POLITICS Magda Szubanski We’ve been telling stories through Randa Abdel-Fattah, rhyme for centuries. Why? Nicole Hayes In Reckoning, much-loved Because it’s fun! Comedian and performer Magda Szubanski How can politics influence everyday author Tony Wilson (Emo the interrogates how building her lives? Randa Abdel-Fattah’s When Emu) explains how he makes career in entertainment has been Michael Met Mina pairs a boy rhymes – and how you can too – shaped by her identity as the whose father is a conservative while sharing some of his own. daughter of a Polish World War II politician with an asylum seeker survivor and ‘assassin’, and as a Primary, 11.15am girl, while in Nicole Hayes’s One non-straight woman growing up ACMI The Cube, 4602 True Thing, the daughter of a second-generation Australian. Victorian Premier finds her life upturned by her mother’s job. Secondary, 11.15am WORKSHOP: CHOOSE Deakin Edge, 1602 Secondary, 12.30pm YOUR OWN STORIES ACMI Cinema 1, 3603 George Ivanoff HOW TO REVIEW In his You Choose series, George Myke Bartlett, Danielle Binks Ivanoff creates narratives What are the ingredients of a where the stories go in different review that does all the right directions, depending on the things? Film reviewer Myke Bartlett reader’s choices. He’ll show how and YA book blogger Danielle Binks narratives are built from a series take students through the craft of choices and consequences – and of reviewing, with special tips for help you create your own story. reviewing the page and the screen. 60 min session Learn from the professionals! Primary, 11.15am Secondary, 11.15am ArtPlay, 5602 ACMI Cinema 2, 2602

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VIDEO GAMES WRITING WORKSHOP: Dan Golding, Leena van Deventer DIARY OF YOU POETRY OUT LOUD! GRAND FINAL How do you write video games? Shamini Flint Emilie Zoey Baker Why are they such a great Shamini Flint, author of Diary of way of exploring narrative and a Soccer Star (and other Diary Victoria’s finest, fiercest consequence? Games writers Dan books), shows you how you can and most talented spoken- Golding and Leena van Deventer take some of the things about wordsters will fight it out share the tricks of the trade. your very own life that make you live, after heats held in Secondary, 12.30pm unique and turn them into stories. over 25 schools. It’s poetry, it’s slam, it’s competition ACMI The Cube, 4603 60 min session and it’s out loud. Primary, 12.30pm Secondary, 1.45pm ArtPlay, 5603 Deakin Edge, 1604 Free, bookings required

OutLoud 2016 is a spoken-word poetry slam for secondary schools conducted as part of the Melbourne Writers Festival. Think English class meets rock eisteddfod, Dead Poets Society meets 22 Jump Street.

Victorian secondary schools are invited to enter teams of students who compete by creating one original two-minute spoken-word performance. Dynamic in-school workshops are also offered as part of your prep.

OutLoud, in its sixth year, is supported by the City of Melbourne 2016 Arts Grants Program with an exciting final held 30 August at Federation Square. Go to the Schools Page at

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GRAPHIC STORYTELLING, LIVE! Bernard Caleo, Nicki Greenberg Comics experts Bernard Caleo and Nicki Greenberg love using pictures to tell stories – and they’ll tell you how and why. Caleo will draw live, while Greenberg will show examples of her work. Secondary, 10am Deakin Edge, 1701

INSIDE ADVERTISING Eirian Chapman, Russel Howcroft How are ads made? What are the symbols and language used to capture audiences? The Gruen ART SPIES Transfer’s Russel Howcroft and WORKSHOP: advertising illustrator Eirian Leanne Hall Chapman show us how the IDENTITY – YOURS, Iris and the Tiger is a surrealist MINE, OURS sausage is made, with examples adventure packed with art, magic of ad images in progress. and wonder, starring a nine- Archimede Fusillo Secondary, 10am year-old girl sent to spy on her How does our identity – of ACMI Cinema 2, 2701 eccentric aunt. Author Leanne the culture we’re descended Hall will talk about being inspired from and the one we live in SHAKESPEARE ON by art, and how you can be too. – shape us? Join Archimede SCREEN: MACBETH Primary, 10am Fusillo to explore this exciting ACMI The Cube, 4701 Immigration Museum Susan Bye, Tony Thompson exhibition, then respond to its themes and ideas ACMI’s Susan Bye and Bard expert WORKSHOP: Tony Thompson explore the toil and in a writing workshop. HOW TO BE FUNNY trouble of Shakespeare’s Macbeth, 90 min session as seen on the big screen. Delve Andrew McDonald (tour and workshop) deep into this classic and discover Andrew McDonald packs his Secondary, 10am, 12pm, what different film interpretations books with jokes – and tells great VCE, 2.30pm have highlighted about the play. tales along the way. The author Immigration Museum, Secondary, 10am of The Greatest Blogger in the 6701, 6702, 6703 ACMI Cinema 1, 3701 World will show you how to tickle the funny bones of your friends by creating your own stories. 60 min session Primary, 10am ArtPlay, 5701

