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2020 Executive elected on November 2, 2019
Your 2020 executive are:
President - Leanne Rands
Vice President - Victoria Ryle
Secretary - Position Vacant
Treasurer - Felicity Sly
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Book of the Year Awards 2019
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Posted Saturday, 16 November 2019
From the blog: Fiction and Mindset
This week Tahnee McShane draws on her teaching and writing experiences to consider how fiction can model positive and problem solving attitudes in young readers through the representation of a growth mindset in the characters and the way they face challenges.
Posted Saturday, 9 November 2019
From the blog: Lessons Beyond Education
Imagine making a speech in parliament! Johanna Baker Dowdell was on hand to listen to high school students across Australia compete in the My First Speech competition where young Tasmanian, Clara Kim, came third in a field of 12 finalists.
Posted Saturday, 2 November 2019
From the blog: Storytellers: Yes, that’s you!
Inspired by her involvement in the CBCA Tasmania’s Tasmanian Authors & Illustrators in Schools program, Christina Booth prompts us all to seek the inner storyteller within us all. It is little wonder that her school visits are inspirational!
Posted Sunday, 27 October 2019
From the blog: The Travelling Workshop
Julie Hunt and Dale Newman have been visiting schools to share their work and inspiration with Tasmanian school children. Discover some of the imaginative and engaging activities that children have participated in and the powerful mentoring these award winning children's book creators provided.
Posted Sunday, 20 October 2019
From the blog: Connecting to Culture: Indigenous Literacy Foundation
Dive into culture this week as Patsy highlights some of the significant work of the Indigenous Literacy Foundation and the quality publications available.
Events calendar
Book Week 2020: August 22 - 28
CURIOUS CREATURES, WILD MINDS
Art work by Gwyn Perkins
Newsletter
Book Week 2019 Special Edition
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Reading Time Online
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