National Year of Reading

Autumn 2012 writing competition

Posted on March 5, 2012 by Alphabet Soup

Entries close 12 APRIL 2012

Imagine your favourite folktale or fairytale has been rewritten as a newspaper article. Create the perfect headline for that article! (We only need a headline. You do not need to write the article.)

You can enter as many times as you like, but each entry must include a separate competition entry form. This may be printed from the website (see competition rules), photocopied, or contact us to have one emailed or posted to you.

Your entry can be handwritten or typed. Make a copy of your entry as we cannot return entries.

A $20 book voucher is awarded to the winner in three age categories: Under 7s, Under 9s, and Under 12s.

Autumn Issue – out now!

Posted on February 18, 2012February 18, 2012 by Alphabet Soup

You can crumple it, fold it, cut it, write on it, post it, paint on it, roll it into a scroll, make collage with it … and so much more. What are we talking about? Paper! Our autumn issue was posted to our loyal subscribers yesterday—and it’s all about paper.

Here’s what you’ll find inside issue 14:

Q&A with Lorraine Marwood—author and poet
Paper-themed poetry by Jackie Hosking and Edel Wignell
Meet Nansi Kunze, who loves making her own paper
Writing tips for kids from The Book Chook
Stories, poems, book reviews and artwork by kids
Writing comp for kids

… and more!

Subscribe via our website (you can order single copies from the subscribe page, too). If you’re in WA, rush in to one of our WA stockists—Westbooks (Victoria Park) and Zero to Ten (South Fremantle) who will have copies of the autumn issue to sell you from Tuesday 21 February 2012.

Happy National Year of Reading!

National Year of Reading

Visit the Love2Read Café! (WA)

Posted on February 2, 2012 by Alphabet Soup

As part of the National Year of Reading , the State Library of WA has set up the Love2Read Café, an outdoor reading room based on the Bryant Park model in New York. The café is out the front of the State Library under a canopy and is open until Sunday 26 February 2012.

In the Love2Read Café, you’ll find brightly-coloured chairs and tables, five book trolleys featuring a range of reading materials for all ages and interests, plus programs and events suitable for all audiences. The events are free and no booking is required! You can also share a quote from your favourite book on the Reading Wall inside the library.

On Saturdays you can borrow a variety of word games.

Café Opening hours

Monday – Thursday: 10:00am – 7:30pm

Friday: 10:00am – 5.00pm

Saturday and Sunday: 10:30am – 5.00pm

For more information, visit the State Library of WA website.