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WORKSHOP: DEBATE: SOCCER V AFL WRITING CRIME PERSPECTIVE & PLACE Felice Arena, Shamini Flint Ellie Marney Jared Thomas What’s the real football? True Ellie Marney, author of the Every Creative work can provide different blue AFL or the World Game? crime trilogy, will explore the dark perspectives on a place – historical, Specky Magee author Felice art of crime writing, sharing her contemporary, cultural – depending Arena and Diary of a Soccer process and providing tips and on the writer’s perspective. Star’s Shamini Flint will fight it tools for you to scare, surprise and Indigenous author and art out, with teen teammates. Come build suspense in your own stories. aficionado Jared Thomas shows barrack for your team – football Secondary, 11.15am how – and guides students to create scarves and hats optional. ACMI The Cube, 4702 their own work connected to place Primary, 11.15am – after a tour of the NGV collection. ACMI Cinema 2, 2702 90 min session (tour and workshop) Upper Primary, 10am, Lower Secondary, 12.30pm NGV Australia, 9701, 9702

LEIGH HOBBS: THE BIG DRAW Leigh Hobbs Children’s Laureate Leigh Hobbs is the much-loved creator of Old Tom, Horrible Harriet, Mr Chicken and a cast of other wickedly funny characters. Watch him draw live and meet his creations – and students will draw, too! Bring a pen or pencil and something to rest paper on. Primary, 11.15am LANGUAGE OF WORKSHOP: BUILD Deakin Edge, 1702 SHAKESPEARE YOUR OWN WORLD David Astle Jay Kristoff You’d be surprised how many of Fantasy writer Jay Kristoff builds the words we use today started imaginary worlds in his books. with Shakespeare. What does the How can you make your own language used in Shakespeare’s world of the imagination? He’ll plays tell us about the time he take you through it, step by step. lived in? Why do some words 60 min session linger? Word-nerd extraordinaire Year 7–8, 11.15am David Astle explains. ArtPlay, 5702 Secondary, 11.15am ACMI Cinema 1, 3702

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FOOTY FRIENDS AMIE KAUFMAN’S WORKSHOP: Anita Heiss, Michael O’Loughlin GUIDE TO SPACE PERFORMING YOUR AFL legends Adam Goodes and Amie Kaufman OWN STORIES Michael O’Loughlin are blood Amie Kaufman knows lots of Leanne Hall brothers and great mates. They amazing facts that help explain Telling your stories is all very told Anita Heiss about their school the mysteries of space. She’ll share well, but author Leanne Hall has days, scrapes and all, for Kicking how they’ve inspired her in her made performing her stories for Goals with Goodesy and Magic. Starbound trilogy and Illuminae – an audience into an art form Heiss and O’Loughlin will take you and how they might inspire you too! (she’s even used costumes and inside this great footy friendship. Secondary, 12.30pm dance!). Learn how to wow a crowd Primary, 12.30pm ACMI Cinema 1, 3703 when you perform your own. Deakin Edge, 1703 60 min session WELCOME TO COUNTRY Primary, 12.30pm BEHIND BOOK COVERS Aunty Joy Murphy ArtPlay, 5703 Mark Campbell, What does Welcome to Country Stephanie Spartels mean? Wurundjeri elder Aunty READING CHALLENGE Hardie Grant designers Mark Joy Murphy will explain, and BOOK CLUB Campbell and Stephanie Spartels share how Aboriginal peoples Simmone Howell, tell how they judge a good book are connected to the land and Jay Kristoff, Lili Wilkinson cover and how covers are made, history through storytelling. Learn Get stuck into the Victorian taking you through the process some words of the Wurundjeri Premier’s Reading Challenge step by step. Have your say and language and hear Aunty Joy with authors who’ll share their see which draft covers made the deliver a Welcome to Country. favourites from the 2016 list, cut (and which ones didn’t). Primary, 12.30pm and a teen bookworm. We’ll Secondary, 12.30pm ACMI The Cube, 4703 ask for your favourites too! ACMI Cinema 2, 2703 Secondary, 1.45pm Deakin Edge, 1704 Free, bookings required

