Congratulations ...

... to WCBA committee member Sabrina Malcolm, who has been shortlisted for the Joy Cowley Award. Wonderful news!

Pop Up Paper Engineering Evening

Thanks to all who came to our 'From Titanic to Spot'  Book Month Event  last night- it was a great evening with Trevor Morley's wonderful collection of Paper Engineering and Pop Up Books and Fifi Colston making some! Fifi has put some useful links and instructions up her blog today, you can find them here.

Cheers, The WCBA team.

You're invited to The Red Poppy launch

Come and meet author David Hill, illustrator Fifi Colston, and charming dog model Molly (who will be available for pats and photo opportunities).

Wednesday 14 March, 6pm, at The Children's Bookshop in Kilbirnie.

All ages welcome!

RSVP The Children's Bookshop: 04 387 3905 or childbkwgtn@xtra.co.nz 

(Click on the invitation to enlarge.)

Blood of the Lamb trilogy to be published in the US

Congratulations to WCBA member Mandy Hager on selling the rights to her Blood of the Lamb trilogy to Pyr - an exciting fantasy and science fiction imprint of Prometheus Books.

You can read more at Mandy's blog.

We wish Mandy all the best as her books sally forth to win over US audiences!