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Fremantle Children’s Literature Centre- Open Day 30 May 2010

If you’re looking for a free family outing on Sunday, why not visit the Fremantle Children’s Literature Centre for their Open Day?

Running with the Horses (cover)You can admire or purchase books and artwork, attend free storytelling sessions and meet Alison Lester (and hear her talk about the techniques she used in the illustrations of her latest picture book, Running with the Horses. She’ll also be answering questions).

For more info, visit the Fremantle Children’s Literature Centre website. (Scroll down – info about the Open Day is the third item from the bottom.)

Alison Lester and WA writers and illustrators will be available to sign copies of their books.
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Perth Writers Festival Family Day 2010

As part of the Perth International Arts Festival, the Perth Writers Festival will include a Family Day on Sunday 28 February, 9.30 am – 4 pm. It’s free!

The program isn’t available yet, but the Festival 10 website says that the day will include ‘Morris Gleitzman, Garth Nix and Andy Griffiths, Kate de Goldi, Angie Sage (Septimus Heap), Patrick Ness (Chaos Walking) and Mark Walden (H.I.V.E.)’.

The full program will be available in January and you can register to receive a copy if you visit the Perth Writers Festival pages on the Festival 10 website.