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SONG LYRICS Dan Kelly Join triple j favourite Dan Kelly (Never Stop the Rot) to learn about the art of song lyrics. He’ll share how he combines words and music to tell stories and make musical poetry. Secondary, 10am Deakin Edge, 1801

BOOK TO FILM Susan Bye, John Marsden, Meg Rosoff John Marsden (Tomorrow, When the War Began) and Meg Rosoff NATURE & PLACE (How I Live Now) will talk about Graeme Base, Aunty Joy Murphy WORKSHOP: how the screen versions of IDENTITY – YOURS, Wurundjeri Elder Aunty Joy Murphy their books are different – and MINE, OURS and renowned author/illustrator why – with ACMI’s Susan Bye. Graeme Base (Animalia) discuss Osamah Sami Secondary, 10am their connection with nature and How does our identity – of ACMI Cinema 2, 2801 place, and how it inspires their the culture we’re descended work. Session includes tips for from and the one we live HOW TO RESEARCH entering The Wilderness Society’s in – shape us? Join Osamah art and writing competition Sami to explore this exciting Robert Hillman, Lili Wilkinson for primary students. Immigration Museum Research is a crucial part of Primary, 10am exhibition, then respond the process for many forms of ACMI The Cube, 4801 to its themes and ideas writing. Learn to get it right with Supported by The Wilderness Society in a writing workshop. Robert Hillman, co-author of 90 min session The Rugmaker of Mazar-e-Sharif, (tour and workshop) and Lili Wilkinson, who delved WORKSHOP: deep into cults to write her new STORY STARTERS Year 8–10, 10am, 12pm novel, The Boundless Sublime. Sally Rippin Immigration Museum, 6801, 6802 Secondary, 10am How do you start a story – and then ACMI Cinema 1, 3801 how do you make your beginning so good that readers can’t put it down? Sally Rippin will share some inspirations for her Billie B Brown and Hey Jack! books – and lead a workshop on story starters. 60 min session Primary, 10am ArtPlay, 5801

20 Melbourne Writers Festival Schools’ Program Events Thursday 1 September

HOLOCAUST STORIES Suzy Zail Suzy Zail is the daughter of a Holocaust survivor. She explores these themes in her books, including Alexander Altmann A10567, inspired by the true story of an Auschwitz survivor she met at the Holocaust Museum. She’ll share her research, inspiration and stories. Secondary, 11.15am ACMI The Cube, 4802

WORKSHOP: CONTEMPORARY BURIAL RITES FAIRY TALES STORIES FOR LIFE Hannah Kent Allyse Near Shamini Flint, Valanga Hannah Kent brilliantly Learn how to create your own Khoza, Amra Pajalic reimagines the true story of warped fairy tales set in today’s Celebrating cultural diversity Agnes Magnusdottir, the last world, inspired by long-ago and recommended for EAL woman to be executed in Iceland, classics. Allyse Near creates students, Stories for Life in her VCE English/EAL text, twisted contemporary fairy offers personal stories from Burial Rites. She’ll talk about its tales, riffing off the classics to Singapore-based novelist themes and place it in context. make her own meaning. You’ll Shamini Flint, Coming of come away with some seriously VCE, 11.15am Age: Growing Up Muslim in strange stories to share. ACMI Cinema 2, 2802 Australia’s Amra Pajalic and 60 min session storyteller Valanga Khoza. Year 7–8, 11.15am Not just for the classroom, WORDPLAY ArtPlay, 5802 these are stories for life. David Astle Primary, 11.15am Learn more about language – and CREATING GREAT Deakin Edge, 1802 have fun with it – with Australia’s CHARACTERS This is a free event, but favourite word-nerd, David bookings are essential. Astle (Wordburger). Discover Meg Rosoff Schools can also claim a puns, tongue twisters and International icon Meg Rosoff will transport subsidy of up brain teasers. With education share how she creates characters to $6 per student. Please this entertaining, you don’t that feel real, both to her and to call 03 9999 1199 or email even know you’re learning! her readers, from Daisy in How I [email protected] Primary, 11.15am Live Now to Bob in There Is No Dog. Supported by RE Ross Trust ACMI Cinema 1, 3802 Includes tips on how you can too! Secondary, 12.30pm Deakin Edge, 1803

