AI in Publishing with Liss Caldwell
One drizzly winter afternoon, members of the writing community teetered on the precipice waiting to hear if creatives have a future or if Artificial Intelligence (AI) would take over the world. On Saturday 3rd June 2023, many Writelink attendees looked anxiously
Compelling Characters Workshop with Gus Gordon
One sunny autumn afternoon, illustrator and author Gus Gordon shared his wisdom with the world. On Saturday 6th May 2023, the monthly WriteLinks session featured an internationally acclaimed guest with over eighty books to his name. Forty creatives filled the room
Workshop with Judith Rossell
There was a packed house at the Write Links meeting at the State Library of Qld on Saturday, with good reason… the incredible Judith Rossell, author of Withering By Sea, was in residence. Listening to the story of her career
“Idea Creation and Collaboration” with Sean Williams at BSAB October 2022
Jacqui Halpin introduced Sean Williams as: supremely talented. Sean Williams introduced himself as: one who was too stupid to give up. I’ll also add to these words of praise: extremely knowledgeable, funny and relatable. Sean shared so many pearls of wisdom, helped us
Book Links StoryArts Brisbane Freya Blackwood Illustration Workshop Sunday, 23rd October 2022
Picture books are like little self-contained worlds that exist between two covers – Freya Blackwood Creativity was electric on day two of the Book Links StoryArts Brisbane conference. And with Freya Blackwood as our fearless workshop leader, we were in for
BSAB 2022 – Pitch Party
The friendly, intimate vibe of Story Arts Brisbane continued on the Sunday when everyone who was attending the workshops was at the State Library bright and early for the 8.30am Pitch Party. (Insider tip: So bright and early that next
Brisbane StoryArts Conference 2022 – First Page Pitches
It’s the last session of Saturday’s StoryArts conference and there’s a buzz in the air that has nothing to do with the oncoming thunderstorm outside. Never in a publishing industry do you get an opportunity to have instant feedback from five
A Conversation between Freya Blackwood and Zanni Louise at BSAB October 2022
New to the world of picture books, I had the privilege (and it was a privilege) to lean in, along with about 100 others in the auditorium, to a conversation between two gentle and humble giants of the world of
BSAB – Writing Middle Grade and Young Adult – Sean Williams
Sean Williams noted that at the heart of a writer is a child who loved a book. For Sean, his love of books stemmed from his parents who were both teachers and his mother studied children’s literature. Sean’s house was filled
BSAB – Writing and Illustrating with Passion: A Panel Session with Book Creators
Two acclaimed writers and one esteemed illustrator walk into a dark, deafening bar… Well, actually it was a dim, noisy auditorium full of aspiring as well as already blossoming children’s writers and illustrators excited to hear about their heroes’ journeys. The
