Schools' Program

Schools’ Program 28 — 31 Aug Fed Square

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Nearly 13,000 students enjoy Melbourne Writers Festival’s Schools’ Program thanks to the generous support of our partners.

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Supporters Schools’ Programming

The R E Ross Trust Committee Victorian Association for the Teaching of English Myke Bartlett Kate Gillespie Leanne Hall Special Thanks Susan La Marca Centre for Youth Literature Daniel Micallef Immigration Museum Marisa Pintado National Gallery of Victoria Adele Walsh

2 Melbourne Writers Festival Schools’ Program Welcome

Welcome to the MWF Schools’ Program

Growing the next generation of readers is something MWF takes great pride in. With around 13,000 attendees each year, our Schools’ Program is Australia’s biggest literary festival for students. This year, we’re thrilled to welcome leading Australian voices including Randa Abdel-Fattah, Maxine Beneba Clarke, Morris Gleitzman, Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff, as well as creator and editor-in-chief of global website Muslim Girl, Amani Al-Khatahtbeh. Across a diverse range of events, our artists will engage and inspire young people to discuss books, writing and creativity. In this rapidly changing world, the MWF Schools’ Program examines who we are as individuals within the global community, exploring themes of identity and belonging, gender and race. We look at bullying in a society permeated by social media, and discover how to do what we love and follow our dreams. From talks and walks to poetry and drawing, each Schools’ Program event is designed to spark conversations between young readers and writers. Open a world of imagination with fantasy universes and Harry Potter, or get an inside look at the publishing industry with our hands-on workshops. Our diverse program has something to get every student writing, illustrating, investigating, thinking and questioning. I look forward to welcoming your school to the Festival.

Lisa Dempster Festival Director / CEO

3 Calendar Monday 28 August

10 – 10.45am 11.15am – 12pm 12.30 – 1.15pm 1.45 – 2.30pm SNOT CHOCOLATE FIGHT LIKE A GIRL SNOT CHOCOLATE THE ILLUMINAE FILES Morris Gleitzman Clementine Ford Morris Gleitzman Amie Kaufman, Jay Kristoff CODE 1501 CODE 1502 CODE 1503 CODE 1504

EDGE Primary Secondary Primary Secondary DEAKIN Free, bookings required

LETTER TO MY MAKING A BOOK HASHTAGS & TEENAGE SELF Sally Rippin, DIGITAL LIVES Grace Halphen, Stephanie Spartels Oliver Phommavanh, Shaun Tan CODE 2502 Gabrielle Williams

ACMI 2 ACMI CODE 2501 Primary CODE 2503 Secondary Secondary

SUPER NERD WORLD BUILDING GET PUBLISHED Oliver Phommavanh Garth Nix Lucy Adams, CODE 3501 CODE 3502 Marisa Pintado Primary Secondary CODE 3503 ACMI 1 ACMI Secondary

STOLEN WELCOME TO EVERYDAY GENERATIONS COUNTRY SUPERHEROES Jane Harrison Lisa Kennedy, Rebecca Lim CODE 4501 Aunty Joy Murphy CODE 4503 Secondary CODE 4502 Secondary

THE CUBE Primary

Workshops 10 – 11.30am 12 – 1.30pm 2.30 – 4pm WHAT’S YOUR WHAT’S YOUR WHAT’S YOUR STORY? STORY? STORY? Tony Thompson Osamah Sami Osamah Sami CODE 6503 CODE 6501 CODE 6502 VCE Secondary Secondary MUSEUM IMMIGRATION IMMIGRATION

Walking Tour 10 – 11.30am 12.45 – 2.15pm THE WRITING’S THE WRITING’S ON THE WALL ON THE WALL Melbourne Street Tours Melbourne Street Tours CODE 7501 CODE 7502

OFFICE Year 7–8 Year 7–8 MWF BOX

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10 – 10.45am 11.15am – 12pm 12.30 – 1.15pm 1.45 – 2.30pm ANIMAL WORLD HOW I CAME TO ANIMAL WORLD POETRY OUT LOUD! Graeme Base AUSTRALIA Graeme Base GRAND FINAL CODE 1601 Abdi Aden, Adolfo Aranjuez, CODE 1603 Emilie Zoey Baker Grade 5–6 Sasha Petrova Grade 5–6 CODE 1604 EDGE

DEAKIN CODE 1602 Primary & Secondary Secondary Free, bookings required HOW TO BE A FAN FICTION STELLA SCHOOLS: SLAM POET Amie Kaufman, TAKE THREE GIRLS Maxine Beneba Clarke, Diem Nguyen Cath Crowley, Zohab Zee Khan CODE 2602 Simmone Howell, CODE 2601 Secondary Fiona Wood ACMI 2 ACMI Secondary CODE 2603 Secondary HERO’S JOURNEY TALES OF FRIENDSHIP MAKING A BOOK Kelly Gardiner, Mark Smith Alex Miles, Belinda Murrell Alison Lester CODE 3601 CODE 3602 CODE 3603

ACMI 1 ACMI Secondary Primary Primary

WRITE HERE, VIDEO GAMES WRITING SHORT STORIES WRITE NOW Dan Golding, Cate Kennedy, Jessica Yu Oliver Phommavanh Leena van Deventer CODE 4603 CODE 4601 CODE 4602 Secondary

THE CUBE Primary Secondary

Workshops 10 – 11am 11.15am – 12.15pm 12.30 – 1.30pm REVIEWING LOTS! WORLD BUILDING Sonia Nair Marc Martin Steven Lochran CODE 5601 CODE 5602 CODE 5603 Secondary Primary Grade 5–6 ARTPLAY

10 – 11.30am 12 – 1.30pm 2.30 – 4pm WHAT’S YOUR STORY? WHAT’S YOUR STORY? WHAT’S YOUR STORY? Alice Pung Alice Pung Alice Pung CODE 6601 CODE 6602 CODE 6603

MUSEUM Secondary Secondary Secondary, EAL IMMIGRATION

Bookings & info mwf.com.au 5 Calendar Wednesday 30 August

10 – 10.45am 11.15am – 12pm 12.30 – 1.15pm 1.45 – 2.30pm CREATING MARLY’S AUSTRALIAN THE BIG DRAW STORIES FOR LIFE CHARACTERS STORY Leigh Hobbs Maxine Beneba Clarke, Leigh Hobbs, Alice Pung CODE 1703 Alice Pung Gregory Mackay CODE 1702 Primary CODE 1704 EDGE

DEAKIN CODE 1701 Primary Primary, EAL Primary Free, bookings required

TEEN-SCREEN LANGUAGE OF BOOK TALK SHAKESPEARE SHAKESPEARE Danielle Binks, Tony Thompson David Astle Diem Nguyen CODE 2701 CODE 2702 CODE 2703 ACMI 2 ACMI Secondary Secondary Secondary

DARK SPACES HACK IN A BOX BEING ME Cally Black, Alison Evans Amantha Imber Nevo Zisin, CODE 3701 CODE 3702 Alison Evans Secondary Secondary CODE 3703 ACMI 1 ACMI Secondary

DRAGON KEEPER INSIDE ADVERTISING TWISTED FAIRY Carole Wilkinson Andrea Innocent, TALES LIVE! CODE 4701 Penny Modra Matt Cosgrove Primary CODE 4702 CODE 4703