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OPINION WRITING WORKSHOP: Clementine Ford, Amy Gray GRAPHIC STORYTELLING WORKSHOP: Nicki Greenberg IDENTITY – YOURS, How do you write a killer opinion MINE, OURS piece, making your voice heard How do you tell stories in and maybe even changing minds? pictures? Graphic artist Nicki Tony Thompson Opinion queen Clementine Greenberg knows how. She’ll How does our identity – of Ford and fellow feminist Amy share her tips and tricks as she the culture we’re descended Gray will open their toolkits guides you to create your own. from and the one we live and teach you about voice, 60 min session in – shape us? Join Tony structure, argument and more. Thompson to explore this Year 7–8, 12.30pm Secondary, 12.30pm exciting Immigration Museum ArtPlay, 5803 ACMI Cinema 2, 2803 exhibition, then respond to its themes and ideas in a writing workshop. GRAEME BASE’S JOHN MARSDEN: ANIMAL WORLD 90 min session WRITING & PRIZE (tour and workshop) Graeme Base John Marsden VCE, 2.30pm Graeme Base’s much-loved Join John Marsden for Immigration Museum, 6803 international bestseller a rapid-fire session of Animalia turns 30 this year. In creative writing exercises, this very special session, he’ll a discussion about his own share his passion for animals approaches to writing and EXHIBITION: and explain how they inspire the presentation of Express OSCAR WILDE’S his work. Join him on a visual Media’s 2016 John Marsden THE NIGHTINGALE journey inside his process. & Hachette Australia Prize. AND THE ROSE Primary, 12.30pm Secondary, 1.45pm Oscar Wilde’s The Nightingale ACMI Cinema 1, 3803 Deakin Edge, 1804 and the Rose is a hauntingly Free, bookings required beautiful animated MEET THE GRIMSTONES film. This free milestone Asphyxia exhibition showcases the Gothic fairy tale series The collaboration between Grimstones started with an two-time Archibald Prize extraordinary puppet show, winner Del Kathryn Barton then journeyed to the page. and acclaimed filmmaker Creator Asphyxia will introduce Brendan Fletcher, and their puppet Martha Grimstone – compelling interpretation with a live Auslan reading of of Wilde’s iconic fairy tale. Martha’s journal, interpreted for All ages, 21 Jun–18 Sep, the audience – and talk about 10am–5pm her journey to publication. ACMI Gallery 2 Primary, 12.30pm Free entry ACMI The Cube, 4803

22 Melbourne Writers Festival Schools’ Program Thursday 28 August

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RANDA ABDEL-FATTAH DAVID ASTLE Randa Abdel-Fattah is an Word-nerd David Astle is the award-winning author, media author of Riddledom, Wordburger, commentator and doctoral Cluetopia and Puzzled. He produces candidate researching cryptic crosswords for Fairfax under Islamophobia and racism in the alias DA, and has written the Australia. Her young adult novel weekly Wordplay column for The about racism, refugees and Sydney Morning Herald since 2010. love, When Michael Met Mina, was published in July 2016. Myke Bartlett FELICE ARENA Felice Arena is one of Australia’s GRAEME BASE best-loved children’s writers. Graeme Base is one of the world’s His award-winning books leading creators of picture books, include Whippersnapper, the including Animalia, The Eleventh bestselling Specky Magee books, Hour and The Discovery of Farticus Maximus, Stick Dudes Dragons. His uniquely illustrated and the action-packed Andy David Astle books have sold millions of Roid and Sporty Kids series. copies and won major awards worldwide, cementing their EMILIE ZOEY BAKER status as Australian classics. Emilie Zoey Baker is an award- winning Australian poet and spoken-word performer who has toured internationally. At home, she performs regularly at arts and literature festivals. Baker has written 14 children’s books and has published several poetry collections.

Felice Arena MYKE BARTLETT Myke Bartlett is the author of Text ASPHYXIA Prize-winning YA novel Fire in the Graeme Base Asphyxia is an artist and writer Sea. He is The Weekly Review’s whose vibrant paintings inspire arts editor and has written for DANIELLE BINKS kids to live the way they want The Age, Dumbo Feather, Smith Danielle Binks established her to live. Her award-winning Journal, The Monthly and many book blog, Alpha Reader, in 2009, marionette show, The Grimstones, magazines that no longer exist. and has written columns for Kill has toured internationally Your Darlings and the Stella Prize and has been adapted into a Schools Blog on the intersection of bestselling children’s book series. YA literature and feminism. She is currently editing a YA anthology.

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SHAMINI FLINT Shamini Flint lives in Singapore with her husband and two children. She is a stay-at-home mum, writer of children’s books, part-time lecturer and environmental activist, all in an effort to make up for her evil past as a corporate lawyer.

