Jack Lasenby Award 2012 Winner

It was with great pleasure that we announced the winner of the Jack Lasenby Writing Award at our annual Christmas Quiz night.

Unfortunately our winner wasn’t there so we had to wait until this week to catch up with her and hand over the plaque and the winners cheque.

Congratulations Linda Bremford!

This year Judge David Hill had a runner up, Liesbeth Visser.

Well done to all who entered.

David Hill was impressed with the standard of entries and that augers well for the continuation of the competition.

Click on over to the Jack Lasenby page to read David Hill’s Judges Report.

Next year it will be Junior Year for the Intermediate age group.

The annual WCBA Christmas Quiz is turning into quite an event for the Wellington Children’s Literature community. It is our annual office Christmas party...with close to 50 people battling it out for team honours.

This year John McIntyre was the quiz master...and there was hot competition among all the teams. The craft challenge interlude at half time was dress a figure from the Hobbit...courtesy of our design dynamo Fifi Colston who worked on The Hobbit film.

In a first for the Quiz...we had to have a tiebreaker to decide the winner!

If you get some Christmas money this year and you are thinking of a writerly kind of gift...look around for a writing course or a writing retreat to go on.

or start saving towards going to the next New Zealand Children’s Writers and Illustrators conference, which will be held in Christchurch 2013 Queens Birthday Weekend.

Registrations will be open early next year according to Gavin Bishop who is the leader of the conference team. (We'll let you know when.)

The Wellington Children’s Literature Association wishes you a safe and Happy Christmas.

Best wishes for a writerly New Year in 2013.

Maureen Crisp

Convenor

Come along to the annual WCBA Quiz Night!

Annual Christmas book buying evening

Katherine Mansfield Birthday Tour

Date: Sunday 14th October 2012

Time: Starting at 10.30am

Starting point: Katherine Mansfield’s Birthplace at 25 Tinakori Road, Thorndon.

Cost: The cost of the tour is $20.00, including entry to Katherine Mansfield’s Birthplace

Katherine Mansfield’s 124th Birthday will be celebrated with a tour conducted by Kevin and Margaret Boon.

The tour will begin at 10.30 a.m. outside Katherine Mansfield’s Birthplace, at 25 Tinakori Road, Thorndon. It will conclude at Katherine Mansfield Park, Fitzherbert Terrace, Thorndon, at approximately 12 noon.

The tour will not involve a great deal of walking but the emphasis will be on readings from some of Katherine Mansfield’s stories, including: The Wind Blows, A Birthday, Prelude and The Garden Party at locations that were associated with or inspired them.

After the walk you may wish to enjoy an A la Carte lunch at the Thistle Inn, Mulgrave Street, Thorndon, where Katherine Mansfield was also known to have enjoyed lunch. This is an optional extra and at your own expense.

To book, contact Kevin Boon:

k.boon@clear.net.nz

Fleur Beale writing workshop (Saturday 6 Oct - $75)

You're invited to WCBA Club Night ...

The NPS Residency goes to....

The Wellington Children’s Book Association is pleased to announce Helen Vivienne Fletcher has been awarded the New Pacific Studio residency for 2012.

Helen belongs to the WCBA and has been very active in promoting children’s literature. She was a member of our Spinning Gold committee and has been a member of the Wellington Storylines committee for a few years now.

Helen will receive a $300 stipend and the seven days residency at New Pacific Studio. At the time this residency is being offered -two Danish artists -a writer and a children’s book illustrator will also be in residence.

New Pacific Studio, a beautifully restored 1912 villa, is located on a 5-acre property on State Highway 2. It is 1 km north of the Mt Bruce National Wildlife Centre, 5 minutes south of Eketahuna and 20 minutes north of Masterton. This is the perfect location to forget everything else you HAVE to do and get on with the work in progress with no interruptions. 

New Pacific Studio is available as a retreat for writers and artists: contact the Studio to apply for a residency.

Maureen Crisp

Convener

Wellington Children’s Book Association