Become a fact forager. Uncover the past in a creative fact-finding mission. Learn tricks of the writing trade. Research and draft a short story. Edit, submit and publish it as part of a printed anthology. Session leaders, Sue and Dianne are both authors who love history. In this course, they’ll share this passion and help young writers build an idea into a story. Each fact forager will take home a copy of the group anthology. Come along, it’s going to be fun!
Children & Younge People (8 - 12 years)
Tutors
Dianne Wolfer & Sue Lefroy
Dianne is author of 18 award-winning books for teenagers and young readers. She writes across genres and her award-winning historical titles Lighthouse Girl and Light Horse Boy have inspired a Black Swan Theatre adaptation as well as street theatre. Dianne recently launched the third title in the series In the Lamplight at schools in the UK. Another just-launched historical novel The Dog with Seven Names was inspired by Dianne’s PhD research into anthropomorphism in Australian Children’s Literature. Other CBCA Notable titles include, The Shark Caller, a quest novel inspired by the practice of calling sharks and picture book, Nanna’s Button Tin. More info at www.diannewolfer.com
Sue Lefroy is the local history co-ordinator at the City of Albany. She has many years’ experience sourcing information for patrons at the Albany Public Library, from general enquiries to more strategically focused areas of local history and archives. She is a historian, researcher and writer, establishing several library based community projects to commemorate the centenary of ANZAC. She is the author of Do you have an ANZAC in your family? her first book published in 2014, and two self-guided cemetery walk brochures exploring military related burials in Albany’s Memorial Park Cemetery.