Upcoming author chat at Victoria Point Library
I’ll be chatting about Shadows at the Victoria Point Library on 23 August (6-7pm).
This is another of those moments when a few of my worlds will collide…
I used to work at Redland City Council (to which the Victoria Point Library belongs), so I know the lovely librarian there, and my former colleagues in the Marketing and Communication team have put together this snazzy flyer promoting the event. (Thanks Lucas for not giving me a moustache!)
The event is being presented in partnership with Angus & Robertson Victoria Point, owned by Stephanie and Kevin Walkem. Aside from the fact A&R is my local book store, I worked with Stephanie many years ago when she was a major events and venues guru, so it’s serendipitous our paths have crossed again in the book world.
So, if you’re interested in hearing me talk about how Shadows came about, and how I got to this point in my writing career, come along!
The event is free, but bookings are essential. Just give the library a call on 3829 8770.
The Rephaim are headed to North America
I’m extremely excited to announce that the first two books of the Rephaim series (Shadows and Haze) will be published in Canada and the United States.
Tundra Books has taken on the North American rights, and I’m humbled to be joining this highly reputable publishing house. (Tundra Books is Canada’s oldest English language children’s publisher and in 2012 became a division of Random House of Canada Limited. It publishes children’s and young adult fiction.)
Timeframes are still being finalised, but US and Canadian readers can expect to find Shadows in-store sometime in 2013.
Meanwhile, Haze is scheduled for release in Australia and New Zealand in the first half of 2013 and will appear in North America some time after that.
Stay tuned for firm details on all release dates.
Huge thanks to Anne Beilby, Rights Manager at Text Publishing, for all her hard work in bringing this together.
(The lack of exclamation points above is my attempt to play it cool, but the fact I’m still grinning as I write this is an indication of how excited I am.)
Chatting plot and characters at Logan North Library next month
I’m excited to be a part of the writing panel at this year’s Logan City Council Libraries’ Sci Fi and Fantasy Month, alongside the who’s who of Queensland speculative fiction authors.
Logan Libraries will celebrate all things fantasy and sci fi throughout August, with the writing panel being part of the finale at Logan North Library in Underwood on Saturday, 25 August (11am-12.30pm).
The panel features Marianne de Pierres, Trent Jamieson, Rowena Cory Daniells, Anita Bell, Kev Bell and myself, and we’ll be chatting about how we develop characters and plot.
This is my first time at this event and I’m looking forward to hanging out with these writers and chatting with sci fi and fantasy fans.
If you’re local and this is your thing, make sure you book in early! (Bookings are essential – 3412 4140.)
Win a copy of Shadows
The lovely people at Text are running a cool sweepstakes promo: win a copy of Shadows and a $200 Sportsgirl voucher. Check it out here at Wildfire.
Blogger Mia K Rose is also kindly giving away a copy of Shadows here as her pick of the month. 🙂
New facebook page for the Rephaim
There’s now a cool new facebook page just for the Rephaim series.
You can find at https://www.facebook.com/theRephaim or just click on the icon:
It will be the place to chat about Shadows and keep up to date on news about the series.
So, you can now officially ‘like’ the Rephaim! 🙂
