Last Friday Miss Taylor took a group of boys to the New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults event in Dunedin. They had 4 workshops throughout our session where two author/illustrators and two authors spoke to them. They heard from Donovan Bixley, Melinda Szymanik, Mere Whaanga and Lisala Halapua.
Some of their key messages were:
- that pictures tell 1000 words.
- Use the pictures for the description and let the story flow
- The vocabulary that you use in your stories change depending on the genre
- write what's important to you
Lisala told them about the process of how he gets started on a story:
- Brainstorm
- Research
- Imagination
They were all very inspiring and hopefully the boys got some inspiration and tips out of their workshops. Miss Taylor was very impressed with the boys' attention and interaction with speakers.
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| Author/Illustrator Donovan Bexley |
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| Author Melinda Szymanik |
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| Mere Whaanga |
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| Author Illustrator Lisala Halapua |
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| Melinda wrote this book, Fuzzy Doodle, and Donovan was her illustrator. It is up for an award! |
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