Today's genuine stories of former participants whose books had been published due to advice gained in earlier CYA conferences Hazel Edwards OAM CYA Conference

Impressive Amba Press launch today by publisher - author Alicia Cohen of the realities of being in the family of a child with special needs. Book available ambapress.com.au. Hazel Edwards OAM

Imaginative early childhood educators like Coolibah Kids' Family Daycare are treasured .Fans wish to adapt this easy idea for their Book Week. Many parents remembered hippo as their favourite childhood book. hazeledwards.com free downloadable activities Hazel Edwards OAM

Appreciate an environmentally angled review for the YA novel set around the great garbage patches, mid ocean. Hazel Edwards OAM eastsidernews.org.au/environment/bo…

'Book an Adventure" CBCA Book Week (16-23rd Aug) with free resources on author website to discuss YA novel 'Wasted?' and climate eco issues. hazeledwards.com/book/wasted/ Hazel Edwards OAM

'Book an Adventure' is the theme

First full length Reading Musical Rehearsal of 'Clancy of the Outback' @marshallandmarrows presented with Salty Theatre, in Sth Melbourne. Fabulous cast, crew and creators. Very suitable for primary audiences. clancyoftheoutback .com Hazel Edwards OAM

Author visit to Auburn High speaking to 170 year 7s. about crafting & scientific research behind 'YA 'Wasted?' & scripting for screen or classroom. (Amba Press) Well-read librarians like Shirley Wong encourage enthusiastic readers who ask thoughtful questions. Hazel Edwards OAM

fivesenseseducation.com.au/blog/post/why-… Relevant resources for Book an Adventure' CBCA theme from an author's viewpoint of 'Why I Like Writing for Beginning Readers' Hazel Edwards OAM

123Read2Me founder Melinda Shelley passionately advocates pre-loved children's books to families without books. Even free books at fish &chip shops Skylark Puppet Theatre's 1992 nat.tour was based on this junior fiction story.45 y.o. Hippo lives on in other formats Hazel Edwards OAM

And an Australian one about starting school ' Look There's a Hippopotamus in the Playground Eating Cake' (PRH Puffin) widely used by Australian educators. Hazel Edwards OAM

'Single word book titles are the 'in' fashion' I was told yesterday. Inadvertently my 'Wasted?' title is fashionable. Realistically, overlong titles take ages to write on official forms. hazeledwards.com/book/wasted/ Hazel Edwards OAM

Fan mail of 'older' books like 'Stickybeak' (Puffin) (1980) is a delight. A duck went to school this week in a basket for Book Week. No parent angst. Child made props for fav books much read by several generations .Cyber safety with no faces in photos. hazeledwards.com/picture-books/

After Children’s Book Week: Class Script Hints linkedin.com/pulse/after-ch…

hippo DIY dressup from Book week hazeledwards.com/book/not-just-…

What a great initiative but also a recognition of what Libby Gleeson has done for others in the world of children's literature and beyond. Hazel Edwards OAM .

Herald Sun is inviting votes for favourite Book Week outfits. Heart warming to see continuing popularity of ‘There’s a Hippopotamus on our Roof Eating Cake ‘ hazeledwards.com has free downloadable activities.Hazel Edwards OAM ‘

An innovative new publisher with courage, My heart sank as I sat at my desk at a major publishing house. As a senior editor, my task was quite simple: to proofread the near-final pages of a new self-help title. missingperspectives.com/posts/ginny-gr…

Recently asked where my memoir was available online. Check Ligature. ligatu.re/book/not-just-… Hazel Edwards OAM