Last week I had the pleasure of answering a short Q&A for Elizabeth Shim about North Korean children’s culture in the Kim Jong Un era, alongside Martin Petersen from the National Museum of Denmark. As usual, my enthusiasm ran over …
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God of all creation and renewal, Bring healing to this burning land! We pray for darkened skies,Now choked with poison,This dry and blistered earth,And all your hurting creatures. We pray for firefighters and volunteers.And thank you for their selfless love,For valour …
Originally published by The Community Writer in 2019. Interview by Oliver Phisher. What are three books that have greatly influenced your life? 1) The Gospel of John: My father was an Anglican chaplain, a fierce intellect, a compassionate heart, and a man of …
On the 28th of August 2019 I was invited to address the whole school assembly at Patrician Brothers’ College in Fairfield. It was an honour to visit this tremendous school and meet so many students and teachers. There was a …
This week I had the honour of meeting over 500 Year 7 and Year 8 students at Oakhill College in Castle Hill at the invitation of librarian Lynn Revai. The theme of the Oakhill Book Week for 2019 was “Banquet …
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Australian Children’s Laureate Morris Gleitzman recently told a packed audience in Sydney that everywhere he travels in Australia he hears young people express bewilderment that adults keep electing to high office men and women whose behaviour, should they – the …
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As reported in a previous blogpost, I recently had the pleasure of spending three packed days at the Newington College Festival of Literature for 2019. To my delight, two young Newington writers have since penned their thoughts about two of my …
Words seem cheap nowadays. They roll beneath our fingertips on social media feeds, via text messages, and on the news-sites and blogs we browse on trains and buses. First thing in the morning and last thing before sleep, we read. …
In May 2019, I attended the Newington College Festival of Literature. It was a thrilling and, at times, overwhelming experience. Over the course of three packed days, I ran 10 one-hour workshops with hundreds of inspired and inspiring students. With …
On my recent visit to Taiwan, I had the honour of visiting Houjia Junior High School in Tainan as a guest of my friend Yi-Hsiang, a high school English teacher. I had a wonderful time meeting Yi-Hsiang’s students to discuss …