A month later, when I got home, my advance copies were waiting for me. Some have already been mailed to the winners of the Name the Character competition. But most of the books are on their way to bookstores now, for release at the end of the month, and so I’ll be doing some running around to share them.
So here’s a list of some of the events I’m doing in the next few weeks. (Though just if you were wondering, the NSW Writers’ Centre Festival and CYA conference weren’t organised around my book’s release – just a very happy coincidence for me.)
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2:00 pm
Come dressed as one of the new visitors to Nim’s Island!
Colouring competition
RSVP to [email protected] by 23 July
Wendy Orr is a Canadian-born Australian writer. Her books for children and adults have been published in 27 countries and won awards around the world. Nim’s Island and Nim at Sea have also become feature films, starring Jodie Foster and Abigail Breslin (Nim’s Island) and Bindi Irwin (Return to Nim’s Island.) Her latest book is Cuckoo’s Flight, a companion to the highly acclaimed Bronze Age novels Dragonfly Song and Swallow’s Dance. Read full bio