THE CUBE Secondary Primary

Workshops 10 – 11am 11.15am – 12.15pm 12.30 – 1.30pm TWISTED FAIRY TALES THE PATCHWORK BIKE GRAPHIC NOVELS Matt Cosgrove Maxine Beneba Clarke, Gregory Mackay CODE 5701 Van T Rudd CODE 5703 Year 7–8 CODE 5702 Primary

ARTPLAY Primary 10 – 11.30am 12 – 1.30pm 2.30 – 4pm WHAT’S YOUR STORY? WHAT’S YOUR STORY? WHAT’S YOUR STORY? Randa Abdel-Fattah Randa Abdel-Fattah Tony Thompson CODE 6701 CODE 6702 CODE 6703 Secondary Secondary VCE MUSEUM IMMIGRATION IMMIGRATION

10 – 11.30am 12.30 – 2pm

PICTURE THIS: PICTURE THIS: PEOPLE, PLACE, PEOPLE, PLACE, PERSPECTIVE PERSPECTIVE NGV Lisa Kennedy Lisa Kennedy

AUSTRALIA CODE 9701 CODE 9702 Year 7–8 Year 7–8

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10 – 10.45am 11.15am – 12pm 12.30 – 1.15pm 1.45 – 2.30pm FOOTY GIRLS PROFESSOR FRANKIE’S PROFESSOR FRANKIE’S JOHN MARSDEN: Nicole Hayes, Emma HARRY POTTER HARRY POTTER WRITING & PRIZE King, Alicia Sometimes Professor Frankie Professor Frankie John Marsden CODE 1801 Falconette Falconette CODE 1804 EDGE

DEAKIN Primary & Secondary CODE 1802 CODE 1803 Secondary Primary Primary Free, bookings required WRITING FOR FILM SPELLBINDING STORIES MUSLIM GIRL Osamah Sami WITH POLLY & BUSTER Amani Al-Khatahtbeh CODE 2801 Sally Rippin CODE 2803 CODE 2802 Secondary ACMI 2 ACMI Secondary Primary PROFESSOR FRANKIE’S FEMINISM WRITING YOUR LIFE HARRY POTTER Randa Abdel-Fattah, Giselle Au-Nhien Nguyen, Professor Frankie Zohab Zee Khan Osamah Sami, Nevo Zisin Falconette CODE 3802 CODE 3803 ACMI 1 ACMI CODE 3801 Secondary Secondary Primary UNDER PRESSURE TIME TRAVELLERS MAN UP! Claire Christian, Kim Kane, Belinda Murrell Claire Christian, Melissa Keil CODE 4802 Mark Smith CODE 4801 Grade 5–6 CODE 4803

THE CUBE Secondary Secondary

Workshops 10 – 11am 11.15am – 12.15pm 12.30 – 1.30pm CHOOSE YOUR WRITING MODERN THE IMAGINATION OWN STORIES FAMILIES MUSCLE George Ivanoff Ailsa Wild Alex Miles CODE 5801 CODE 5802 CODE 5803

ARTPLAY Primary Primary Primary

10 – 11.30am 12 – 1.30pm 2.30 – 4pm WHAT’S YOUR STORY? WHAT’S YOUR STORY? WHAT’S YOUR STORY? Jane Harrison Jane Harrison Jane Harrison CODE 6801 CODE 6802 CODE 6803 Secondary Secondary VCE MUSEUM IMMIGRATION IMMIGRATION

Bookings & info mwf.com.au 7 Events Monday 28 August

SNOT CHOCOLATE SUPER NERD Morris Gleitzman Oliver Phommavanh WORKSHOP: WHAT’S YOUR Laugh along with one of Australia’s Oliver Phommavanh’s hilarious STORY? most popular children’s authors! Con-nerd and Super Con-nerd, Morris Gleitzman reads from about a kid with a nerdy Osamah Sami his new short story collection, obsession with drawing, revolve How does our story – where Snot Chocolate, following around concepts of identity we come from and where we different characters as they and bullying. Discover how live now – shape our identity? overcome the odds in funny to find your element and be Join Osamah Sami to explore and entertaining fashion. inspired to follow your dreams. this exciting Immigration Primary, 10am, 12.30pm Primary, 10am Museum exhibition, then Deakin Edge, 1501, 1503 ACMI Cinema 1, 3501 respond to its themes and ideas in a writing workshop. LETTER TO MY STOLEN GENERATIONS 90 min session (tour and workshop) TEENAGE SELF Jane Harrison Grace Halphen, Shaun Tan Secondary, 10am, 12pm What do the Stolen Generations Immigration Museum, Melbourne high-schooler Grace mean to Indigenous people? Hear 6501, 6502 Halphen was only thirteen when from Jane Harrison (Becoming she asked prominent Australians Kirrali Lewis, Stolen) as she to write a letter to their younger shares her perspective and the selves. Hear Grace and Shaun Tan influence the Stolen Generations share their advice for navigating have had on her and her work. the ups and downs of adolescence Secondary, 10am and how to deal with bullying. ACMI The Cube, 4501 Secondary, 10am ACMI Cinema 2, 2501

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FIGHT LIKE A GIRL WORLD BUILDING WALKS: Clementine Ford Garth Nix THE WRITING’S ON THE WALL Online sensation and fearless An ancient kingdom or a feminist heroine, Clementine Ford’s futuristic new planet? Build Melbourne Street Tours new book Fight Like a Girl is a call your own universe! Get your Experience the street art to arms for all women. Discover imagination working and Melbourne is famous for why we need to demand a world dream up fantasy worlds and and discover the socio- where women have real equality, stories with award-winning political aspects behind and how we can achieve it. author of children’s and YA street art culture in this Secondary, 11.15am fantasy novels, Garth Nix. walking exploration of Deakin Edge, 1502 Secondary, 11.15am the city’s laneways. Then ACMI Cinema 1, 3502 create your own (legal!) street art to share your MAKING A BOOK creativity with the world. Sally Rippin, Stephanie Spartels WELCOME TO COUNTRY Walk departs from MWF Author and illustrator Sally Rippin Lisa Kennedy, Aunty Joy Murphy Box Office at Fed Square. and graphic designer Stephanie What does Welcome to Country Please arrive 10 minutes Spartels worked together to mean? Wurundjeri elder Aunty before the scheduled start create much-loved series Billie and Joy Murphy will explain, and time. Event concludes at Jack. Go behind the scenes of new share how Indigenous people the State Library of Victoria. collaboration Polly and Buster and are connected to the land and Event will go ahead, rain or see the process of putting books history through storytelling shine – bring an umbrella! together, from Rippin’s sketches with the help of Welcome to 90 min walk to Spartels’s cover designs. Country illustrator Lisa Kennedy. Year 7–8 Primary, 11.15am Primary, 11.15am 10am, 12.45pm ACMI Cinema 2, 2502 ACMI The Cube, 4502 MWF Box Office, 7501, 7502

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HASHTAGS & DIGITAL LIVES Oliver Phommavanh, Gabrielle Williams When we can say anything and be anyone online, how can we really get to know ourselves and the people around us? Oliver Phommavanh (Super Con-Nerd) and Gabrielle Williams (My Life as a Hashtag) explore social media, cyberbullying and identity. Secondary, 12.30pm ACMI Cinema 2, 2503