Danielle Binks Bernard Caleo

DAVID BURTON MARK CAMPBELL David Burton is a writer from Mark Campbell worked in design Brisbane living in Sydney, best and project management known for his theatre work. He across the entertainment recently co-wrote plays Hedonism’s industry before ending up in Second Album and The Landmine book publishing at Hardie Grant. Is Me. Burton’s memoir, How to Be He still moonlights in costume Shamini Flint Happy, won the Text Prize in 2014. design, most recently working on Ridley Scott’s Alien: Covenant. CLEMENTINE FORD SUSAN BYE EIRIAN CHAPMAN Clementine Ford is a feminist Susan Bye is part of the Education writer and broadcaster based in team at ACMI. She is also an Eirian Chapman is a Melbourne- Melbourne, well known for her associate of La Trobe University based illustrator and graphic public battles against online and has published extensively, designer, who has worked with trolls. Her first book, Fight particularly in the areas of screen diverse clients including Mercedes- Like a Girl, will be released by comedy and film as text. Benz, Schweppes, The Big Issue Allen & Unwin in late 2016. and Arts Centre Melbourne. Her BERNARD CALEO often risqué, dark and humorous work explores colour and shape Bernard Caleo is a performer through abstract concepts. who makes comic books. He has made theatre everywhere from Perth to Tokyo to Phnom Penh, and is currently working on The Devil Collects: Faust in Melbourne 1888, a historical comic book collaboration with Alex McDermott.

Clementine Ford

Eirian Chapman

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ANNA FUNDER AMY GRAY LEANNE HALL Anna Funder’s books have been Amy Gray is a Melbourne-based Leanne Hall writes YA books, published in 20 countries. Her writer whose work focuses on including the Text Prize-winning 2012 novel, All That I Am, is being feminism and popular culture. This Is Shyness and its sequel, adapted to film after spending She is regularly published in The Queen of the Night. 2016’s Iris and 18 months on the bestseller list Age, The Guardian and the ABC. the Tiger is her first novel for younger and winning the prestigious Miles readers. Hall’s work straddles the Franklin Award, among other border between reality and fantasy. literary prizes. She is the author of VCE favourite Stasiland.

Amy Gray

NICKI GREENBERG Leanne Hall

Anna Funder Nicki Greenberg is a Melbourne- based writer and illustrator. She JANE HARRISON has produced graphic adaptations Jane Harrison’s YA novel, ARCHIMEDE FUSILLO of classic literary titles, including Becoming Kirrali Lewis, won the Award-winning author Archimede The Great Gatsby and Hamlet, 2014 black&write! Indigenous Fusillo is in high demand as a and written children’s picture Writing Fellowship, and her latest speaker and workshop presenter all books. Greenberg is currently play, The Visitors, featured in over Australia, frequently appearing working on several new picture 2014’s Melbourne Indigenous at literary festivals. His co-authored books and a junior novel. Festival. She was Festival Director novel with Josie Montano, Veiled for the inaugural Blak & Bright Secrets, was one of Amazon’s Indigenous literary festival in 2016. top 10 ebooks in late 2015. JACQUELINE HARVEY DAN GOLDING Jacqueline Harvey is an award- Dr Dan Golding is a critic and winning, bestselling Australian academic, lecturing in media and children’s author. She has written communications at Swinburne 29 books, including the Alice- University of Technology. He Miranda and Clementine Rose directs the Freeplay Independent series. An ambassador for Dymocks Games Festival and co-wrote Children’s Charities and Room to Nicki Greenberg Game Changers: From Minecraft Read, Harvey delivers talks and to Misogyny, The Fight for the workshops to kids worldwide. Future of Videogames.

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NICOLE HAYES ROBERT HILLMAN Nicole Hayes’s debut, The Whole Robert Hillman is an award- of My World, was the first footy winning writer of fiction, novel to feature a female main nonfiction and biography, with character and the first written over 100 titles published. His by a woman. Her second novel, works include memoir The Boy One True Thing, won the 2015 in the Green Suit, The Rugmaker Children’s Peace Literature Award. of Mazar-e-Sharif and his most recent work of fiction, Joyful.

