Metro Allwrite! runs for five days, Monday 14 th to Friday18th. Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday are the Primary All-Star days, when we present the most popular of authors in the Schools’ Primary age groups, in Meet the Writer sessions and Interactive Workshops. For more information, check out the Metro Allwrite! Planner.
Come and meet Catherine Jinks, who loves to talk about her novels of historical and fantasy fiction, and Elizabeth Hutchins, who always sets her books in places she knows and loves. Have fun with Stephen Michael King, who cannot remember a time he didn’t want to draw, and whose picture books have been dramatized and will be seen during Come Out 2005.
Thursday and Friday of Metro Allwrite! are special days; Thursday 17th is devoted to Illustrators, Cartoonists and Digital artists, and we’ve called it From Doodle to Digital.
Many factors have contributed to the growth and development of Australian Illustrators of books for young people, over the last 20 years or so. More publishers, literary magazines, and prizes devoted to children’s literature are just some of the reasons we have such high quality book art in Australia. From Doodle to Digital will celebrate book art in a day of meeting and talking to some of our most highly regarded illustrators, and the opportunity to engage in workshops with your favourite book artist. Come to a workshop with Digital artist Carol McLean- Carr and she will guide you to draw on a PC, or meet David Kennett, the wonderful wildlife illustrator.
On Friday 18 th the day will be devoted to the genre of Fantasy and Sci-Fi writing. The ever-increasing popularity of this style of fiction led to dedicating a full day to hearing and working with the best writers in this field. The day is Sci-Fantastic! Don’t miss it!
You will be enthralled by Sean Williams in Conversation with Isobelle Carmody and Glenn Lumsden. Glenn is well-known for his cartoons in Phantom Comics, Adelaide-based Sean Williams by his work on Star Wars books plus many others, and Isobelle Carmody for her award-winning Obernewtyn series.
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There are a number of shows in the Come Out artistic program which directly relate to Allwrite! Patch Theatre Company have Emily Loves to Bounce, a fabulous new show drawn from five picture books by writer/illustrator Stephen Michael King, and Windmill Performing Arts have performances for the very young and their families of The Green Sheep by Mem Fox. Getting Physical is an active show about the relationship between words, music and movement.
In the Schools Touring program there’s Hip Hop Monologues, showcasing stimulating new writing, and led by Fin Kruckemeyer, the recipient of a New Writers Initiative Grant, from the Australia Council’s Literature Board. The Ides is a new play written by 18 year-old South Australian Matthew Clayfield.
The Artspace at the Adelaide Festival Centre will host an exhibition of The Waterhole, which will show us the inspiring and imaginative work of renowned award- winning children’s author and illustrator, Graeme Base.
The Poetry Competition – Reclaiming Humanity. Words to play with and to create a poem which is fun, fantastic or frivolous. This is a Statewide Schools Competition, to involve young people from 5-18 years. The invitation is to explore the theme Being Human. A selection of students’ poetry will be exhibited and students will be invited to read their poetry in a public forum.