Upcoming Events
Launching Hello Baby! ACT & NSW Events
Previous Events
State Library NSW – Tuesday 14th January 10-11am
BookFace Gungahlin Christmas Story Time
Book Week – School Visits 19th-23rd August
Book Week Chat ABC Radio Canberra – Monday 19th August 3.30pm
Love Your Bookshop Day – Saturday 10th August
50th Anniversary of the Moon Landing Sun 21st July – Canberra Deep Space Station – Book Signing
CBCA 13TH NATIONAL CONFERENCE, QT,1 London Circuit, ACT 
On Saturday 1st June, I was at the ACT and Surrounds authors and illustrators table signing books.
Blast Off! First Birthday Celebration -WIN!
In honour of Blast Off! turning one, and having a fresh new print run we ran a competition on Facebook and Instagram to WIN a signed hard back copy. Entrants headed over to Our Facebook Page and told us the ONE thing they would take into space. Entries closed midday 7th May 2019.Congratulations to the winner Lynn Ward, who wouldn’t go into space without chocolate! WE hope you and your grandchildren are enjoying your space adventures.
National Simultaneous Storytime Reading
Wednesday 22nd May – Dickson Library 10.30am
ASLA Conference, Leading Learning
National Library Canberra, 14-16th April
Interacting with Picture Books
Writing Workshop, The Children’s Bookshop, Beecroft
Monday 13th April 9-12pm
CBCA High Tea with Our Stars
April 13, 2019 from 3.00pm to 5.30 pm at Penguin Random House, North
Sydney.
ACT SCBWI Masterclass Afternoon Saturday 30th March
check http://www.australiaeastnz.scbwi.org/events for details
Author Visit, Exploring Tree Macarthur,
Wednesday 27th February
SCBWI Sydney Conference, Sunday 24th February
3pm The Children’s Bookshop Beecroft – Celebrating Books
Story Time in The Starlight Express Room
The Centenary Hospital, Wednesday 20th Feb
Twitter Chat
Thursday 7th Feb 9pm Eastern Daylight Savings Time (8pm AEST) #picbookbc @unwin_shelly @picturebookbc
Author Signing Event, Big W Canberra Centre
Sat 8th December 12-1pm
Dymocks VIP Night, Canberra Centre
Friday 23rd November 4.30-7.30pm
Beecroft Children’s Bookshop Story Time
Friday 2nd November
Sydney Book shop signing Tour
Thursday 1st November
- Harry Hartog Narrellan
- Lindfield Learning Hub
Friday 2nd November
- Dymocks Chatswood
- Dymocks George Street
- Dymocks Broadway
- Kinokuniya, The Galleries
There’s A Baddie Running Through This Book Book Launch (Canberra)
Harry Hartog Woden, Saturday 20th October 11-12pm
Author Panel, BookFace, Gungahlin, Saturday 20th October 2pm
Blueberries Dance group Blast Off! Party
Dance Central, Wednesday 26th September
There’s A Baddie Running Through This Book Book Launch (Sydney)
Lindfield Learning Hub, Saturday 22nd September 4-5pm
Blast Off! Book Signing
Big W Canberra Centre, Saturday 18th August 12-1pm
Blast Off! Launch (Canberra)
Canberra Deep Space Communication Complex
Saturday 5th May, 11.30am
Blast Off! Launch (Sydney)
Lindfield Learning Hub
Saturday 12th May 4pm
You’re Five! Series Launch, The Children’s Bookshop, Beecroft
Friday 2nd June 2017 9.45-10.15, Open to ALL!
Author Afternoon Tea, Terry Hills Public School
Tuesday 13th June
Along with a whole host of wonderful Sydney authors I will be heading along to Terry Hills Public School for a fabulous afternoon of stories and fun with the students and staff.
Book Launch Wine and Cheese Evening with Guest Launcher Valerie Khoo
Thursday 8th June Lindfield Learning Hub
On Thursday the 8th June we will be hosting an intimate wine and cheese evening for close friends and family to celebrate the launch of the You’re Five! series.
Valerie Khoo, CEO of The Australian Writers centre will be there to launch the series.
Book Launch and Morning Tea
Abbotsleigh ELC 13th June
Thanks to the lovely Jacqueline Harvey, we have organised a Launch to celebrate the You’re Five! series at Abbotsleigh ELC. I will be conducting a story time in each of the rooms before enjoying a morning tea with the children and signing some books.
Bop Till You Drop Disco Launch 15th June
Invites have gone out to East Lindfield Preschool for a Book Launch disco on Thursday 15th June.
We will have Bop Till you Drop ‘numbers disco’ with story time and cake to celebrate.
The lovely staff from Lindfield Learning Hub will be along to sell books.
Writers’ Group Open Night
Thursday 9 March 2017, 6:30-8:00pm
NSW Writers’ Centre, Callan Park, Rozelle
BOOKED OUT – Email us or call (02) 9555 9757 to go on the waitlist
Representatives from our writing groups will be here to tell you more about how their sessions run and what makes their groups unique. They will also share the secrets to their success with those in the audience who are keen to start a new group.
The evening includes a keynote presentation from Shelly Unwin, writer and member of the Picture This writing group, who will share her experiences on being part of a writing community.
The event will be followed by networking drinks, courtesy of Bibliotheque Wines.
Shelly is making her authorial debut in June this year with a five book series, titled You’re One! You’re Two! You’re Three! You’re Four! and You’re Five! published by Allen & Unwin, to be swiftly followed by a non fiction picture book, Blast Off! with Penguin Random House in early 2018, and with another book under offer as we speak. She attributes much of her success to the guidance and support of her writers’ group ‘Picture This’, of which she has been a member since 2013 when she began her writing journey.
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