Author Illustrator Author & Illustrator

Presentation Genre/s

Poetry Fiction Fantasy Science Fiction Non-Fiction Picture books

Presentation Age groups

Lower Primary Middle Primary Upper Primary Lower Secondary Upper Secondary Tertiary Adult

Talks Yes No Preferred Session Length: 20-40 mins Preferred Group Size: 30 Session structure General author visits - readings and chat TOPICS: WRITING FUN POETRY OR WRITING CHILDREN'S PICTURE BOOKS 1. General chat to gain students' interests. 2. About me (also known as Miss Helen) What I was like at school - my interests How/why I started writing. Where do my ideas come from? 2. Book excerpt readings 3. Question and Answer time 4. Fun poetry/writing exercise on whiteboard to finish

Workshops Yes No Preferred Session Length: 45 mins - 2 hrs depending on grade level Preferred Group Size: max 30 Session structure GIGGLE POETRY WORKSHOPS OR WRITING A CHILDREN'S PICTURE BOOK STORY Workshop 1 - Writing giggle poetry 1. General chit chat to get to know students' interests 2. A little about me (AKA Miss Helen) What I was like in school. How I started writing. Where my ideas come from. 3.Book excerpt readings 4. Different Styles of poetry 5. Getting started - Word Banks - Brainstorming exercises 6. Fun poetry exercises - 2-3 different styles (depending on time factor) 6. Fun Poetry to music and/or with actions 7. Student readings or performances Workshop 2: Writing a picture book story 1. General chit chat to get to know students' interests 2. A little about me (AKA Miss Helen) What I was like in school. How I started writing. Where my ideas come from. 3. Book readings 4. Planning your story - Developing a working title - Where ideas come from - Use of 'What if?' to get started - Brainstorming - The Narrative plan - Your audience - Genre - The characters in your story - Where is the story set? - Structure of story - Beginning your story - Problem/s to overcome - Climax of the story - Resolution 5. Story boards 6. Shaping your story Editing/rewriting 7. Class exercise/s   Recent Publications 10 Yellow Bananas Released 2010. Published by Little Steps Publishing, Division of New Frontier. Illustrations by Dee Texidor Bubble Gum Troulbe and other giggle poems (for children of all ages) Published by Little Steps Publishing, Division of New Frontier 2009. Illustrations by Dee Texidor

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