Triggers for Creativity
As an author and poet, I am often asked where does inspiration come from? How do I get ideas? I
words, wonders & bookish things
As an author and poet, I am often asked where does inspiration come from? How do I get ideas? I
Weather can change suddenly when you live in Mapleton, for example, it’s Easter and outside the rain is teeming with
Holidays take effort and so do book launches. Choosing the venue and booking a date, planning and preparation,
There’s nothing like a good poem to shake off a rainy, mucky day, to listen to the tinkle
Metal to masterpiece… With a background in metalwork it’s no surprise to see how prolific Luke Berkleman’s self-taught knife
It’s a vintage gathering of great proportions, Collectorama, held in Nambour Showgrounds and opening at 7am. As popular as ever,
There is no better place to explore than our own backyard. Botanic gardens, lush forests, parks, bush walks and local
NOW for our top 5 Historical Non-Fiction Picture Books for Kids. Jenny Catalano has chosen her favourite, not an
Definition of Collection: Gather together a number of things/ a group of items Collections are fun. Demanding our attention
It’s magical to have a children’s book develop and grow from an idea to the finished product. Coming soon is
January is here and before we know it February will appear its head from behind the bushes. Here on the
Children gathered to listen to children’s author Dhana Fox as she read aloud her witty and fun loving new picture
Recently at the lovely book shop in Palmwoods, Little Booknook, Kay Nixon welcomed me for a reading and craft based
A bit of festive cheer goes a long way at the end of a stressful Covid 19 year. At the
November is the time for the Jacarandas to bloom in parks, on footpaths and in back gardens. The purple petals
Last night in Maleny I went to listen to Trent Dalton share about his latest release, All Our Shimmering Skies.
It’s the Queensland school holidays and I am able to sit down today and leisurely look over my new book
I have always loved and read poetry. And in my teenage years I was so inspired by Dylan Thomas’s Under