The other day we drove to Warburton, to the upper reaches of the Yarra. The Yarra River begins on the flanks of Mt Baw Baw and flows 245 kilometers to Melbourne emptying out in Port Phillip Bay. Read the rest of this entry »

As we come to the end of 2011, I reflect on the year that was.

In May, our daughter Lei Lei left home to live in New York. She has been away before on a gap year in France after Year 12, Read the rest of this entry »

This interview was originally published on Sue Bursztynski’s website The Great Raven.

“One of the nicest things about being involved in children’s and YA writing is the people you meet. Gabrielle Wang, the author of several lovely, Read the rest of this entry »

I am very busy at the moment with Hero, our new cocker spaniel puppy. We picked him up last Sunday. He’s 8 weeks old. Read the rest of this entry »

I’m really looking forward to this day where I will be presenting with authors and illustrators such as Paul Collins, Meredith Costain, Susanne Gervay, Dianne Bates, Michael Panckridge, Phil Kettle and Michael Salmon.

Topics discussed will be:

Reading into the Future,

Issue Based Novels, Read the rest of this entry »