LEIGH HOBBS Russel Howcroft Leigh Hobbs is the Australian Children’s Laureate 2016-17. He SIMMONE HOWELL writes and illustrates children’s Simmone Howell is the award- books, creating beloved characters winning author of Notes from including Old Tom, Horrible the Teenage Underground, Harriet, Mr Chicken and Fiona Everything Beautiful and Girl the Pig. Hobbs’s books have Defective. She lives in Melbourne won every major children’s Nicole Hayes and teaches YA writing at RMIT. choice award in Australia. ANITA HEISS GEORGE IVANOFF Dr Anita Heiss writes nonfiction, Melbourne-based children’s author historical fiction, poetry and George Ivanoff has written over social commentary, and travels 90 books, including the RFDS internationally performing her Adventures, the You Choose series work and lecturing on Aboriginal and the Gamers trilogy. literature. She is a Lifetime As a kid, Ivanoff loved interactive Ambassador of the Indigenous books, so he has had a ball Literacy Foundation and a writing the You Choose books. member of the Wiradjuri nation. Leigh Hobbs

RUSSEL HOWCROFT Russel Howcroft’s When It’s Right to be Wrong is a short book about everything he knows. Having worked in advertising, media and entertainment for over 25 years, he has a bit to say about the commercial power of creativity. George Ivanoff Anita Heiss

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AMIE KAUFMAN VALANGA KHOZA AMBELIN KWAYMULLINA Amie Kaufman is the Melbourne- Valanga Khoza was born in the Ambelin Kwaymullina is the based New York Times-bestselling Limpopo Province of South Africa, Aboriginal author of YA trilogy The co-author of These Broken Stars, a region rich in traditional healers, Tribe, a work of Indigenous futurisms. This Shattered World and The orators and storytellers. He She is part of a global conversation Illuminae Files. Her work has carries these influences through concerning the lack of diversity won the Aurealis Award for his songs and storytelling. in literature, and writes online Best YA Novel and is currently commentary on representation, in development for TV. literature and Indigenous peoples.

DAN KELLY Seven-time ARIA nominee Dan Kelly has released four critically acclaimed albums over the last decade. His latest release, Leisure Panic, was shortlisted for the 2016 Australian Music Prize. Kelly has collaborated with artists Valanga Khoza including Augie March, Kasey Chambers and Paul Kelly. JAY KRISTOFF Ambelin Kwaymullina HANNAH KENT Jay Kristoff is the Aurealis Award- winning author of The Lotus DAVID LEVITHAN Hannah Kent’s award-winning War, The Illuminae Files and The David Levithan is the award- debut novel, Burial Rites, has been Nevernight Chronicle. He has been winning, bestselling author of YA translated into 28 languages and published in over 20 countries, most novels Every Day, Two Boys Kissing, is being adapted to film. Kent is of which he has never visited. He Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist co-founder and publishing director does not believe in happy endings. (with Rachel Cohn) and Will of Kill Your Darlings. Her second Grayson, Will Grayson (with John novel, The Good People, will be Green). He spends his days editing published in October 2016. and publishing other people’s books.

Jay Kristoff

Hannah Kent David Levithan

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EMILY MAGUIRE ELLIE MARNEY ANDREW MCDONALD Emily Maguire has written Ellie Marney’s YA crime trilogy, the Melbourne-based author five novels, two nonfiction Every series, has been critically and Andrew McDonald writes books books and many pieces on sex, commercially successful in Australia for young readers. His debut religion and culture. A two-time and overseas, appearing on children’s novel, The Greatest Sydney Morning Herald Young numerous awards shortlists. Marney Blogger in the World, follows Novelist of the Year, she is a is a Stella Schools Ambassador, Charlie, a kid who wants to 2016 Stella Prize judge and a promoting Australian women’s use his blog to be the hero, Stella Schools Ambassador. writing in schools and at events. get the girl and save the day.

Emily Maguire Ellie Marney Andrew McDonald

MELINA MARCHETTA JOHN MARSDEN CHRIS MILES Melina Marchetta has written John Marsden has written over Chris Miles writes books for young novels and screenplays, with 40 books, including the beloved readers. His novel, Spurt: A Balls her classic book, Looking Tomorrow, When the War Began and All Story, follows a late bloomer for Alibrandi, adapted as an series. Selling five million books who fakes puberty. Miles wrote for award-winning film in 2000. worldwide, he has won every major the bestselling Zac Power series, Marchetta’s crime thriller, Tell Australian writing award for young and has had two nonfiction books the Truth, Shame the Devil, will people’s fiction. Marsden runs named as CBCA Notable Books. be published in September 2016. two schools in regional Victoria. AUNTY JOY MURPHY Joy Wandin Murphy, AO is the Senior Aboriginal Elder of the Wurundjeri People. We show respect to her by calling her Aunty. She is a storyteller and writer who is passionate about using stories to enhance understanding of Indigenous culture.