GET PUBLISHED Lucy Adams, Marisa Pintado Kickstart your writing career with insider insights. Lucy Adams, editor of Voiceworks – a national journal of writing by young Australians – and Marisa Pintado, children’s and YA publisher at Hardie Grant Egmont, reveal the publication process from discovery to distribution. Secondary, 12.30pm ACMI Cinema 1, 3503 THE ILLUMINAE FILES Amie Kaufman, Jay Kristoff WORKSHOP: EVERYDAY WHAT’S YOUR Illuminae, the first book in the STORY? SUPERHEROES bestselling sci-fi series, was Rebecca Lim voted by Australian teens as Tony Thompson Girls are tough too! Rebecca their favourite book of 2016, How does our story – where Lim (The Astrologer’s Daughter, winning the coveted gold Inky we come from and where we Afterlight) writes strong female Award. Hear from authors Amie live now – shape our identity? characters, and will tell the stories Kaufman and Jay Kristoff as they Join Tony Thompson to explore of the everyday superheroes in her are interviewed by an Inky judge. this exciting Immigration books and real life. Hear all the Secondary, 1.45pm Museum exhibition, then amazing things that girls can do. Deakin Edge, 1504 respond to its themes and ideas in a writing workshop. Secondary, 12.30pm Free, bookings required ACMI The Cube, 4503 Supported by the Centre 90 min session for Youth Literature (tour and workshop) VCE, 2.30pm Immigration Museum, 6503

10 Melbourne Writers Festival Schools’ Program Thursday 28 August what’s your story?

ImmIgratIon museum offers students the opportunIty to explore theIr personal IdentIty through engagement wIth storIes of mIgratIon. ImmersIve learnIng experIences maxImIse hands-on contact wIth objects, costumes, Images and texts reflectIng mIgratIon storIes In the exhIbItIons. educatIon programs cater for students of all ages and groups of up to 50 students. fees apply for programs bookIngs requIred 03 9927 2754

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Bookings & info mwf.com.au 11 Events Tuesday 29 August

ANIMAL WORLD Graeme Base See some of nature’s most impressive creatures as Graeme Base takes you on a richly illustrated journey of imagination. Share in his passion for animals big and small, and hear about the process of illustrating his much-loved books. Grade 5–6, 10am, 12.30pm Deakin Edge, 1601, 1603

HOW TO BE A SLAM POET Maxine Beneba Clarke, WRITE HERE, Zohab Zee Khan WRITE NOW WORKSHOP: Oliver Phommavanh WHAT’S YOUR Learn how to write and present STORY? your poems with two of the best Budding writers, join author slam champions in the country. and stand-up comedian Oliver Alice Pung Maxine Beneba Clarke and Zohab Phommavanh in this rapid- How does our story – where Zee Khan will teach you how to fire writing skills session! Learn we come from and where we use emphasis and flow to create exercises designed to beat live now – shape our identity? a dynamic piece to perform. writer’s block and finesse your Join Alice Pung to explore Secondary, 10am writing skills to get you on your this exciting Immigration ACMI Cinema 2, 2601 way to being a true wordsmith. Museum exhibition, then Primary, 10am respond to its themes and ideas in a writing workshop. HERO’S JOURNEY ACMI The Cube, 4601 90 min session Kelly Gardiner, Mark Smith WORKSHOP: (tour and workshop) How can you write interesting REVIEWING Year 8–10, 10am, 12pm hero characters? What makes EAL, 2.30pm a great plot? Find out with Sonia Nair Immigration Museum, YA writers Kelly Gardiner Learn how to nail review writing 6601, 6602, 6603 (Act of Faith) and Mark Smith with Right Now’s Sonia Nair. (The Road to Winter), and start She’ll share how to develop crafting your own hero’s journey. ideas, structure articles and Secondary, 10am get your work published – then ACMI Cinema 1, 3601 give you feedback as you apply your new knowledge to write your own review. 60 min session Secondary, 10am ArtPlay, 5601

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HOW I CAME TO VIDEO GAMES WRITING STELLA SCHOOLS: AUSTRALIA Dan Golding, Leena van Deventer TAKE THREE GIRLS Abdi Aden, Adolfo Aranjuez, How do you write video games? Cath Crowley, Simmone Sasha Petrova Why are they such a great Howell, Fiona Wood Abdi Aden, Adolfo Aranjuez and way of exploring narrative and YA superstars Cath Crowley, Sasha Petrova live in Australia consequence? Learn the tricks of Simmone Howell and Fiona but were born in other countries. the trade and explore a new form Wood explore the magic of Hear the different stories about of writing with games writers Dan female friendships in their new how they came to Australia and Golding and Leena van Deventer. collaboration, Take Three Girls. their experiences of making Secondary, 11.15am Hear their responses to audience Australia their new home. ACMI The Cube, 4602 questions about feminism, Secondary, 11.15am friendship and belonging online. Deakin Edge, 1602 WORKSHOP: LOTS! Secondary, 12.30pm ACMI Cinema 2, 2603 Marc Martin FAN FICTION Presented in partnership with What are there lots of, where you the Stella Schools Program Amie Kaufman, Diem Nguyen live? Learn how to draw using Fan fiction embellishes or re- Melbourne as inspiration in this imagines the work of another illustrative workshop with Marc MAKING A BOOK author, altering the reader– Martin. Find out what makes each Alison Lester place around the world unique, writer relationship. Learn how Alison Lester’s picture books mix like our city’s trams and buildings. to write your own fan fiction imaginary worlds with everyday and hear perspectives from 60 min session life. Find out how she comes bestselling YA author Amie Primary, 11.15am up with her ideas and puts her Kaufman and Diem Nguyen. ArtPlay, 5602 books together, with a look at Secondary, 11.15am her creative illustrations. ACMI Cinema 2, 2602 Primary, 12.30pm ACMI Cinema 1, 3603 TALES OF FRIENDSHIP Alex Miles, Belinda Murrell How can you write about friends and family? Alex Miles and Belinda Murrell will show you how to develop real friendships between your characters by building trust and sharing secrets. Primary, 11.15am ACMI Cinema 1, 3602

Bookings & info mwf.com.au 13 Events Tuesday 29 August

SHORT STORIES WORKSHOP: Cate Kennedy, Jessica Yu WORLD BUILDING POETRY OUT LOUD! GRAND FINAL Learn the nuts and bolts of short Steven Lochran Emilie Zoey Baker story writing with Cate Kennedy Build your own universe! and Jessica Yu. How can you tell a Get your imagination working Victoria’s finest, fiercest good story in a short space, and and dream up fantasy worlds and most talented spoken- what are some interesting ways of and stories with Steven wordsters fight it out live, sharing your stories using digital, Lochran, author of epic after heats held in over 25 traditional and mixed media? fantasy tale of knights and schools. It’s poetry, it’s slam, Secondary, 12.30pm dragons, the Paladero series. it’s competition and it’s out loud. Grand final of the ACMI The Cube, 4603 60 min session Victorian Student Poetry Slam. Supported by the Victorian Grade 5–6, 12.30pm Primary & Secondary, 1.45pm Association for the ArtPlay, 5603 Teaching of English Deakin Edge, 1604 Free, bookings required

OutLoud is Australian Poetry’s spoken word slam competition. Secondary students compete in teams of up to four. Now in its seventh year, it is supported by the City of Melbourne 2017 Arts Grants Program. Australian Poetry is thrilled to present the OutLoud Final as part of the 2017 Melbourne Writers Festival. School workshops & talks available. For registration, go to australianpoetry.org

14 Melbourne Writers Festival Schools’ Program Bambert’s Book of Lost Stories is a highlight of the At Arts Centre Melbourne, we understand Arts Learning Program for 2017 that the arts are vital to our society. That’s why we’re dedicated to presenting the very best of the performing arts to K-12 students. Our program has been designed specifically to engage and delight young learners – from performances and workshops to guided tours and exhibitions. Our unique experiences will last far beyond the initial excursion, with extensive resources to assist you in bringing the performing arts into your classroom.

