Creative Kids Tales Writers’ Festival
* 2019 *
Saturday - 6th April 2019
This year our theme is INVEST
When you INVEST, you put time/money/effort (usually a combination of these) into something, looking for a return that will be greater than the input.
For some, important returns might be:
- Recognition
- Sense of achievement
- Pride
- Helping others
- Financial
Find out what motivates you to earn a return, by investing in The Creative Kids Tales Writers’ Festival 2019.
With the help of our presenters - Jackie French, Jacqueline Harvey, Deborah Abela and Emma Quay we will cover a variety of topics to strengthen your investment and increase your odds for healthy writing returns.
The Australian Society of Authors (ASA) will also be joining us for a special presentation.
Whether you're emerging or established, our presenters will inspire you. They’ll address your many questions; even those you didn’t know you had. Get ready to network, learn and to take your writing to the next level.
This is one INVESTMENT opportunity you won’t want to miss.
Seats are limited, so get in early!
Book your manuscript assessment with one of the following:
Penguin Random House
Penguin Random House, the world’s largest trade book publisher, is dedicated to its mission of nourishing a universal passion for reading by connecting authors and their writing with readers everywhere. The company, which employs more than 10,000 people globally, was formed on July 1, 2013, by Bertelsmann and Pearson, who own 53 percent and 47 percent, respectively. With nearly 250 independent imprints and brands on five continents, Penguin Random House comprises adult and children’s fiction and nonfiction print and digital trade book publishing businesses in more than 20 countries worldwide, including the U.S., U.K., Canada, Australia, New Zealand, China, India, South Africa, Spain, Mexico, Argentina, Colombia, Chile, Peru, Portugal, and Uruguay. With over 15,000 new titles, and close to 800 million print, audio and eBooks sold annually, Penguin Random House’s publishing lists include more than 60 Nobel Prize laureates and hundreds of the world’s most widely read authors.
Website: www.penguin.com.au
Christmas Press
A small press with big ideas…
Born in the early months of 2013, Christmas Press started with publishing beautiful picture books for children, featuring traditional tales — folk tales, fairy tales, legends, myths — retold by well-known authors and stunningly illustrated in classic styles that reflect the cultures the stories come from. Then in 2014 we branched into also publishing seasonally-themed anthologies released every Christmas, full of wonderful stories, poems, and illustrations by some of Australia’s best loved writers and illustrators. They have become must-have books for many families at Christmas!
Why did we start Christmas Press? Well, we love the gorgeous classic picture books that we grew up with, the kind which featured retold traditional stories and beautiful illustrations, opening children — and their families — to a wealth of wonderful tales from around the world, books you often got as presents and that made you feel like every day was Christmas. Sitting around discussing these one day, we were musing about how there just weren’t enough of them around any more. But rather than complain about it, we decided to do something about it — and Christmas Press was born!
Website: christmaspresspicturebooks.com
Scholastic
Scholastic has been bringing the best of children’s publishing to Australian children for almost 50 years and is recognised as a market leader in children’s publishing. The fledgling HJ Ashton Company, founded in New Zealand in 1962, was established in Australia in 1968, and in 1970 joined the Scholastic Inc. International group, which has its head office in New York, USA.
Our Business
At the heart of our business is the understanding that literacy is the key to learning and achievement and our unwavering belief that all children can learn. Our goal at Scholastic is to light a spark within each and every child and ‘Open a World of Possible’ through reading.
Children’s Books
Scholastic is Australia's largest publisher and distributor of children’s books: we represent close to 30% of Australia's best-selling children's books. Scholastic Australia books are sold around the world, and foreign rights sales represent a strong and growing area of the company's business. The company licenses rights to over 30 countries throughout the world including the USA, UK, Italy, France, Germany, Japan and Korea.
Website: www.scholastic.com.au
Little Pink Dog Books
Little Pink Dog Books is an Australian based independent publisher specialising in picture story books for children.
We are based in Armidale, New South Wales, Australia and aim to publish between one to six books each year for the younger age group.
We are working with a number of new and emerging authors and illustrators to provide them with publishing opportunities to create high quality children’s picture books. Their books are now becoming available in the usual shops and other online outlets.
We are very excited to be working with such a talented group of authors and illustrators.
Website: littlepinkdogbooks.com
HarperCollins
HarperCollins occupies a unique place in Australian and New Zealand publishing. In both nations we are the oldest publisher – with a heritage dating back to the bush ballads and school books of the late nineteenth century – and the most forward thinking in terms of our transition to the global digital world of today.
Through the decades, our publishing has been distinguished by a commitment to quality and creativity plus an innate understanding of what Australians and New Zealanders want to read and how. Authors and their work have always been at the heart of our company – without authors there would be no HarperCollins. Publishing is a highly collaborative business: everyone in the company contributes in some way to maximising our author’s work.
