Programmes at the Centre : Other Events

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As well as programmes for school groups, a variety of events are held at the Centre for teachers, librarians, students and the general public. These include Professional Development sessions, Sharing Their Craft sessions with authors and illustrators for emerging writers and illustrators, After School Workshops, Open Days, Book Launches and the annual Leslie Rees Lecture.

Professional Development 

Events for teachers and librarians, and emerging illustrators and writers. One hour consultations are also available.

Professional Development at the Centre or Your School

The Centre offers a range of practical and enjoyable professional development seminars covering narrative writing, viewing, speaking and listening and, of course, the use of picture books in the Primary and Secondary Classroom.

Phone the Centre to discuss – 9430 6869

Want to Improve your NAPLAN Results with Raewyn Caisley

Duration: Tuesday 23 February or Wednesday 24 February 4.30pm - 7.00pm

Joe's Boat, The Mermaid's Tail, Tai's Penguin, The Queen's Cubby, Hot Shot, Great Lead, Top Marks and more

Can you teach creativity? Yes you can! If a child is having fun, if they feel confident about what they are doing and if they are keen and enthusiastic, the results you wish for will come.

With over 20 children's books published, a teaching background and a comprehensive knowledge of the national testing programme and its assessment criteria, who better to help you help your students excel?

In this session, Raewyn will show you how to bring the fun back into story writing. You've taught the rules of writing; Raewyn can show you how your students can apply these rules more creatively. With lots of wild and crazy activities, not to mention boundless enthusiasm, Raewyn will have you and your students empowered in no time.

Suitable for Teachers of Years 3, 5 and 7

TUESDAY 23 February, 4:30pm - 7:00pm

OR

WEDNESDAY 24 February, 4:30pm - 7:00pm

Cost: $66.00 (inc GST) includes afternoon tea

Raewyn is also available to come to your school to work with your students.

Make Your Own Picture Book with Jenny Doust, FCLC Senior Education Officer

Duration: Friday 12 March, 9:00am - 2:30pm

The workshops held during this day will greatly assist librarians and teachers to prepare their students for children's picture book competitions or curriculum programmes. Workshops will explore and give practical activities to develop such areas as: Genre of picture books, Ideas to get students writing, Editing, Book covers, Book components, Planning - storyboards, dummy books, page layout, illustration techniques and media.

Cost: $137.50 (inc GST) includes morning tea and light lunch

Dianne Wolfer

Australians At War: Picture Books for Older Readers with Dianne Wolfer

Duration: Tuesday 16 March, 9:00am - 2:30pm

This two-hour workshop will focus firstly on Dianne's research for both her picture books, Photographs in the Mud (with Brian Harrison-Lever, set on the Kokoda Track) and Lighthouse Girl (with Brian SImmonds, set on Breaksea Island in WW1). DIanne will then discuss how she created her narratives and suggest ways of using both textx in the classroom.

Suitable: Teachers Year 4 to Year 10 and Librarians

Cost: $66.00 (nc GST) includes afternoon tea

Photographs in the Mud
Lighthouse Girl

An Evening with Alison Lester

Duration: Thursday 27 May 7:30pm

Running with the Horses, Magic Beach, Imagine, My Farm, When Frank Was Four, Yikes!, Are We There Yet?, The Quicksand Pony, The Snow Pony, Bonnie & Sam series and many more.

Alison is one of Australia's most loved creators of children's books. The evening will include a brief powerpoint presentation of her career and then a discussion of Running with the Horses, her first picture book for older readers.
Set in Austria during WWII, it tells of the dramatic escape to a place of safety of some of the famous Viennese dancing horses. Alison's illustrations will be on display and she will explain how she used photographs of Austria and Vienna, along with collage, drawings and paintings to create them.
She will then discuss her successful series for young readers Bonny & Sam, illustrated by Roland Harvey and give a preview of her forthcoming picture book for very young children, Noni the Pony.

Suitable for those who want to create picture books, teachers, librarians, grandparents and anyone who is a fan of Alison's.

Cost: $44.00 (inc. GST)

For bookings, please phone the Centre on 9430 6869.

2010 Professional Development Programme for Emerging and Published Authors, Teachers and Librarians 

The Centre is delighted to be able to offer a series of Saturday whole day Creative Writing  Workshops with our interstate Young Adult writers Catherine Bateson, Kirsty Murray, Jackie French, Isobelle Carmody, Archie Fusillo and James Roy at the Centre and in Albany and Bunbury.

Each day will include the following sessions:
(i)   Insight into the author's writing career
(ii)  Question and Answer session on the author's books
(iii) 2 x 1 hour Creative Writing workshops
(iv)  1 x 1 hour Editing workshop
(v)   Question and Answer session on publishing

Each day will be highly practical, informative, warm and inspiring with participants leaving knowing they can apply what they have learned immediately.