A r t s Learning AT ARTS CENTRE MELBOURNE Image credit: Jon Green Image credit:

Explore our 2017 program and book online by visiting artscentremelbourne.com.au/schools. Events Wednesday 30 August

CREATING CHARACTERS Leigh Hobbs, Gregory Mackay Much-loved character creators Leigh Hobbs (Old Tom, Mr Chicken) and Gregory Mackay (Anders and Friends) unveil their processes for developing characters. See how they move from initial concepts to how their personalities are translated on to the page. Primary, 10am Deakin Edge, 1701

TEEN-SCREEN SHAKESPEARE Tony Thompson Romeo and Juliet has inspired a range of screen adaptations, but what about Othello or The Taming DRAGON KEEPER of the Shrew? Discover some of Carole Wilkinson WORKSHOP: the most loved as well as least WHAT’S YOUR Carole Wilkinson has a long- likely teen film adaptations of STORY? standing fascination with dragons. Shakespeare with Tony Thompson. With the conclusion of her Randa Abdel-Fattah Secondary, 10am bestselling historical fantasy saga, How does our story – where we ACMI Cinema 2, 2701 Dragonkeeper, learn the meaning come from and where we live of courage and embracing now – shape our identity? Join DARK SPACES your destiny through an epic Randa Abdel-Fattah to explore journey across ancient China. Cally Black, Alison Evans this exciting Immigration Primary, 10am Museum exhibition, then Explore two new YA sci-fi thrillers ACMI The Cube, 4701 respond to its themes and with Cally Black (author of alien ideas in a writing workshop. war saga In the Dark Spaces) 90 min session and Alison Evans (writer of the WORKSHOP: TWISTED (tour and workshop) universe-shifting Ida). What FAIRY TALES Secondary, 10am, 12pm inspires them to write the stories Matt Cosgrove and characters that they do? Immigration Museum, Learn how to draw in this fast- 6701, 6702 Secondary, 10am paced workshop with Matt ACMI Cinema 1, 3701 Cosgrove, illustrator extraordinaire. In a mash-up of traditional and digital techniques, and fairy tales with a modern twist, put your imagination on the drawing pad. 60 min session Year 7–8, 10am ArtPlay, 5701

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WORKSHOP: LANGUAGE OF INSIDE ADVERTISING PERSPECTIVE & PLACE SHAKESPEARE Andrea Innocent, Penny Modra Lisa Kennedy David Astle How are ads made? What are Creative work can provide different You’d be surprised how many of the symbols and language used perspectives on a place – historical, the words we use today started to capture audiences? Graphic contemporary, cultural – depending with Shakespeare. What does the designer Andrea Innocent and arts on the writer’s perspective. language used in Shakespeare’s aficionado Penny Modra take us Trawlwoolway storyteller and art plays tell us about the time he behind the advertising curtain, with aficionado Lisa Kennedy shows lived in? Why do some words examples of ad images in progress. how, and guides students to create linger? Word-nerd extraordinaire Secondary, 11.15am their own work connected to place, David Astle explains. ACMI The Cube, 4702 after a tour of the NGV collection. Secondary, 11.15am 90 min session ACMI Cinema 2, 2702 WORKSHOP: (tour and workshop) THE PATCHWORK BIKE Year 7–8, 10am, 12.30pm HACK IN A BOX Maxine Beneba Clarke, NGV Australia, 9701, 9702 Amantha Imber Van T Rudd Learn how to solve problems Learn about recycling, upcycling MARLY’S AUSTRALIAN creatively with Amantha Imber. and environmental waste with STORY In this hackathon, students bestselling author Maxine Beneba Alice Pung are presented with a problem Clarke’s first children’s book, about a and a set of tools to encourage group of kids who get inventive and What’s it like to move to Australia critical thinking and working build a bike from scratch. Learn how from another country? Alice Pung’s collaboratively to solve it in to draw with illustrator Van T Rudd, Marly series, about a young girl a short space of time. who shares his work from the book. from a refugee family, explores making friends and fitting in when Secondary, 11.15am 60 min session you’re torn between two worlds. ACMI Cinema 1, 3702 Primary, 11.15am Primary, 11.15am ArtPlay, 5702 Deakin Edge, 1702

Bookings & info mwf.com.au 17 Events Wednesday 30 August

THE BIG DRAW BEING ME STORIES FOR LIFE Leigh Hobbs Alison Evans, Nevo Zisin Maxine Beneba Clarke, Children’s Laureate Leigh Hobbs Hear Alison Evans and Nevo Alice Pung is the much-loved creator of Old Zisin share their personal stories Celebrating cultural diversity Tom, Horrible Harriet, Mr Chicken on gender equality, identity, and recommended for EAL and a cast of other wickedly funny and coming out. Learn about students, Stories for Life offers characters. Watch him draw live and writing gender-diverse characters personal stories from bestselling meet his creations – and students and using inclusive language authors Maxine Beneba Clarke will draw, too! Bring a pen or pencil to reflect the complexity (The Patchwork Bike) and Alice and something to rest paper on. and diversity of stories. Pung (Our Australian Girl: Meet Primary, 12.30pm Secondary, 12.30pm Marly). Not just for the classroom, Deakin Edge, 1703 ACMI Cinema 1, 3703 these are stories for life. Schools can also claim a transport BOOK TALK TWISTED FAIRY subsidy of up to $6 per student. TALES LIVE! Please call 03 9999 1199 or email Danielle Binks, Diem Nguyen [email protected]. Matt Cosgrove How do you share your love of Primary EAL, 1.45pm books – blogs, Instagram, podcasts, Explore writer and illustrator Deakin Edge, 1704 a book club? Find out all the Matt Cosgrove’s world of twisted Free, bookings required ways to talk about your favourite fairy tales! Hear about how he Supported by The R E Ross Trust books and authors and where to dreams up his wacky fables get reading recommendations, and learn how you can use with YA enthusiast Danielle Binks your imagination to create your and podcaster Diem Nguyen. own stories and drawings. WORKSHOP: WHAT’S YOUR Secondary, 12.30pm Primary, 12.30pm ACMI Cinema 2, 2703 ACMI The Cube, 4703 STORY? Tony Thompson WORKSHOP: How does our story – where we GRAPHIC NOVELS come from and where we live now – shape our identity? Join Gregory Mackay Tony Thompson to explore Make your own comic! Get this exciting Immigration hands-on and learn techniques for Museum exhibition, then graphic storytelling, with advice respond to its themes and and examples from Anders and ideas in a writing workshop. Friends author and illustrator 90 min session Gregory Mackay, so you can (tour and workshop) produce your own short comic. VCAL, 2.30pm 60 min session Immigration Museum, 6703 Primary, 12.30pm ArtPlay, 5703