Melina Marchetta John Marsden

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ALLYSE NEAR AMRA PAJALIC SALLY RIPPIN In 2015, Allyse Near was one Amra Pajalic is a Melbourne-based Sally Rippin has had over 60 books of MWF’s 30 Under 30. She is author and teacher. She is the published, including the popular Billie the award-winning author of author of The Good Daughter and B Brown series. She has a program Fairytales for Wilde Girls, and Amir: Friend on Loan, and co-editor on 3RRR interviewing literary was the inaugural recipient of Coming of Age: Growing up professionals, is an ambassador of Deakin University’s Judith Muslim in Australia, for which she for the 100 Story Building program Rodriguez Prize for Fiction in also wrote the teaching notes. and co-founded traveling her second year of study. performance project Story Peddlers.

Amra Pajalic Allyse Near Sally Rippin CHRISSIE PERRY MICHAEL O’LOUGHLIN Chrissie Perry has written over MEG ROSOFF Throughout his sporting career, 30 books for children and young Award-winning author Meg Michael O’Loughlin played over adults, including the popular Rosoff has recently written her 300 games for the Sydney Swans. Go Girl series. Her new series, first novel for adults, the hilarious Since retiring from football, he has Penelope Perfect, was launched in and heartwarming Jonathan directed the National Aboriginal 2015. Perry lives in Melbourne with Unleashed. Her 2004 debut, How Sporting Chance Academy, her husband, three children and I Live Now, was published in 2004 and been an Ambassador for opinionated Maltese Shih Tzu. to critical acclaim and has been the Indigenous Literacy and adapted into a feature film. Numeracy Program and the ALICE PUNG AFL Indigenous Academy. Born to refugee parents, Alice Pung RAINBOW ROWELL uses her family’s experiences to Sometimes Rainbow Rowell writes write captivating stories, including about adults (Attachments, 2006’s award-winning memoir Landline). Sometimes she writes Unpolished Gem. Her debut about teenagers (Eleanor and novel, Laurinda, was released Park, Fangirl, Carry On). But she in 2014. Pung has published always writes about people who four books in her children’s talk a lot, who feel like they’re series, Our Australian Girl. screwing up and who fall in love.

Michael O’Loughlin

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MAGDA SZUBANSKI TONY THOMPSON Magda Szubanski is one of Melbourne-based author Australia’s best-loved performers, Tony Thompson’s latest novel, known for her iconic role as Summer of Monsters, follows Sharon Strzelecki in the classic TV Frankenstein author Mary Shelley’s show Kath and Kim. She has also lousy childhood and brilliant acted in films and stage shows. adolescence with mad poet dudes Reckoning is her first book. like Lord Byron. Thompson has previously written fiction about Shakespeare, as well as newspaper Rainbow Rowell articles and record reviews.

OSAMAH SAMI LEENA VAN DEVENTER Born in war-torn Iran to Iraqi Leena van Deventer is a Melbourne- parents, Osamah Sami is an based writer, game developer and award-winning actor and writer. teacher. She is the co-founder He has written two feature films of WiDGET, a not-for-profit that and co-created a web series, and supports female developers, and the co-author of Game Changers: also runs the Halal Aussie Daily Magda Szubanski blog. His memoir, Good Muslim From Minecraft to Misogyny, The Boy, was published in 2015. Fight for the Future of Videogames. JARED THOMAS STEPHANIE SPARTELS Jared Thomas is a Nukunu person of the Southern Flinders Ranges Stephanie Spartels is a graphic and writer. His novels have been designer, illustrator and lover shortlisted for literary awards, of all things visual. She has and he is a recipient of the over 100 book designs under black&write! Indigenous Writing her belt, and in 2015 won the Fellowship. Songs That Sound Like ABDA Award for Best Designed Blood is Thomas’s latest release. Children’s/Young Adult Series.

Leena Van Deventer

TONY WILSON Tony Wilson is a Melbourne-based author whose books for children include The Cow Tripped Over the Moon, Emo the Emu and Grannysaurus Rex. His middle grade reader, Stuff Happens: Jack, Jared Thomas Stephanie Spartels was shortlisted for 2015’s Readings Best Children’s Book Award.

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LILI WILKINSON SUZY ZAIL CLAIRE ZORN Lili Wilkinson is the award-winning Suzy Zail’s award-nominated Claire Zorn’s award-winning author of 10 books, including books include The Tattooed Flower, young adult novels centre on Scatterheart and Green Valentine. The Wrong Boy and Alexander catastrophes. Her latest novel, She has a PhD in Creative Altmann A10567. The daughter of a One Would Think the Deep, deals Writing from the University of Holocaust survivor, her work often with violence, surfing, family Melbourne, and now spends explores similar themes. Zail’s next secrets and runaway nanas. She most of her time reading and novel tackles the struggles African lives on the NSW Illawarra coast writing books for teenagers. girls face in getting an education. with her husband, sons and dog.