Our company has an equally long heritage globally and indeed today we are able to work more closely than ever before with colleagues around the world to ensure that our local titles are exploited internationally. The modern-day HarperCollins Publishers was founded in 1989 by the amalgamation of three proud publishing houses – Harper & Row (founded in New York in 1817), William Collins (founded in Glasgow in 1819) and Angus & Robertson (founded in Sydney in the 1880s).
Website: www.harpercollins.com.au
Wombat Books
Wombat Books is an independent growing publisher creating quality books to respect, love, share and connect with. We publish books with new and established authors.
Wombat Books will consider new publications through a traditional process from predominantly Australian authors. We are primarily interested in books for children including \picture books, early readers and are expanding into middle fiction.
Wombat Books was founded by Rochelle Manners, director and publisher. In 2014 Rhiza Press was developed as a young adult and adult imprint connected to Wombat.
Find out more at: www.rhizapress.com.au.
Bookstores looking for distribution of our titles please contact Novella Distribution.
Website: wombatbooks.com.au
Big Sky Publishing
Australian-owned Big Sky Publishing focuses on bringing Australian authors and Australian stories to bookshelves everywhere. With an array of award-winning authors and talented illustrators, BigSky’s mission is to entertain readers with stories that offer something fresh and different. We are inspired to work with amazing writers who are experts in their field and are constantly searching for untapped subjects, a divisive angle on a well-known subject or myths to unravel. BigSky’s specialist areas include history, true stories, true crime, biography, memoirs and inspirational titles. Big Sky Publishing delivers must-read books across Adult Non-Fiction and Children’s genres.
Our specialisation includes the following areas:
History, Military History, Self-help, Autobiography, Business, Careers, Environment, How to/Practical Guides, Health, Humour, Lifestyle, Indigenous Studies, Women’s and Men’s Interest, Corporate Publications .
Website: www.bigskypublishing.com.au
Sue Whiting
Sue Whiting lives and works in a small coastal village south of Sydney. She has written numerous books in a variety of genres: fiction and nonfiction, picture books through to YA, including the best-selling The Firefighters, and the award-winning A Swim in the Sea. Her latest book, Missing, is a middle grade mystery/suspense novel for readers 10+.
Sue was Publishing Manager and Senior Commissioning Editor at Walker Books Australia for ten years, before leaving in 2016 to concentrate on her writing and to work from her home as a freelance editor, writing coach and mentor.
A former primary school teacher with a special interest in literacy education and children’s literature, Sue is a highly experienced speaker who loves sharing her passion for story and storytelling, reading and writing with people of all ages.
Website: suewhiting.com
Penguin Random House
Penguin Random House, the world’s largest trade book publisher, is dedicated to its mission of nourishing a universal passion for reading by connecting authors and their writing with readers everywhere. The company, which employs more than 10,000 people globally, was formed on July 1, 2013, by Bertelsmann and Pearson, who own 53 percent and 47 percent, respectively. With nearly 250 independent imprints and brands on five continents, Penguin Random House comprises adult and children’s fiction and nonfiction print and digital trade book publishing businesses in more than 20 countries worldwide, including the U.S., U.K., Canada, Australia, New Zealand, China, India, South Africa, Spain, Mexico, Argentina, Colombia, Chile, Peru, Portugal, and Uruguay. With over 15,000 new titles, and close to 800 million print, audio and eBooks sold annually, Penguin Random House’s publishing lists include more than 60 Nobel Prize laureates and hundreds of the world’s most widely read authors.
Website: www.penguin.com.au
Christmas Press
A small press with big ideas…
Born in the early months of 2013, Christmas Press started with publishing beautiful picture books for children, featuring traditional tales — folk tales, fairy tales, legends, myths — retold by well-known authors and stunningly illustrated in classic styles that reflect the cultures the stories come from. Then in 2014 we branched into also publishing seasonally-themed anthologies released every Christmas, full of wonderful stories, poems, and illustrations by some of Australia’s best loved writers and illustrators. They have become must-have books for many families at Christmas!
Why did we start Christmas Press? Well, we love the gorgeous classic picture books that we grew up with, the kind which featured retold traditional stories and beautiful illustrations, opening children — and their families — to a wealth of wonderful tales from around the world, books you often got as presents and that made you feel like every day was Christmas. Sitting around discussing these one day, we were musing about how there just weren’t enough of them around any more. But rather than complain about it, we decided to do something about it — and Christmas Press was born!
Website: christmaspresspicturebooks.com
Scholastic
Scholastic has been bringing the best of children’s publishing to Australian children for almost 50 years and is recognised as a market leader in children’s publishing. The fledgling HJ Ashton Company, founded in New Zealand in 1962, was established in Australia in 1968, and in 1970 joined the Scholastic Inc. International group, which has its head office in New York, USA.
