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2009 Women's Professional Development Network Book Club
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2009 BOOK CLUB SCHEDULE |
GUEST AUTHOR |
| Thursday 12th March | Rosanne Hawke |
| Wednesday 1st April | D.M.Cornish |
| Wednesday 6th May | Dr Ruth Starke |
| Thursday 4th June | Dr Peter Goldsworthy |
| Wednesday 1st July | Fiona McIntosh |
| Thursday 6th August | Jill Jones |
| Wednesday 2nd September | Jude Aquilina |
| Wednesday 7th October | Dr Kristin Weidenbach |
| Thursday 5th November | Dr Anne Bartlett |
GUEST AUTHOR: Rosanne Hawke
From Kapunda SA straight to your office door....children's author Rosanne Hawke started writing when she was working in Pakistan as an Acting Principal of a girls boarding school and the rest as they say is history.... With titles like 'The Last Virgin in Year 10' - what teenager wouldn't want to read her work? Please visit her website as linked above to learn more. Please view the attached photo of Rosanne presenting to WPDN Book Club.
GUEST AUTHOR: D M Cornish
Local Adelaide author and illustrator D M Cornish is the next J K Rowling...... well he does use his initials just like the legendary J.K!! D M's drawings, artworks and stories will blow your mind. Published by Adelaide publisher Omnibus (an imprint of Scholastic), this author is set to become a global phenomenon. Make sure you come and be part of this special event so you can say to your friends, I met that author before he purchased that island next door to Bill Gates! Please visit David's official website as linked above and become intoxicated by his sheer brilliance. You are going to WANT to purchase his books Monster Blood Tattoo: Foundling and Lamplighter and bring them for signing! (Final book of the triology Factotum due out in 2010.) (Please confine your envious drooling to the event and not all over your keyboard.....we don't want to make life any more difficult for ITS!!) Please view the attached photo of David Cornish signing books and speaking with an audience member from the WPDN Book Club.
GUEST AUTHOR: Dr Ruth Starke
Local Adelaide author Dr Ruth Starke and fellow University employee (*but at the competition down the road and over the hill!!) has kindly agreed to hike from Flinders (oops) and visit Adelaide's prestigious WPDN Book Club! Dr Ruth Starke will talk about her novel 'Orphans of the Queen' inspired by British child migrants who were sent to the Goodwood Orphanage in the 1940's and 50's. Ruth explores the special challenges of translating the real life experiences for a young readership. Shortlisted for both the NSW and QLD Premier's Literary Awards, and for which she was awarded the SA Governments Carclew Fellowship, the novel will be available on the day for the special price of $10. Cash ONLY. Bring your favourite biro for a signature!
GUEST AUTHOR: Dr Peter Goldsworthy
How did we score Peter? Ah, we have ways and means.....and we invited him, and strangely enough he said YES. And then we promptly died of shock. Thankfully we managed to resurrect ourselves in order to write this wonderful spiel on the man and legend.... Peter Goldsworthy is the real deal for those of you have been living under a rock...and for those of you who live above, you'd probably know Peter also moonlights in his spare time as a GP. (Sorry, no consultations!) Author of novels Wish, Keep it Simple Stupid, Three Dog Night, Everything I Knew, Honk if you are Jesus and Maestro, plus plays, opera, poetry and short prose, much more could be said about Peter....words like 'literary genius' spring to mind! This multi-award winning author (normally a major drawcard at prestigious writer's events - but who is to say ours isn't??) is giving up his time to visit we humble mere-mortals at the Uni. Miss out and you'll be kicking yourself and your Grandma.
Advertiser Article 25th Feb 2009
Photo 1 - Goldsworthy speaking
Photo 2 - Goldsworthy signing books
GUEST AUTHOR: Fiona McIntosh
How do we follow up from Peter Goldsworthy? Answer: We book Fiona McIntosh of course! Internationally successful Australian fantasy author Fiona McIntosh has a swag of novels under her weighty literary belt including Trilogies: Trinity: Destiny, Revenge, Betrayal; The Quickening: Bridge of Souls, Blood & Memory, Myrren's Gift; and Percheron: Goddess, Emissary and Odelisque. Born in the UK, Fiona made Australia her home after much trekking around the globe and publishing a her own travel magazine. So what do you do when you've been all over the globe and run out of places? Create new worlds of course! Don't miss the opportunity to hear this brilliant Fantasy author talk about becoming an international publishing success story.
GUEST AUTHOR - POET: Jill Jones
University of Adelaide English Lecturer Jill Jones has kindly agreed to present at the WPDN Book Club. Widely published locally and internationally, Jill is the poet with the most-est and a highly entertaining guest speaker not to be missed. So get on down to the Barr Smith, make sure to bring your lunch with, sit down and enjoy the show, and make your friends sorry they didn't go!! (That was our tragically poor attempt at poetry.) Come and see Jill do much, much better! (Well, it couldn't be hard to top that!)
GUEST AUTHOR - POET: Jude Aquilina
If you didn't get your poetry fix at Jill Jones' presentation, never fear - we wonderful ladies at the WPDN are proud to present Jude Aquilina! Come and be enthralled by Jude's exquisite poetry. If you think poetry is for love-lorn Romeo's - think again. Topics like Stinky Cheese are on the menu....and it's a menu that will leave you craving more! Jill's eloquent style and flawless flow will have you floating back to your office ready to educate your co-workers on the joys of poetry!
Photo - Jude Aquilina presenting to Book Club
GUEST AUTHOR: Dr Kristin Weidenbach
Question: What do you do with your career if you have a PhD in Immunology? Answer: Write books and articles of course! Kristin has written for Harvard and Standford publications....and when she's not publishing OS, she's writing for Outback magazine and Australian Geographic. Author of biographies including Rock Star: The Story of Reg Sprigg (pioneering Australian Geologist) and Mailman of the Birdsville Track: the Story of Tom Kruse, this lady knows how to spin an authentic yarn! Not to be missed!
GUEST AUTHOR: Dr Anne Bartlett
The author of 'Knitting' published in Australia and US, Anne Bartlett stormed onto the Australian literary scene and secured her chair amidst the company of the best. They say you shouldn't judge a book by its cover but the Australian cover of 'Knitting' is so sunny and inviting, its hard not to be intrigued! We are thrilled to host The University of Adelaide's Visiting Research Fellow in the Discipline of English. Please visit her website to learn more.
Photo - Dr Anne Bartlett presenting at Book Club
Allayne Webster's first teenage fiction novel Our Little Secret was published by Omnibus Scholastic and launched by Senator Nick Xenophon during August 2007. Since then it has been listed for the Victorian Golden Inky Award. Allayne is presently completing her second teenage fiction novel which will (hopefully!) be released during 2010. Allayne has also written a story for 8 to 12 year olds which presently being illustrated and is due to be released during 2009 (the title is presently under wraps!!) Allayne continues to work on several other teen fiction novels.
Our Little Secret Addressed in South Australian Hansard
The Advertiser Review of Our Little Secret
The Melbourne Age Review of Our Little Secret
Magpies Journal of New Books Review of Our Little Secret
The Advertiser - Article on Our Little Secret Page 3 August 3rd 2007
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