18 Melbourne Writers Festival Schools’ Program SCHOOLS 2017 THE COMPOSER IS DEAD with Frank Woodley

PREP – GRADE 8 Friday 10 November Arts Centre Melbourne, Hamer Hall

PETER AND THE WOLF IN HOLLYWOOD KINDERGARTEN – GRADE 6 Friday 15 September Arts Centre Melbourne, Hamer Hall

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Bookings & info mwf.com.au 19 Events Thursday 31 August

FOOTY GIRLS Nicole Hayes, Emma King, Alicia Sometimes Hear from an AFL star as Collingwood player Emma King joins Nicole Hayes and Alicia Sometimes (authors of A Footy Girl’s Guide) to discuss the rise of women’s football. Find out what it means to play footy ‘like a girl’! Primary & Secondary, 10am Deakin Edge, 1801

WRITING FOR FILM Osamah Sami Hear from filmmaker and writer Osamah Sami as he talks about the process of using his real life short-lived marriage to write Ali’s Wedding, Australia’s first Muslim rom-com. Learn how to use your own life story as inspiration. Secondary, 10am UNDER PRESSURE WORKSHOP: CHOOSE ACMI Cinema 2, 2801 Claire Christian, Melissa Keil YOUR OWN STORIES Being a teenager can feel like George Ivanoff PROFESSOR FRANKIE’S you’re under a lot of pressure, In his You Choose series, George HARRY POTTER with school, relationships and Ivanoff creates narratives Professor Frankie Falconette personal identity all competing for where the stories go in different Muggles and wizards alike can attention. How can you find your directions, depending on the join Hogwarts Professor Frankie place in the mess? Claire Christian reader’s choices. He’ll show how Falconette to bring this favourite and Melissa Keil share their tips. narratives are built from a series magical series to life. Learn how Secondary, 10am of choices and consequences, and to play Quidditch, let the Sorting ACMI The Cube, 4801 help you create your own story. Hat find your Hogwarts house 60 min session and get your books stamped Primary, 10am with a special Hogwarts seal. ArtPlay, 5801 Primary, 10am ACMI Cinema 1, 3801 Sign up to MWF Schools’ eNews Keep up-to-date on MWF news, offers and events, just for schools. Visit mwf.com.au/schools.

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SPELLBINDING STORIES WITH POLLY & BUSTER Sally Rippin Hear stories from author and illustrator Sally Rippin’s delightful new series, Polly and Buster. Find out how she creates characters such as Polly the Wayward Witch and Buster the Feelings Monster, and explore their forbidden friendship. Primary, 11.15am ACMI Cinema 2, 2802

FEMINISM Randa Abdel-Fattah, Zohab Zee Khan Randa Abdel-Fattah and Zohab Zee Khan explore the challenges and pressures facing 21st-century girls. Find out what true equality looks like, and what being a PROFESSOR FRANKIE’S feminist really means. Can a WORKSHOP: HARRY POTTER man be one, and how can we actually create change? WHAT’S YOUR Professor Frankie Falconette STORY? Secondary, 11.15am Muggles and wizards alike can ACMI Cinema 1, 3802 Jane Harrison join Hogwarts Professor Frankie How does our story – where Falconette to bring this favourite we come from and where we magical series to life. Learn how TIME TRAVELLERS live now – shape our identity? to play Quidditch, let the Sorting Kim Kane, Belinda Murrell Join Jane Harrison to explore Hat find your Hogwarts house Find out how to write great this exciting Immigration and get your books stamped historical fiction with Kim Kane Museum exhibition, then with a special Hogwarts seal. (When the Lyrebird Calls) and respond to its themes and Primary, 11.15am, 12.30pm Belinda Murrell (The Lost Sapphire). ideas in a writing workshop. Deakin Edge, 1802, 1803 How do writers ensure that 90 min session their work accurately depicts (tour and workshop) the time period, and approach Year 8–10, 10am, 12pm colonisation and the depiction VCE, 2.30pm of Indigenous characters? Immigration Museum, Grade 5–6, 11.15am 6801, 6802, 6803 ACMI The Cube, 4802

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WORKSHOP: MAN UP! WRITING MODERN Claire Christian, Mark Smith JOHN MARSDEN: WRITING & PRIZE FAMILIES What modern pressures and John Marsden Ailsa Wild challenges do boys face in and Learn how to use your own out of school? Love, sex, speaking Learn from one of the best family stories as inspiration in out, shutting up and fitting with a rapid-fire session of your writing and drawing in this in … What does it mean to be a creative writing exercises hands-on workshop with Ailsa man in the 21st century? Claire and a discussion about Wild, bestselling author and Christian and Mark Smith explore. his own approaches to illustrator of the Squishy Taylor Secondary, 12.30pm writing with John Marsden. series. Create your own artwork! ACMI The Cube, 4803 Then celebrate with the presentation of Express 60 min session Media’s 2017 John Marsden Primary, 11.15am WORKSHOP: Prize for young writers. ArtPlay, 5802 THE IMAGINATION Secondary, 1.45pm MUSCLE Deakin Edge, 1804 MUSLIM GIRL Alex Miles Free, bookings required Amani Al-Khatahtbeh Flex that imagination muscle and What’s it like to be a Muslim get inspired to write with Alex girl in a post-9/11 world? Hear Miles. Using games and activities Amani Al-Khatahtbeh’s journey to practise imaginative thinking, through adolescence as a Muslim learn the power of imagination so girl, from the Islamophobia you can use it in your storytelling. she’s faced on a daily basis, to 60 min session the website she launched that Primary, 12.30pm became a cultural phenomenon. ArtPlay, 5803 Secondary, 12.30pm ACMI Cinema 2, 2803

WRITING YOUR LIFE Giselle Au-Nhien Nguyen, Osamah Sami, Nevo Zisin Explore the craft and challenges of memoir writing with Giselle Au-Nhien Nguyen, Osamah Sami (Good Muslim Boy) and Nevo Zisin (Finding Nevo). Find out how to own your personal story and turn it into a book with their storytelling tips. Secondary, 12.30pm ACMI Cinema 1, 3803 Supported by the Victorian Association for the Teaching of English

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RANDA ABDEL-FATTAH AMANI AL-KHATAHTBEH DAVID ASTLE Randa Abdel-Fattah is an Amani Al-Khatahtbeh is the David Astle is a full-time word- award-winning author of eleven founder and editor-in-chief of nerd, author, journalist, puzzle- internationally published novels Muslim Girl, the largest platform for maker and broadcaster. He’s and a regular op-ed contributor Muslim women’s voices in the west. written a dozen books, including to print media. Her latest novel, A rising voice in social, religious, the wordplay titles of Puzzled, When Michael Met Mina, won and political issues, Muslim Girl: Riddledom, Cluetopia and the the 2017 Victorian Premier’s A Coming of Age is her first book. kids’ book, Wordburger. His Literary award for young adults crosswords appear in the Fairfax and the people’s choice award. press under the alias of DA.

