Tuesday, April 5, 2011

School Holiday program

With the autumn school holidays just around the corner - April 11-21 - the Holiday Program is now available online at http://www.portphillip.vic.gov.au/school-holiday-program.htm.

Here are a few of the activities planned:

Writing workshop with Hilary Badger - "Zac Power: top secret & highly confidential".

Who is the mysterious HI Larry, author of the Zac Power series? As a close personal associate of HI Larry's, Hilary can reveal all. Well, not the classified stuff of course. However, Hilary has security clearance to discuss how she became a writer, what it takes to be a good writer, and all about building a story, including plot and characters.

The session is fun and interactive. Creativity and imagination are enthusiastically encouraged. All questions and book signings welcome. Suitable for ages 8-11 years.


Another writing workshop, this time with Glenda Millard - "Where to find ideas for a story & how to develop them".

Glenda is the author of many books for children and teenagers including the award winning "The naming of Tishkin Silk".

In her session Glenda will reveal all the many and varied places from which ideas can come from. She will explain how to use a questioning technique to progress a story.

Fun and interactive, this session will sharpen your writing skills. Suitable for those 12-14 years.


Maybe drawing is more your thing.

In that case you might like the Drawing Workshop with Marc McBride, celebrated artist and illustrator of Emily Rodda's "Deltora Quest" series. Learn how to draw a monster from the "master of monster"! For those aged 8-14 years.


Bookings are essential for these workshops as places are limited! Payment needs to be made at the time of booking - to find out when, where & how much just check out the library website!

There's something for everyone so get booked in now, before it's too late!

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