Interview with comic creator Pat Grant for New South Wales Writers’ Centre
“In an age of touchscreens, desktops, and video-on-demand, the ability to handle visual communication is an advantage for every writer. It’s not always about artistic technique, but a willingness to...
View ArticleThe Worst Song I Ever Loved, or: What Can You Do With A Writers’ Group?
Every now and then, I get asked to run a writers’ group in whatever community I’m currently working in. This is one of the most intimidating challenges for a stranger in town, because each group is its...
View ArticleCreation/Curation: Making Urban Myths in the Library
This week, screenwriter and critic Martyn Pedler joined us in Parkes for activities based on his 2011 movie EXIT. EXIT follows a group of people who have come to believe that reality is a maze,...
View ArticleBook publishing workshops for your library
Last year, Parkes Shire ran a series of one-day publishing workshops for local teens. Our local libraries, high school, and TAFE joined forces to offer teens a game-based look at the business of...
View ArticleGuest post: XXUnmasked at Auckland Libraries
I’m pleased to announce that Auckland Libraries’ XXUnmasked media literacy project for teenage girls has just won an award for community outreach. This week on the blog, Tracy Dawson of Parkes High...
View ArticleReader-in-Residence article in SCAN Magazine
Parkes High School’s teacher librarian Tracy Dawson has an article in the latest SCAN magazine about the Reader-in-Residence role which I held in Parkes across late 2013 and early 2014. TL Tracy Dawson...
View ArticleTeam Waitangi: Teaching against the grain in West London
Ngā mihi o te Kirihimete, West London Team Waitangi got its name five years ago, just before Christmas. I was teaching what the Brits call infants – 4 to 7 years old, specifically Year 1 or 1st Grade –...
View ArticleThe Romance of the Machine: Quietly Writing About Love
Three essays about love and pop culture I have a new piece out at the Cultural Gutter, a site which hosts essays about disreputable art in all its forms. “The Romance of the Machine” looks at Hasbro’s...
View Article#Citylis talk with library students at City University
I had a great visit to City University in London today, talking with students on the Master’s course #citylis, convened by Ernesto Priego. Our conversation covered everything from the art history of...
View ArticleBeangrowers, Big Brothers, Time Travel, and Play
I’ve got a few blog posts lined up over the coming weeks. I’ve just met a number of deadlines, and the break allows me to turn some of my notes into text fit for human consumption. Raiding TV for...
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