LUCY ADAMS EMILIE ZOEY BAKER Lucy Adams is the editor of Emilie Zoey Baker is an award- Voiceworks, Australia’s premier winning Australian poet and youth literary journal. She spoken-word performer who has has previously edited Express toured North America, Europe Media’s arts reviewing program and Asia to perform at arts and and produced podcasts for literature festivals. Baker has Melbourne International Film written 14 children’s books and Amani Al-Khatahtbeh Festival. She hails from Perth, several poetry collections. where she worked in neuroscience ADOLFO ARANJUEZ research and brain mapping. GRAEME BASE Adolfo Aranjuez is the editor Graeme Base is one of the of Metro, subeditor of Screen ABDI ADEN world’s leading creators of Education magazine and a Abdi Aden was unable to speak picture books. His alphabet book, freelance writer, speaker and English when he arrived in Animalia, has achieved classic dancer. His novella Amadeo – a Melbourne as a refugee. Aden’s status with worldwide sales of fictionalised account of his first memoir, Shining: The Story of a over three million copies, and year in Australia, after immigrating Lucky Man, shares how he fled has inspired an animated TV aged fifteen – was published in 2014. and survived Somalia’s civil war, series and a bestselling app. and was shortlisted for the NSW Premier’s Literary Award 2016.

Adolfo Aranjuez Graeme Base

Abdi Aden

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DANIELLE BINKS MAXINE BENEBA ALISON EVANS Danielle Binks is an editor, book CLARKE Alison Evans is a Melbourne blogger, literary agent, and youth Maxine Beneba Clarke is a widely based writer. They have published literature advocate. She edited and published Australian writer of three books, short stories, essays, contributed a short story to Begin, Afro-Caribbean descent. Her comics and other bits and End, Begin: A #LoveOzYA Anthology, critically acclaimed collection pieces. Evans co-edits Concrete marking Binks as an emerging voice of poetry Carrying The World, Queers, a zine started in 2015 in the Australian YA landscape. her memoir The Hate Race where all contributors self- and her first children’s picture identify as queer in some way. book The Patchwork Bike were published in 2016.

Danielle Binks Alison Evans CALLY BLACK Maxine Beneba Clarke Cally Black lives in Melbourne PROFESSOR FRANKIE and works with gifted children FALCONETTE and professional writing and MATT COSGROVE Nadia Sunde plays the role of editing students. After a decade Matt Cosgrove is the author Professor Francesca Falconette of creating short stories, her first and illustrator of the exciting at Harry Potter book events. novel In The Dark Spaces, a YA sci-fi new book series Epic Fail Tales. Sunde is one of Australia’s most thriller, won an Ampersand Prize. He has illustrated many picture celebrated and highly acclaimed books, collaborating with industry children’s theatre writers and CLAIRE CHRISTIAN legends, and has also been performers. She uses drama and creative director of Australia’s comedy to activate children’s Claire Christian is a writer, blogger, number one fashion magazine imagination and creative curiosity. podcaster and theatre-maker and a lecturer in comic art. from Queensland. Her debut YA novel, Beautiful Mess, won the 2016 Text Prize and will be CATH CROWLEY released in 2017. She recently made Cath Crowley is an award-winning her professional stage directing YA author. Graffiti Moon won the debut with Single Asian Female. Prime Minister’s Literary Award for young adult fiction, the Ethel Turner Award for young people’s literature, and was named an honour book in the Children’s Book Council book of the year. Professor Frankie Falconette

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CLEMENTINE FORD DAN GOLDING NICOLE HAYES Clementine Ford is a feminist Dr Dan Golding is a writer, a Nicole Hayes is an award- writer and broadcaster based games critic, a composer, a winning author and part of in Melbourne, well known for YouTuber, and a lecturer in the groundbreaking all-female her public battles against media and communications Australian football podcast, online trolls. Her first book, at Swinburne University. With The Outer Sanctum. Hayes Fight Like a Girl, was released Leena van Deventer, he co-wrote regularly speaks about writing, by Allen & Unwin in late 2016. Game Changers, and from sport, politics and gender, and 2014–17 was director of the Freeplay together with Alicia Sometimes, Independent Games Festival. published a book about women’s AFL – A Footy Girl’s Guide.

LEIGH HOBBS Artist and author Leigh Hobbs is the current Australian Children’s Laureate. Best known for his children’s books featuring his characters Old Tom, Mr Chicken, Horrible Harriet and Clementine Ford more, some of his work has also been adapted for the stage. KELLY GARDINER Dan Golding Kelly Gardiner writes historical fiction for readers of all ages. Her GRACE HALPHEN latest book for young readers is Grace Halphen is a Melbourne- 1917: Australia’s Great War, and based, 16 year-old high school her previous books have been student, and author of Letter To My shortlisted for the NSW Premier’s Teenage Self. After struggling in her Literary Awards, Children’s Book transition to secondary school, she Council of Australia’s notable began a project where she asked books, and gold Inky awards. famous Australians for a letter of advice to their younger selves. MORRIS GLEITZMAN Leigh Hobbs Morris Gleitzman is a bestselling JANE HARRISON Australian children’s author. Jane Harrison is an award- SIMMONE HOWELL His books explore serious and winning playwright and author Simmone Howell is the award- sometimes confronting subjects descended from the Muruwari winning author of young adult in humorous and unexpected people of NSW. Her novel novels Notes from the Teenage ways. His books are published in Becoming Kirrali Lewis won the Underground, Everything more than twenty countries, and 2014 Black & Write! prize. She Beautiful and Girl Defective. She his latest is Snot Chocolate. was the festival director for Blak runs creative writing, journaling & Bright, the inaugural Victorian and mapping workshops and Indigenous literary festival in 2016. teaches YA writing at RMIT.

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AMANTHA IMBER KIM KANE CATE KENNEDY Dr Amantha Imber is an innovation Kim Kane was born in London, in Cate Kennedy has published psychologist, bestselling author, a bed bequeathed by Wordsworth fiction, nonfiction and poetry. and founder of Australia’s leading for ‘a writer, a dancer or a poet’. Her poetry collection The Taste of innovation consultancy, Inventium. Despite this auspicious beginning, River Water won the 2011 Victorian In 2016, Imber was inducted into she went on to practise law. Premier’s Award for poetry. Her the Australian Business Women’s Kane’s picture books have been short story collections, Dark Roots Hall of Fame. She has helped shortlisted in the CBCA, Aurealis, and Like a House on Fire, have companies such as Google, Inky and Davitt awards. also won numerous awards. Coca-Cola, Disney and LEGO innovate more successfully. AMIE KAUFMAN Amie Kaufman is an internationally ANDREA INNOCENT bestselling author of YA fiction. Andrea Innocent is a professional Her latest series, co-authored illustrator and designer with with Jay Kristoff, began in over fifteen years experience, 2015 with Illuminae and was regularly punching out snappy followed by Gemina. Kaufman ideas for clients such as Microsoft, has degrees in history, literature Cambridge University Press, NBN, and law, and has worked as a Libra and Cadbury. She is a regular storytelling consultant at NASA. Cate Kennedy keynote speaker covering design, illustration and the creative life. LISA KENNEDY GEORGE IVANOFF Lisa Kennedy is a Trawlwoolway artist and storyteller. Her passion George Ivanoff is a Melbourne for cultural reclamation through children’s author who has written art, story and language has led her over 100 books, including the to work with Elders, writers, artists popular You Choose series. As a kid, and musicians. Kennedy brought he loved reading interactive books Aunty Joy Murphy’s word to life with where he got to make decisions illustrations in Welcome to Country. about the direction of the story. Amie Kaufman ZOHAB ZEE KHAN MELISSA KEIL Zohab Zee Khan is an educator, Melissa Keil is a writer and spoken word poet, motivational children’s book editor. Her debut speaker, didgeridoo player, YA novel, Life in Outer Space, won musician and hip-hop artist. the inaugural Ampersand Prize. Khan took out the title of Her latest novel is The Secret the Australian Poetry Slam Science of Magic, and her short champion in 2014, and was also story, ‘Sundays’, was featured a finalist in the International in the LoveOzYA anthology. Poetry Slam in Madrid. George Ivanoff

