Category: Conventions

Storylines Free Family Day 2015

Wellington Storylines Free Family Day Sunday 23 August 2015, Shed 6 on Wgtn Waterfront  Are you passionate about helping kids read? Would you like to make a difference to children’s  literacy? Do you enjoy having fun? We have 6 weeks until Family Day and need your help! Storylines Free Family Days help kids meet New…
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Storylines Wellington Free Family Day needs You!

  Storylines Festival of NZ Children’s Writers and Illustrators Wellington Free Family Day – Sunday 23 August 2015 Are you passionate about helping kids read? Would you like to make a difference to children’s literacy? Do you enjoy having fun? Help kids unlock the meaning in books and bring their reading experiences to life —…
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Storylines: Joy Cowley, Celia Wade-Brown, & Scholastic Books Out Aloud

The Mayor and Joy 4,000 visitors flooded to Storylines Free Family Day in Wellington last month. The family-friendly event focusing on NZ kids’ literature was opened by Her Worship Mayor Wade-Brown and Dame Joy Cowley – both known lovingly by Wellingtonians as Celia and Joy. While preparing to cut the ceremonial ribbons, Joy heard one…
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Storylines Family Day – Joy Cowley

Storylines Family Day makes the Dominion Post! The Dominion Post ran a fantastic article about Storylines Family Day in their Capital Day page this morning. Joy Cowley mentions how Storylines Family Days “give children a love of reading.” At Free Family Days we open the world of stories and knowledge to them through providing stimulating…
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Storylines Family Day – Antarctica Zone

    Storylines Family Day Michael Fowler Centre Wellington Sunday 24 August 10am-3pm Shackleton Bear Goes South. Well, he’s actually come north, all the way from Christchurch to be with us for Storylines Family Day in Wellington! Author John McCrystal has gone all out to bring you a wonderful Antarctica Zone for Storylines Family Day. We’ve…
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Storylines Family Day – War Zone

Storylines Family Day Michael Fowler Centre Wellington Sunday 24 August 10am-3pm Philippa Werry is a fantastic author, short-listed for the NZ Post children’s book awards, and a prolific writer for the School Journal. Most kids will know Pippa’s stories, even if they don’t yet recognize her name. In the last few years she has become…
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Storylines Family Day – Monster Fun Zone

Storylines Family Day, Michael Fowler Centre, Wellington, Sunday 24 August, 10am-3pm At Storylines Family Day there’s a great Monster Fun Zone.Three of this year’s featured authors had books about Monsters so we decided to let everyone enjoy the fun!             There are two Monster Parades with our monster authors judging,…
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Storylines Family Day – Wellington

Storylines Family Day is coming to town! What is Storylines Family Day? A fun action-packed day of bringing books to life for kids (old and young.) I’ve been coaxing stuffed penguins out of Te Papa, cajoling entomologists to let their precious bug and spider collections see the light of day, mingling with monsters, sweet-talking soldiers,…
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9 weeks until Storylines Family Day!

Storylines Festival of NZ Children’s Writers and Illustrators Wellington Free Family Day on 24 August 2014  We have 9 weeks to go until Storylines Family Day!  Are you passionate about helping kids read? Would you like to make a difference to children’s literacy? Do you enjoy having fun? Help kids unlock the meaning in books…
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Lost In The Museum – Launch at Conclave II

The Lost in the Museum book launch 2pm, Saturday, 26 April at Surrey Hotel, Auckland at Conclave II, the New Zealand National Science Fiction and Fantasy Convention Join Conclave II Guest of Honour, Lynn McConchie, & authors Alicia Ponder & Eileen Mueller Get lost in the museum where past, present and future collide. What does…
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