Issue 1, 2021 www.ozkids.com.au A great tool to improve literacy in schools! Cover design by Print Post Approved Jessica Zhang P.P. 100019938 (2020 Marc McBride Art Award) TO STUDENTS IN PRIMARY FRee entry OR SECONDARY SCHOOLS Proudly supported by the Australian Government Creative Net Creative Net Dear Literacy Educator/Librarian, Take a look at Creative Net. We have authors and illustrators who you won’t find on other speakers’ agency sites. Better still, Creative Net is the only speakers’ agency in Australia that doesn’t charge a booking fee. Our services to you are completely free. We also organise literary events for schools. Students Ask us about our national PD seminars for TLs/educators, pay $20 + GST and we provide the MC, authors and too. (We organised the four highly successful Keeping illustrators for a day which includes three workshops Books Alive seminars in Victoria and NSW.) from each of the presenters, a launch, book signings, We can be contacted by phone on (03) 9416 4062 or etc. – everything you would expect from a festival, plus email [email protected]. free show bags each containing a Ford Street book and Terrie Saunders merchandise (worth around $20). Creative Net ACT Lewis Morley Karen Tyrrell Paul Collins Michael Panckridge Craig Cormick Louise Park Lynelle Zita Westlake Michael Connell Julie Perrin Tracey Hawkins Felicity Pulman Michelle Worthington Meredith Costain Cheree Peters Simon Mitchell Moya Simons SA Justin D’Ath Andrew Plant Stephanie Owen-Reeder Paul Stafford Ben Chandler Julie Davey Matt Porter NSW Shane Thamm Katrina Germein Houston Dunleavy Judith Rossell Deborah Abela Lesley Vamos Phillip Gwynne Hazel Edwards Jeannette Rowe Stephen Axelsen Sue Whiting Sally Heinrich Heather Corinne Fenton Michael Salmon Candida Baker NT Taylor Johnson Marjory Gardner Claire Saxby Dianne Bates Leonie Norrington Claire Richards Scot Gardner Tony Thompson Patricia Bernard QLD Lauren Nicolle Serena Geddes Renee Treml Jess Black Kathryn Apel Taylor Allayne Webster Laura E Goodin Ian Trevaskis Jenny Blackford Katherine Battersby Kristin Weidenbach Jacqui Grantford Mitch Vane Russell Blackford Royce Bond TAS Patrick Guest Coral Vass Charlotte Calder Peter Carnavas Christina Booth Susan Halliday Adam Wallace Jill Carter-Hansen Charmaine Clancy Kate Gordon Michelle Hamer Gabrielle Wang Gaye Chapman Emily Craven Sally Odgers Leigh Hobbs Kayleen West Chris Cheng Gary Crew Steve Isham Stef Hodgson Dee White Wai Ping Chim Aleesah Darlison Carol Ann Martin Sarah Howell Stephen Whiteside Laurine Croasdale Brian Falkner Anne Morgan Michael Hyde Mark Wilson Melaina Faranda JE Fison VIC George Ivanoff Lucy Wise Susanne Gervay Sheryl Gwyther Marie Alafaci Nicky Johnston WA DC Green Phil Kettle Goldie Alexander Bernadette Kelly Cristy Burne Pip Harry Harry Laing June Alexander Jackie Kerin David Caddy Michelle Heeter Foz Meadows Catherine Bateson Victoria Lane Kelly Canby Nette Hilton Kyle Mewburn Robyn Bavati Sue Lawson Gabriel Evans Tamsin Janu Josie Montano Krista Bell Virginia Lowe Mark Greenwood Harry Laing Eileen O’Hely Susan Berran Deryn Mansell Josh Langley Cathy Lane Elaine Ouston Sue Bursztynski Felicity Marshall Frané Lessac Jan Latta Marianne de Pierres Bernard Caleo Lorraine Marwood Sally Murphy Nathan Luff JR Poulter Isobelle Carmody Maureen McCarthy Teena Raffa-Mulligan Sophie Masson Dimity Powell Mark Carthew Marc McBride Den Scheer Jeni Mawter Pamela Rushby Anna Ciddor Sean McMullen Leanne White Dawn Meredith Kathy Stewart Margaret Clark Dave O’Neil Kim Miller Angela Sunde Sherryl Clark Wendy Orr For a full list of our authors and illustrators check out our website at www.creativenetspeakers.com Contents ARTICLES & FEATURES AWARDS FOR POETRY AWARDS FOR SHORT STORIES Creative Net ................................................ 2 Heading into the Storm .............................. 4 GLOW ......................................................... 7 Molly Waters, Queensland Academies Creative Industries, Kelvin Angelina Hemsworth, Loreto College, Coorparoo, Qld. Grove, Qld. From the Editor’s Desk ............................... 4 A Heart’s Pyre ............................................10 To Some .....................................................11 Logan McIntosh, Siena Catholic College, Sippy Downs, Qld. Feb. 2021 New Releases .............................. 5 Peyton Holmes, Pedare Christian College, Golden Grove, SA Stuck in a Game .........................................14 Our Authors & Illustrators ........................ 6 It’s 2020 We Tweet and Text ......................15 Yoonjin Lee, Blacktown Girls High School, Toongabbie, NSW Denver Saddington, Servite College, Tuart Hill, WA Book Review – Frankie Goes to Static ..........................................................20 Kindergarten ........................................... 