Catherine Bateson

Term 1 Catherine Bateson

Saturday 20 March: Fremantle Children's Literature Centre
Old Prison Hospital, Cnr Knutsford Street and Hampton Road, Fremantle
Please note: Parking in the adjacent car park is permit parking for staff only. Parking is available in the nearby streets and the Parry Street Car Park (near Fremantle Oval)

Saturday 27 March: Bunbury
Bunbury Senior High School, Haig Crescent, Bunbury
Ring the Centre for bookings and enquiries.Please do not contact the school.

10.00am - 4.00pm
Cost:$110.00 (including $10.00 GST) includes morning tea
Participants are to make own arrangements for lunch which are one hour in duration.

PD Certificates will be available on request.

Please phone the Centre on 9430 6869 for bookings and enquiries.

Kirsty Murray

Term 2 Kirsty Murray

Saturday 12 June: Albany
Great Southern Grammar School, 244 Nanarup Road, Albany
Ring the Centre for bookings and enquiries. Please do not ring the school.

Saturday 19 June: Bunbury
Bunbury Senior High School, Haig Street, Bunbury
Ring the Centre for bookings and enquiries. Please do not ring the school.

Saturday 26 June: Fremantle Children's Literature Centre
Old Prison Hospital, Cnr Knutsford Street and Hampton Road, Fremantle
Please note: Parking in the adjacent carpark is staff parking only. Parking is available in the nearby streets and in the Parry Street Carpark.

10.00am - 4.00pm
Cost: $110.00 (including $10.00 GST) includes morning tea
Participants are to make own arrangements for lunch which is one hour in duration.

PD Certificates will be available on request.

Please phone the Centre on 9430 6869 for bookings and enquiries.

Opportunities for Emerging Authors and Illustrators 

Sharing Their Craft

One Hour Writing/Illustration Consultations for Adults
with Deborah Lisson, Raewyn Caisley, Elaine Forrestal, Liliana Stafford or Frane Lessac (illustrator)

...who are available throughout the term to work intensively with individual aspiring novel and picture book creators.  

Please phone the Centre on 9430 6869 for details and bookings.

Elaine Forrestal
Liliana Stafford
Raewyn Caisly
Family Open Days 

Family Open Days are held on one Sunday each term, 11.00am - 4.00pm. The general public has the opportunity to view the exhibitions, meet local and interstate authors and illustrators and purchase books and artwork.

Bookshop Open Day Term 2 2009

Family Open Day: Sunday 21 March 2010

Date: 21-03-2010
Duration: 11:00am - 4:00pm

with Special Guests – Catherine Bateson and Brian Simmonds
together with other local writers and illustrators who will be available to sign copies of their books purchased at the Centre


A chance to view the exhibitions of:

Fox and Fine Feathers - Narelle Oliver

Lighthouse Girl - Dianne Wolfer and Brian SImmonds
Free Session: 11:30am - 12:00 noon
Brian will discuss how he created his first picture book Lighthouse Girl written by Dianne Wolfer.

Home and Away – John Marsden and Matt Ottley
Free Session: 12:30pm - 1:00pm
You will be guided through the creation of Matt Ottley's illustrations for this award-winning picture book, written by John Marsden.

Paraphernalia's Present – Diana Lawrenson and Dee Huxley
Free Session:  2:30pm-3:00pm
Sacha Burbridge, FCLC Education Officer will engage your youngsters as she reads Paraphernalia's Present and other picture books suitable for ages 3 to 6 years.


A great opportunity to admire or purchase art by Dee Huxley, Guundie Kuchling, Frané Lessac, Alison Lester, Narelle Oliver, Jan Ormerod, Matt Ottley, Brian Simmonds, Anne Spudvilas, Liliana Stafford, Shaun Tan and Kim Michelle Toft

BOOKS AND ARTWORK FOR SALE – FREE ADMISSION

Brigid Lowry and David Miller
Frane and Mark with work from Subiaco Primary
David Miller signing a book
Mailee Clark and Archie Fusillo
Book Launches 

The Centre has a regular programme of Book Launches. Some titles that have been launched at the Centre are Simpson and his Donkey by Mark Greenwood and Frané Lessac, The Red Tree by Shaun Tan and Skyfall by Tony Eaton.

Book Launch

Previous Launches

The Red Tree by Shaun Tan
Skyfall by Tony Eaton
Simpson and His Donkey by Mark Greenwood and Frané Lessac
Lectures 

Matt Ottley presenting at the 2008 Lecture

The Leslie Rees Fremantle Lecture

This is an annual lecture honouring Leslie Rees, who died in 2000, leaving behind a legacy of unparalleled diversity in journalism, travel writing, drama and, of course, children’s literature. Leslie won the very first Children’s Book Council Book of the Year award in 1946 with the picture book, The Story of Karrawingi the Emu, illustrated by Walter Cunningham.
Matt Ottley, artist, writer, composer and musician, delivered the 2008 Lecture.

Matt Ottley performance at the 2008 Lecture