Family writing at Peppergreen farm, Bendigo

Saturday was a busy day at Peppergreen farm festival- a sunny day and lots of family entertainment so it was wonderful to have so many write about treasure hunting in the garden.

Here are some snapshots-

The lines/poems were written on paper flags made by another community group and displayed along the edge of a path near an eco-pod.

Walker books donated some of my books as prizes.  Wonderful to encourage writing and reading on a late March morning in glorious autumn sunshine.

Thanks Walker, thanks Tamara.

CBCA Notables

Exciting news!  My verse novel- 'Star Jumps' made the CBCA Notable list today.  Very satisfying.  Its not easy to write in a genre that is not mainstream and  a topic that tackles farming and drought- but this novel is close to my heart and was showered with tears through the writing and editing stages.

Well done Walker- my publisher with several notable books in 2010 awards.

Thanks to the May Gibbs Literature trust for time spent in 2007 working on 'Star Jumps.'