8 She Is Still Magic .......................................23 Molly Waters, Queensland Academies Creative Industries, Kelvin Laura Zhang, Ravenswood School for Girls, Gordon, NSW Grove, Qld. 2021 Young Australian Art Awards ........... 9 Before the Pay ............................................24 Nothing Is Impossible ...............................23 Book Reviews: St Leonards College ..........12 Daniel Bannon, St Thomas More College, Sunnybank, Qld. Alexandra Manolopoulos, Mill Park Heights Primary School, Mill Park, Vic. Writing A Fantasy Novel in Twelve Easy Steps .......................................................16 The GenZ Dilemma ...................................24 Jade Simms, Siena Catholic College, Sippy Downs, Qld. Ambassadors .............................................19 Nightmares ................................................26 Ivy Bystrom, Moonee Ponds West Primary School, Moonee Ponds, Ghouls, Goblins and Phantasmagoricals ..21 Vic. Keep a Diary ..............................................22 Have you heard of ‘A FIVER for A FARMER’?................ 27 ‘Masque of the Red Death’ Book Reviews: Caitlin Burns – Front cover image by The Animal Genre..................................28 Jessica Zhang 2020 Marc McBride Art Award Lessons from a Ford Street Publishing Book Launch ....30 Photo credits – ‘To Some’, p. 14; ‘Before the Pay’, p. 24: Frank Jones, Desktop Dynamics, Geelong. Published by: The Selection Committee: Australian Children’s Literary Board Managing Editor: ..........Carol Dick Directors:.......................Elizabeth Lonsdale (an initiative of the Children’s Charity Network) Publisher: ......................Robin Leonard Catherine Veith ABN 58 109 336 245 Finals Judge: ................Professor Margot Hillel OAM Gail Woods CPA Phone: (03) 5282 8950 Australian Catholic University Rob Leonard (Executive) Fax: (03) 4206 7811 Sponsorship Manager: ..Ernest Bland John McGuire 170 Forest Road, Lara, Victoria 3212 Advertising Manager:....Trevor St John Layout/Pre-press: ..........Desktop Dynamics, Geelong Postal Address: Fund Committee: ..........Gail Woods CPA Website Production: ......The Media Warehouse PO Box 267, Lara, Victoria 3212 Paul Warburton CPA www.mediawarehouse.com.au Rob Leonard Issue 1, 2021 3 FROM THE Heading into EDITOR’S DESK the Storm Well, 2020 was a rollercoaster of a year I look ahead, unfaltering, working in the classroom and at home. So, Wind whips around my body, fearsome and aggressive. we hope students can settle into a better The trees grip prudent on the ground as they are prised from their residence. year this year. The clouds loom, Entries have been quieter, so it means Vicious and unrelenting, swirling hues of grey and blue, students are working hard on catching up. They grip my shoulders and steer me north, Towards an earnest tomorrow. We wish you all the best for 2021. Shadows, fickle and winsome, waltz upon the ground gleefully, — Carol Oh how they’ve longed to dance. ENTER ON-LINE Dirt is upturned, jagged, cut through like silence in solemnity, Shards of serrated soil, at Left, discarded forever. www.ozkids.com.au The mountains, stoic as they are, stand, dignified and ceremonious, They see no pain, no heartache, Only growth. The rain cascades down incredulously, Pristine and fair as an English rose. Until lighting – volts of reckoning – strike the earth, cleansing it of virtue, Only to recapitulate and repeat. I fear not the sullied storm, Wherever it may be, As no trifled tempest could compare, With the storm inside of me. By Molly Waters Year 12, Queensland Academies Creative Industries KELVIN GROVE – QLD. Teacher: Ms. Gleeson KEEP ON WRITING (TYPING)! CarolManaging Dick Editor CHILDREN’S CHARITY NETWORK SUPPORTS CHARITIES AND ORGANISATIONS WHO SUPPORT US! 4 Oz Kids in Print Feb. 2021 New Releases Feb. 2021 New Releases The Thing That Goes Ping! By Mark Carthew & Shane McGowan Age 3–8 In the faraway town of Figgy-tra-ling, you may hear the faint ring of a thing that goes ping! This story is quite cute. You will be amazed what the Thing That Goes Ping is. It is no wonder people want to find it. Especially children he! he! So join in the quest for the thing that goes ping – and meet some fun animals along the way! Buy the book or ebook on-line @ https:// fordstreetpublishing.com/book/the-thing- that-goes-ping/ $16.95 – $24.95 Only $5 for shipping or free if you spend over $35 (that’s easy to do). Available @ Dymocks (One of our awesome CCN Sponsors) Float or Sink? By Kylie Covark & Andrew Plant Age 3–8 A ladybug lands on a stick that is bobbing along a creek. As she is joined by a cast of curious creatures, the fate of the stick hangs in the balance. This humorous, rhyming tale