Our Business
At the heart of our business is the understanding that literacy is the key to learning and achievement and our unwavering belief that all children can learn. Our goal at Scholastic is to light a spark within each and every child and ‘Open a World of Possible’ through reading.
Children’s Books
Scholastic is Australia's largest publisher and distributor of children’s books: we represent close to 30% of Australia's best-selling children's books. Scholastic Australia books are sold around the world, and foreign rights sales represent a strong and growing area of the company's business. The company licenses rights to over 30 countries throughout the world including the USA, UK, Italy, France, Germany, Japan and Korea.
Website: www.scholastic.com.au
Little Pink Dog Books
Little Pink Dog Books is an Australian based independent publisher specialising in picture story books for children.
We are based in Armidale, New South Wales, Australia and aim to publish between one to six books each year for the younger age group.
We are working with a number of new and emerging authors and illustrators to provide them with publishing opportunities to create high quality children’s picture books. Their books are now becoming available in the usual shops and other online outlets.
We are very excited to be working with such a talented group of authors and illustrators.
Website: littlepinkdogbooks.com
HarperCollins
HarperCollins occupies a unique place in Australian and New Zealand publishing. In both nations we are the oldest publisher – with a heritage dating back to the bush ballads and school books of the late nineteenth century – and the most forward thinking in terms of our transition to the global digital world of today.
Through the decades, our publishing has been distinguished by a commitment to quality and creativity plus an innate understanding of what Australians and New Zealanders want to read and how. Authors and their work have always been at the heart of our company – without authors there would be no HarperCollins. Publishing is a highly collaborative business: everyone in the company contributes in some way to maximising our author’s work.
Our company has an equally long heritage globally and indeed today we are able to work more closely than ever before with colleagues around the world to ensure that our local titles are exploited internationally. The modern-day HarperCollins Publishers was founded in 1989 by the amalgamation of three proud publishing houses – Harper & Row (founded in New York in 1817), William Collins (founded in Glasgow in 1819) and Angus & Robertson (founded in Sydney in the 1880s).
Website: www.harpercollins.com.au
Wombat Books
Wombat Books is an independent growing publisher creating quality books to respect, love, share and connect with. We publish books with new and established authors.
Wombat Books will consider new publications through a traditional process from predominantly Australian authors. We are primarily interested in books for children including \picture books, early readers and are expanding into middle fiction.
Wombat Books was founded by Rochelle Manners, director and publisher. In 2014 Rhiza Press was developed as a young adult and adult imprint connected to Wombat.
Find out more at: www.rhizapress.com.au.
Bookstores looking for distribution of our titles please contact Novella Distribution.
Website: wombatbooks.com.au
Big Sky Publishing
Australian-owned Big Sky Publishing focuses on bringing Australian authors and Australian stories to bookshelves everywhere. With an array of award-winning authors and talented illustrators, BigSky’s mission is to entertain readers with stories that offer something fresh and different. We are inspired to work with amazing writers who are experts in their field and are constantly searching for untapped subjects, a divisive angle on a well-known subject or myths to unravel. BigSky’s specialist areas include history, true stories, true crime, biography, memoirs and inspirational titles. Big Sky Publishing delivers must-read books across Adult Non-Fiction and Children’s genres.
Our specialisation includes the following areas:
History, Military History, Self-help, Autobiography, Business, Careers, Environment, How to/Practical Guides, Health, Humour, Lifestyle, Indigenous Studies, Women’s and Men’s Interest, Corporate Publications .
Website: www.bigskypublishing.com.au
Sue Whiting
Sue Whiting lives and works in a small coastal village south of Sydney. She has written numerous books in a variety of genres: fiction and nonfiction, picture books through to YA, including the best-selling The Firefighters, and the award-winning A Swim in the Sea. Her latest book, Missing, is a middle grade mystery/suspense novel for readers 10+.
Sue was Publishing Manager and Senior Commissioning Editor at Walker Books Australia for ten years, before leaving in 2016 to concentrate on her writing and to work from her home as a freelance editor, writing coach and mentor.
A former primary school teacher with a special interest in literacy education and children’s literature, Sue is a highly experienced speaker who loves sharing her passion for story and storytelling, reading and writing with people of all ages.
Website: suewhiting.com
You can purchase your Manuscript Assessment at the time of booking your festival ticket via TryBooking (under Creative Kids Tales)
Admission for 18+
Assessments are limited to one per person.
Event Details
Date: Saturday 6th April 2019
Venue: The Tradies, Gymea
Time: 9.00am – 4.30pm
Event Pricing
Entry Price: $95
Manuscript Assessments: $80
(not included in Entry price)
Read what some of our attendees and presenters had to say about the
2018 CKT Writers' Festival