Lili Wilkinson Suzy Zail Claire Zorn Just the ticket -for cinema in education Central, convenient, current and cosmopolitan

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Most Schools’ Program events take place in Some events take place at: the following venues across the Fed Square • Immigration Museum, Old Customs House, precinct, Swanston Street, Melbourne: 400 Flinders Street, Melbourne. For a map visit • Deakin Edge museumvictoria.com.au/immigrationmuseum • ACMI Cinemas 1 and 2 All venues have disability access and lifts. • ACMI The Cube For access information, visit mwf.com.au • ArtPlay, Birrarung Marr BUS LOADING ZONE There are two zones where buses may park temporarily to drop off or pick up students • NGV Australia attending Schools’ Program events in Fed Square.

St Paul’s VENUES IN FED SQUARE tram stops Cathedral 70, 75, City circle

BUS LOADING ZONE Entrance Flinders FLINDERS STREET Street Station Toilets ATM ACMI ACMI tram stops Visitor The Cube 1, 3/3a, 5, Centre 6, 8, 16, 64, 67, 72 ACMI ACMI Studio 1 Cinemas 1+2 Atrium RUSSELL STREET EXT. RUSSELL Entrance The Ian Potter Centre: PLAZA NGV Australia Entrance BUS LOADING ZONE LOADING BUS Big Screen SWANSTON STREET SWANSTON Deakin Edge pedestrian access Princes Bridge River Terrace to carpark

to ArtPlay, Birrarung Marr 100m

Yarra River

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SCHOOL YEAR GROUPS INDIGENOUS STUDENTS Our Schools’ Program includes events for students With support from the Leg-up Foundation, MWF in Year 3 through to VCE. Each event listing includes is able to subsidise 100 tickets for Indigenous the year ranges for that event. Where years aren’t students attending our Schools’ Program. To apply specified please use the following guide: for a ticket subsidy for Indigenous students in your class, please visit mwf.com.au/schools/atsi. Primary: Years 3 – 6 Secondary: Years 7 – 10 VCE: Years 11 & 12 HOW TO BOOK Be quick, spaces are limited. CURRICULUM LINKS If you have confirmed the number of students attending and can pay with a credit card, the easiest Most MWF Schools’ Program events align with the and quickest way to book is online. Alternatively, Victorian Curriculum. Visit mwf.com.au to view details use the schools booking form (enclosed and of Victorian Curriculum links for individual events. available online at mwf.com.au/schools), which can be returned to us by email, fax or post. Your booking is not confirmed until full payment has EAL Students been received by Melbourne Writers Festival. Our Stories for Life event on 1 September Online mwf.com.au celebrates cultural diversity and is designed Phone 03 9999 1199 (10am–4pm) especially for EAL students. Thanks to RE Ross Trust, tickets are free and we provide Fax 03 9650 6467 a $6 (GST inc.) transport subsidy for every Post Box Office, Melbourne Writers Festival student. Spaces are limited; book early to Level 1, 176 Lt Lonsdale St avoid disappointment. See page 21 for details. The Wheeler Centre Melbourne VIC 3000

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RESERVATION PROCESS TICKETS If your school needs extra time to confirm Teachers with a group of 10 students will receive one student numbers, we can reserve tickets for complimentary ticket. All tickets are GST exempt. up to two weeks. To make a reservation: Schools’ Program Events Select Your Events (excluding workshops) Complete and return the schools booking form $8 per student/teacher (enclosed and available online at mwf.com.au/schools), making sure to tick the ‘reservation only’ box. Workshops $12 per student/teacher Secure Your Reservation MWF will check availability and reserve your tickets for the Who Can Attend? selected events. Where an event is sold out we will assist Schools’ Program events are restricted to school- you in placing an alternative booking where possible. aged children only, plus an accompanying adult. Workshops are limited to school groups only. Confirm Student Numbers Visit our website mwf.com.au for our booking MWF will seek confirmation of your booking via conditions and reservation policy. email. We will request any updates, such as revised attendance numbers. Where required, MWF will raise an invoice with event and payment details at this time. Payment and Ticket Issue Payment must be made via cheque, EFT or credit card immediately upon confirmation of attendance numbers. Once payment has been made, a receipt will be issued via email. All payment for Schools’ Program reservations must be finalised by Monday 1 August. MWF reserves the right to cancel bookings that remain unpaid after this date.

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