From The Age: Graphic tales make novel teaching tools
"Graphic novels tend to invite attention wherever they travel in education circles — but the reception they receive is not always glowing. Ms Cromie had waged quite a battle both with her students' parents ("My kid's 15 and you're showing him a picture book!") and the school board before she was able to take her 10-week graphic novel pilot program into the classroom."
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Of recent interest from HorrorScope:
The Australian Horror Writers' Association's special Australian publisher showcase transcripts.
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Sean Williams is the guest for Adventures in Sci Fi Publishing #62. The podcast starts with a discussion between Sean and this year's winners of the Writers of the Future contest, then Sean is interviewed about "Star Wars, his Ph.D. studies, and why his YA fantasy novels can’t find a home in the U.S."
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Star Wars: The Force Unleashed by Sean Williams is this month's selection for "The Big Book Club". And in October, it's The Six Sacred Stones By Matthew Reilly. The Club is designed to "promote reading, the discussion of books and the promotion of Australian authors". They're giving away 10 copies of the book to a Book Club, and 5 books to individuals.
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The Australian Speculative Fiction Carnival for August was hosted by Nyssa at A Boy Goes On A Journey.
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Odalisque by Fiona McIntosh is available as a free download from Eos Books in September and October. You'll need to sign-up for their newsletter, and have a copy of Adobe Reader, Microsoft Reader or Mobipocket Reader to access the copy-protected ebook file.
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I'm a bit late to find this, but Education Queenslands's Learning Place is hosting an Online Literature Festival for Preps to Year 12s. The program started on the 1st of September and will finish on the 19th, but it may be possible to access archived chats and media. Authors participating include Libby Gleeson, Paul Collins, Jackie French, Anita Heiss, Michael Pryor and Maureen McCarthy and author and illustrator Leigh Hobbs.
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I recently discovered that Sydney Writers' Centre has a podcast. SF authors interviewed include Kate Forsyth, Pamela Freeman, Anna Fienberg and Garth Nix. You can stream the audio or read the transcript by visiting the individual pages, or download mp3s by subscribing to the podcast.
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Sydney Radio Station 2SER's books, writing, and ideas program Final Draft invites you to join them:
"as we explore landscapes infused with myth and meaning. From islands out of Greek legend, to the epics out of own backyards, we find that in any place people call home, great stories can be found. Guiding our journey are story-teller extraordinaire, Arnold Zable, and the consistently delightful illustrator and writer, Shaun Tan."
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Sean Williams joins other writers to answer the question, "How do you think media tie-in novels affect the genre of sf/f?" for SF Signal's Mind Meld feature.
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