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EMMA KING ALISON LESTER GREGORY MACKAY Emma King is a football player Alison Lester, Australian Children’s Gregory Mackay has been making in the inaugural season of AFLW. Laureate (2012–13), is one of comics since school. He enjoys Originally from Perth, King was Australia’s most popular creators drawing and watercolour painting, drafted to Collingwood FC to fulfill of children’s books. Lester lives on a and attended a graphic novel her childhood dream of playing farm in the Victorian countryside, residency at the Atlantic Centre AFL. She also has a degree in and spends part of each year for the Arts in Florida. He is known architecture and wishes to work travelling to schools around for the Anders and Friends and alongside playing in AFLW. Australia, helping students and Francis Bear comics series. teachers develop their own stories. JOHN MARSDEN REBECCA LIM John Marsden has written over Rebecca Lim is a lawyer, illustrator 40 books, including the beloved and author of sixteen books Tomorrow, When the War Began for children and young adult series. Selling five million books readers, including The Astrologer’s worldwide, he has won every major Daughter, Afterlight and Mercy. Australian writing award for young She is a co-founder of the Voices people’s fiction. Marsden runs From the Intersection initiative two schools in regional Victoria. to support emerging YA and Emma King children’s authors and illustrators.

JAY KRISTOFF Jay Kristoff is the internationally bestselling author of The Lotus War, The Illuminae Files and The Nevernight Chronicle. He is the winner of multiple awards and has been named in the Amazon best teen books list. He does not believe in happy endings. John Marsden

Rebecca Lim MARC MARTIN Marc Martin is an award-winning STEVEN LOCHRAN illustrator and one of Australia’s Steven Lochran is the author of most outstanding new talents in the Paladero and Vanguard Prime children’s picture books. He is the series, and teaches workshops author and illustrator of A Forest, on writing for children and young The Curious Explorers Guide to adults. He graduated with a Exotic Animals A-Z, Max, A River, degree in creative writing and and the newly released LOTS. has worked in the publishing Jay Kristoff industry for over ten years.

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MELBOURNE AUNTY JOY MURPHY DIEM NGUYEN STREET TOURS Joy Wandin Murphy, AO is the Diem Nguyen is the creator and Melbourne Street Tours is the Senior Aboriginal Elder of the producer of Bookish Friends, a only street art tour in Australia Wurundjeri People. We show book podcast that discusses and run by street artists. The respect to her by calling her Aunty. reviews YA novels and shares guides treat you to some of She is a storyteller and writer her passion for books. When the city’s hidden treasures that who is passionate about using she’s not reading, volunteering make Melbourne one of the stories to enhance understanding or working, she studies gender most important destinations of Indigenous culture. and cultural studies at The in the world for street art. University of Melbourne. BELINDA MURRELL ALEX MILES Belinda Murrell is the bestselling Unlike her latest character author of more than 25 books Olive Black, Alex Miles never for children and teens, with a made it as an international mega history of writing in her family that movie star. She decided to stick stretches back nearly 200 years. to writing instead. Since her first Murrell is known for her award- play was published at age 17, she’s winning historical time-slip novels written for audiences with plays, including The Lost Sapphire. pantomimes, TV shows and books. SONIA NAIR Diem Nguyen Sonia Nair is deputy general manager at human rights media GISELLE AU-NHIEN organisation Right Now and a NGUYEN writer and critic who has been Giselle Au-Nhien Nguyen is a published by the Wheeler Centre, writer who explores feminism, The Big Issue, Eureka Street and relationships, mental health and The Lifted Brow, among others. pop culture through a personal lens. She is currently writing a memoir exploring the parallels and Alex Miles intersections of her upbringing in suburban Sydney and her parents’ PENNY MODRA journey as Vietnamese refugees. Penny Modra is editorial director at The Good Copy, a Melbourne- based writing studio and grammar school. She is a regular ‘grammar enthusiast’ guest on ABC Radio Melbourne and has written about Sonia Nair visual arts and other things for The Age, Vice and Smith Journal.

Giselle Au-Nhien Nguyen

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GARTH NIX MARISA PINTADO VAN T RUDD Garth Nix is a fantasy writer Marisa Pintado is the founder of Van T Rudd is a street muralist, who has sold more than five the Ampersand Prize for debut street sculptor, creative million copies of his books writers, and the publisher of interventionist, cartoonist, social around the world. His popular children’s and YA fiction at Hardie justice activist and painter. series include Old Kingdom and Grant Egmont in Melbourne. She He has exhibited his art widely The Keys to the Kingdom. His works with a variety of emerging, around Australia and recently most recent title, Frogkisser!, commercially successful and illustrated his first children’s is being developed as a film. award-winning writers including picture book, Maxine Beneba Melissa Keil and Sally Rippin. Clarke’s The Patchwork Bike. SASHA PETROVA Sasha Petrova is a Melbourne ALICE PUNG based writer and journalist. She Alice Pung is an award-winning currently works as one of the Melbourne writer whose books heath and medicine editors at The include Unpolished Gem, Her Conversation. Prior to that, she Father’s Daughter, Laurinda, completed a masters in journalism and the anthologies Growing and international relations and Up Asian in Australia and My wrote regular freelance pieces for First Lesson. She has also written various Australian publications. a series of children’s books for the Our Australian Girl series. Van T Rudd OLIVER PHOMMAVANH Oliver Phommavanh loves to make OSAMAH SAMI people laugh, whether it’s on the Osamah Sami is an award-winning page writing humour for kids or actor, writer, poet and stand-up on stage as a stand-up comedian. comedian, born in war-torn Iran He shares his passion for writing to Iraqi parents. His acclaimed with kids, using his experience memoir Good Muslim Boy won as a primary school teacher. His the NSW Premier’s Literary Award, latest book is Super Con-nerd. and he co-wrote and starred in Ali’s Wedding, AWGIE winner Alice Pung for best original feature film.

SALLY RIPPIN Sally Rippin has published over sixty books, including the popular Billie B Brown series, which has sold more than three million copies since first published. She also has a regular program on 3RRR Oliver Phommavanh interviewing children’s authors and industry professionals. Osamah Sami

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MARK SMITH SHAUN TAN LEENA VAN DEVENTER Mark Smith lives and works on Shaun Tan works as an artist, writer Leena van Deventer is an award- Victoria’s surf coast. His debut and film-maker in Melbourne, winning writer, game developer novel, The Road to Winter, was known for illustrated books that and teacher. Her commentary on shortlisted for the Australian Indie deal with social, political and game development, online culture Book Awards, the Aurealis Awards historical subjects. He also worked and feminism has appeared in and the WA Young Readers’ Book as a concept artist for Pixar and publications such as The Guardian Awards. He is also an award- won an Academy Award for the and Crikey, and her first book winning writer of short fiction. short animated film The Lost Thing. Game Changers: From Minecraft to Misogyny was published in 2016. ALICIA SOMETIMES Alicia Sometimes is a writer, AILSA WILD poet and broadcaster. She is Ailsa Wild is an acrobat and part of the Aussie Rules football whip-cracker who has run away podcast, The Outer Sanctum, from the circus to become a and co-edited From the Outer: writer. Her books are featured Footy Like You’ve Never Heard It on the Children’s Book Council of and A Footy Girl’s Guide To the Australia’s notable books, and her Stars of 2017 with Nicole Hayes. memoir pieces have appeared in Meanjin and The Monthly. Shaun Tan

