Fostering, developing and promoting South Australian writers and writing.

A Rare Opportunity ...

We are delighted to have the rare pleasure of hosting Davide Cali's only Australian writers' workshop. Davide, one of Europe's most innovative and acclaimed writers, with over 40 illustrated children's books to his credit, is presented in conjunction with the Children's Book Council of Australia and Wilkins Farrago.

He will present a unique afternoon of inspiration and hands-on exercises suitable for both aspiring and established children's authors. His workshop is themed around four 'writing engines' aimed at helping you construct their stories and tackle the difficult issues in children's literature. Just turn up with some paper and pencils and learn from a master of the craft. The workshop will be constructed around the following engines:

• Things I Love – How can we write stories that are not really like stories? Is it possible to write books that are just a collection of something? Sure it is – and you can do it.
• I Guess We Have a Problem – Children's books often focus on a little (or even great) problem to solve. We'll work on some children-related problems.
• Mum, What's Love Like? – Children often ask hard questions about love, life and death. And books can help provide the answers.
• A Bear with a Sword – A few words about 'engaged' writing. How can children's books tell stories about adult themes like war?

BOOK EARLY, PLACES LIMITED.
MEMBERS $66, NON-MEMBERS $88

One of Europe's top children's authors, acclaimed writer Davide Cali doesn't quite fit the usual mould. Born in Switzerland and raised in Italy, his thirst for storytelling eventually led him to writing children's books. His awards include France's prestigious Baobab Prize for I Can't Wait, illustrated by Serge Bloch. Over the past 10 years he has gone on to create more than 40 illustrated books, including The Enemy, What is this thing called love? and The Bear with a Sword. His books have been translated into 25 languages worldwide. His recent 10 Little Insects was selected by a panel as one of the best graphic novels of the year at the prestigious Angoulême International Comics Festival in France. Fluent in French, Italian and English, Davide travels extensively around Europe giving talks and workshops at schools and book fairs. He is delighted by this opportunity to do the same in Australia.