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Literati A feast of authors on the Gold Coast For your chance to attend the breakfast and win great prizes along the way, simply collect an entry form from any Gold Coast City Council branch library, and start reading! SAMUEL WAGAN WATSON | MATT CONDON | ANITA BELL | MADONNA KING | REBECCA SPARROW Literary young guns KIM WILKINS | SALLY COLLINGS | JOSIE MONTANO | JACK HEATH | VENERO ARMANNO For readers aged 12+ KAREN FOXLEE | SARAH ARMSTRONG | SIMON HIGGINS | MARTIN CHATTERTON | PETER MEARES Jack Heath (The Lab) and William Kostakis (Loathing Lola) are two of the hottest young SEAN LEAHY | ALLISON RUSHBY | JONATHAN HARLEN | PETER WATT | BRONWYN PARRY authors around for young people. Both award winning authors have a great story to tell. Join them for this ‘not to be missed’ author session. CATE KENNEDY | JAMES KNIGHT | JOHN HARMS | SALLY RIPPIN | ANITA HEISS | MICHAEL JACOBSON TONI JORDAN | KATHRYN FOX | KATHERINE HOWELL | WILLIAM KOSTAKIS | SYDNEY BAUER When: Saturday 30 May Time: 10.30am – noon Where: Robina Auditorium (in the Robina Branch Library building) KATHY WILSON | DEBRA ADELAIDE | TONY PARK Bookings: Phone 07 5581 1600 to avoid disappointment GCCC5785 Working for our future – today AuthorSaturday Encounters30 May 2009 BROADBEACH BRANCH LIBRARY Ph 07 5581 1555 The next chapter: Toni Jordan, Karen Foxlee and Bronwyn Parry talk about the pleasure and pain of 10am – 11am writing a follow up to a best selling debut novel Tapping into your creativity: Venero Armanno and Sarah Armstrong explore ways to enhance the 11am – noon creative process of writing Walking on the dark side: Katherine Howell, Kathryn Fox and Sydney Bauer discuss how they go Noon – 1pm inside the criminal mind and draw fiction from fact ELANORA BRANCH LIBRARY Ph 07 5581 1671 Chic lit: Kathy Wilson, Allison Rushby and Rebecca Sparrow chat about how fact can make good fiction 10am – 11am and how chick lit is becoming chic Personal perspectives: Matthew Condon, Cate Kennedy and Samuel Wagan Watson share their 11am – noon personal writing journeys Writing for a living: Kim Wilkins, Anita Heiss and Debra Adelaide explore the art of making a living Noon – 1pm from writing NERANG BRANCH LIBRARY Ph 07 5581 7180 Writing in other voices: Anita Bell and Josie Montano talk about the challenges of finding an 10am – 11am authentic voice when writing for young people Taking a voyage to the edge of the world: Simon Higgins discusses finding inspiration in blending 11am – noon the real world with the world of fantasy in his writing and demonstrates the Japanese martial art of laido When pictures speak louder: Sean Leahy tells the stories behind his cartoons and looks at how a Noon – 1pm picture can speak volumes SOUTHPORT BRANCH LIBRARY Ph 07 5581 7200 Other people’s lives: Madonna King and Sally Collings discuss the rollercoaster ride 10am – 11am of telling stories of real people It’s not just cricket: Peter Meares, John Harms and James Knight talk about sports writing and the art 11am – noon of dropping names Boys own adventures: Peter Watt and Tony Park discuss how historical events and powerful Noon – 1pm landscapes shape their stories GCCC5921 Although these sessions are free of charge, places are limited and fill quickly. To avoid disappointment, book your seat now with the host branch library. To avoid disappointment, book your seat now with the host branch library. branch host the with now seat your book disappointment, avoid To Although these sessions are free of charge, places are limited and fill quickly. fill and limited are places charge, of free are sessions these Although For tickets visit gcac.com.au or phone 07 5588 4000 5588 07 phone or gcac.com.au visit tickets For $75 Tickets: 7pm Time: powerful landscapes shape their stories their shape landscapes powerful ay 2009 2009 ay M 29 Friday : Date Centre rts A Coast old G Venue: Noon – 1pm – Noon Peter Watt and Tony Park discuss how historical events and and events historical how discuss Park Tony and Watt Peter adventures: own Boys Proudly supported by supported Proudly writing and the art of dropping names dropping of art the and writing We look forward to the pleasure of your company. company. your of pleasure the to forward look We 11am – noon – 11am Peter Meares, John Harms and James Knight talk about sports sports about talk Knight James and Harms John Meares, Peter cricket: just not It’s on’t be disappointed, book your place now for this very special event. event. special very this for now place your book disappointed, be on’t D of telling stories of real people real of stories telling of 10am – 11am – 10am ride rollercoaster the discuss Collings Sally and King Madonna lives: people’s Other insight into their writing.