Communication sucess Tip - the value of snail mail

Writing a letter to someone who is personaly important to you is a chance to give them a little more of your personality than is possible in an email and a little more to remember you by than is possible in a telephone call.

Norman Lindsay Festival of children's Literature

The Norman Lindsay Festival of Children's LiteratureSaturday and Sunday 25th and 26th March 2006Norman Lindsay Gallery 14 Norman Lindsay CrescentSpringwood, Blue Mountains NSW Featuring:  Andrew Daddo, Kim Gamble, James Roy, Mark Macleod, EmilyRodda, John Hockney, Bruce Whatley and Suzanne Gervay. There are workshops for adults and children included in the cost ofadmission. For more information and to download a copy of the registration formvisit the NSW Branch of the National Trust's website:http://nsw.nationaltrust.org.au/

Short story contest

Tom Howard/John H. Reid Short Story Contest - Closing NextMonth March 31 deadline. 14th year. $3,000 in prizes. Submitany type of short story, essay or other work of prose. Bothpublished and unpublished work accepted.http://www.winningwriters.com/

Short story contest

~Spring 24-Hour Short Story Contest Now Accepting Entrants~Start time for the Winter 24-Hour Short Story Contest will be12:00 p.m. (noon) central time on Saturday, April 29, 2006!Participation is limited to 500 entrants. Contests alwaysfill up, so don't delay if you want to sign up! You can seethe list of prizes (first prize is $300) and sign up here:http://www.writersweekly.com/misc/contest.html

Cooee! Aussie books

Get lost in Aussie books
Cooee! website live all year
www.connectqld.org.au/cooee

The Cooee! family summer reading club 2005/6 was developed by the State Library of Queensland in collaboration with Qld Public Libraries to engage children and young people in the discovery of great Australian books, reading, writing and art activities during the summer holidays.  The program was conducted in public libraries throughout Queensland and via the interactive website www.connectqld.org.au/cooee

The website will remain online for use in schools as curriculum support.

In levels 1, 2, & 3 you can access:

• Choose your own adventure stories by Queensland authors Jill Morris, Rebecca Johnson, Anita Bell, Josie Montano and Pat Flynn


• What happens next? Continuous stories by Narelle Oliver


• Book Reviews


• Activity sheets

In the ‘for the whole family’ section you will find:

• Reading Compass – young readers can match a book to their interests


• Transcripts of online chats with Andy Griffiths and Meme McDonald


• Pirate Plunge fun interactive game


• A-Z: know your library


• Celebrity readers


• …..and test your own knowledge of Aussie books, play the adult book quiz.

Picturing language

Picturing language: Does it help or hinder?
Clicking on the image below will take you to a short Quicktime movie. Make sure you have your sound turned up, because I’ve recorded a few sentences that play along with the movie. Your job is to determine, as quickly as possible, if each sentence is grammatically correct — while you focus your vision on the animated display.

2006 National Book Festival

2006 National Book Festival
The Library of Congress Celebrates Creativity

The 2006 National Book Festival, organized and sponsored by the Library of Congress and hosted by first lady Laura Bush, will be held on Saturday, Sept. 30, 2006, on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., between 7th and 14th streets from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. (rain or shine). The festival is free and open to the public.
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