TONY THOMPSON CAROLE WILKINSON Carole Wilkinson writes historical Tony Thompson is a Melbourne- fiction and nonfiction for children. based writer and speaker. He is the She is best known for her much- author of Summer of Monsters, a loved and award-winning novel about Mary Shelley’s early Dragonkeeper series, set in ancient life, and Shakespeare: The Most China and published in 17 countries. Famous Man in London, an account Wilkinson is a self-proclaimed of The Bard’s London years. dragon expert and is interested Alicia Sometimes in the history of everything. STEPHANIE SPARTELS GABRIELLE WILLIAMS Stephanie Spartels is a graphic Gabrielle Williams is the author of designer, illustrator and lover critically acclaimed YA novels, which of all things visual. She has have been shortlisted for many over 100 book designs under awards. For her latest book, My her belt, and in 2015 won the Life as a Hashtag, she immersed ABDA Award for best designed herself in the world of social children’s/young adult series. media, including Tinder (which she Tony Thompson wouldn’t recommend to anybody).

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FIONA WOOD JESSICA YU NEVO ZISIN Fiona Wood is a writer of Jessica Yu is a PhD candidate in Nevo Zisin is a young activist, writer, internationally published YA creative writing at The University and public speaker with a particular fiction. Her novel Wildlife won the of Melbourne. Her writing has focus on issues surrounding gender, CBCA book of the year for older been published in The Best sex and sexuality. Zisin is the author readers, and was shortlisted for a Australian Poems, Overland, memoir Finding Nevo and works as number of other awards. Before Cordite, The Lifted Brow, The a youth leader through children’s novels, Wood wrote television Saturday Paper and more. She is programs and workshops in schools. scripts. She lives in Melbourne. currently writing her first novel.

Fiona Wood Jessica Yu Nevo Zisin

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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.

< To Immigration Museum, 1km Take 70, 75 or St Paul’s VENUES IN FED SQUARE tram stops City Circle tram Cathedral 70, 75, City circle

BUS LOADING ZONE Entrance Flinders FLINDERS STREET Street Station Toilets Box ATM ACMI ACMI Office 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

Lift 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 CHILD SAFETY Our Schools’ Program includes events for students MWF is committed to the safety of children of all in Grade 3 through to VCE. Each event listing ages, abilities, and cultural backgrounds. Children includes the year ranges for that event. Where years are vital and active participants in our Festival. We aren’t specified please use the following guide: want children to be safe, happy and empowered. We support and respect all children just as we Primary: Grade 3–6 support our staff and volunteers. MWF’s Child Secondary: Year 7–10 Safe Policy is available online at mwf.com.au. VCE: Year 11–12

EAL STUDENTS SCHOOLS BOOK ORDERS Save with our Official Bookseller, Readings. Schools Our Stories for Life event on 30 August celebrates and libraries receive a 20% discount when ordering cultural diversity and is designed especially for EAL trade books through the Readings website. students. Thanks to The R E Ross Trust, tickets are free and we provide a $6 (GST inc.) transport subsidy Email [email protected] for every student. Spaces are limited; book early to or phone 03 9341 7729 to set up an account avoid disappointment. See page 18 for details. with Readings or for further information.

EVENT TIMES Schools’ Program sessions are 45 minutes in duration, unless otherwise stated.

Children & Teens’ Weekend Events From toddlers to teens, there’s something for kids of all ages at MWF. With weekend workshops, performances and exhibitions – plus a chance to meet your favourite writers and illustrators – for kids who love to read, there’s no better place to be. Sign up to the MWF eNews to hear details about the full program when it’s launched in July. Visit mwf.com.au.

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TICKETS RESERVATION PROCESS Teachers with a group of 10 students will receive one If your school needs extra time to confirm complimentary ticket. All tickets are GST exempt. student numbers, we can reserve tickets for up to two weeks. To make a reservation: Schools’ Program Events (excluding workshops and walks) 1. Select Your Events $8 per student/teacher Complete and return the schools booking form (enclosed and available online at mwf.com.au/schools), Workshops & Walks making sure to tick the ‘reservation only’ box. $12 per student/teacher 2. Secure Your Reservation Who Can Attend? MWF will check availability and reserve your tickets for the Schools’ Program events are restricted to school- selected events. Where an event is sold out, we will assist aged children only, plus an accompanying adult. you in placing an alternative booking where possible. Workshops are limited to school groups only. 3. Confirm Student Numbers Visit our website mwf.com.au for our booking conditions and reservation policy. After two weeks, MWF will seek confirmation of your booking via email or phone. We will request any updates, such as revised attendance numbers. HOW TO BOOK Where required, MWF will raise an invoice with Be quick, spaces are limited. event and payment details at this time. If you have confirmed the number of students 4. Payment and Ticket Issue attending and can pay with a credit card, the easiest Payment must be made via cheque, EFT or and quickest way to book is online. Alternatively credit card immediately upon confirmation of use the schools booking form (enclosed and attendance numbers. Once payment has been available online at mwf.com.au/schools), which made, a receipt will be issued via email. can be returned to us by email, fax or post. Your All payment for Schools’ Program reservations must be booking is not confirmed until full payment has finalised by Tuesday 1 August. MWF reserves the right been received by Melbourne Writers Festival. to cancel bookings that remain unpaid after this date. CONTACT US Online mwf.com.au Email [email protected] Phone 03 9999 1199 (10am–4pm) Fax 03 9650 6467 Post Box Office, Melbourne Writers Festival Level 1, 176 Little Lonsdale St Melbourne VIC 3000

Bookings & info mwf.com.au 35 Randa Abdel-Fattah Steven Lochran Lucy Adams Gregory Mackay Abdi Aden John Marsden Amani Al-Khatahtbeh Marc Martin Adolfo Aranjuez Melbourne Street Tours David Astle Alex Miles Emilie Zoey Baker Penny Modra Graeme Base Aunty Joy Murphy Danielle Binks Belinda Murrell Cally Black Sonia Nair Claire Christian Diem Nguyen Maxine Beneba Clarke Giselle Au-Nhien Nguyen Matt Cosgrove Garth Nix Cath Crowley Sasha Petrova Alison Evans Oliver Phommavanh Professor Frankie Falconette Marisa Pintado Clementine Ford Alice Pung Kelly Gardiner Sally Rippin Morris Gleitzman Van T Rudd Dan Golding Osamah Sami Grace Halphen Mark Smith Jane Harrison Alicia Sometimes Nicole Hayes Stephanie Spartels Leigh Hobbs Shaun Tan Simmone Howell Tony Thompson Amantha Imber Leena van Deventer Andrea Innocent Ailsa Wild George Ivanoff Carole Wilkinson Kim Kane Gabrielle Williams Amie Kaufman Fiona Wood Melissa Keil Jessica Yu Cate Kennedy Nevo Zisin Lisa Kennedy Zohab Zee Khan mwf.com.au Emma King #mwf17 Jay Kristoff #mwfschools Alison Lester Rebecca Lim