Auckland Free Family Day Sunday 26 August 2012
Stories
come alive at Free Family Days.
Over 100 volunteers are gearing up to help Storylines
Children’s Literature Charitable Trust run the 19th annual Auckland Storylines
Free Family Day, to be held at the Aotea Centre on Sunday 26 August from
10am-3pm.
With a focus on the very best in New Zealand writing and
book illustration for children, this free day planned for kids aged 4-12 and
their families, has a line-up of guests, performances and activities to
entertain throughout the day.
In Auckland, families can see more than 30 authors,
storytellers, performers and illustrators at the centre of a huge range of
activities, from read-alouds and book talks to creating comic books, book marks
or book illustrations.
All day, performances from schools and professional drama companies bring new and favourite New Zealand children’s books to life, while a large Factopia non-fiction area caters for children of all ages who are interested in the way books tell real stories about ourselves and the world around us.
All day, performances from schools and professional drama companies bring new and favourite New Zealand children’s books to life, while a large Factopia non-fiction area caters for children of all ages who are interested in the way books tell real stories about ourselves and the world around us.
The prize-giving for the Puffin Short Story Awards, which
has attracted entries from school years 4-11, will take place during the day.
And with book launches, competitions, science, nature and craft
activities, the chance to meet favourite authors and illustrators, artists at
work and book signing sessions – the 2012 Storylines Family Day promises to be
a real celebration of New Zealand kids’ books of all kinds and an opportunity
to share with others the joy and magic of books and stories.
The Storylines Festival of New Zealand Children’s Writers
and Illustrators aims to involve as many young people as possible in reading
and enjoying books by New Zealand writers and illustrators. In addition to
the free Family Day, a number of other activities will take place.
Workshops
for children in writing and illustration will be held at the National
Library Centre, Stanley Street on Saturday 25 August featuring Maria
Gill, Paula
Green and Melinda
Szymanik (writing) and Bruce
Potter, Ant
Sang and Aki
Fukuoka (illustration). All workshops are only $15 per child - but places
are limited. Adult workshops being held by
Lorraine Orman (writing) and Gabriella
Klepatski (illustration) are only $20 person.
In the week before the Family Day, the TelstraClear Pacific
Events Centre will host a special event, Meet
the Authors and Illustrators where students will meet Nic
Bishop, Zac
Waipara, Feana
Tu’akoi and Tim
Tipene, inspiring the next generation of writers, illustrators and readers.
Storylines Festival of New Zealand
Children’s Writers and Illustrators
Programme:
Storylines Dunedin Free Family Day,
Dunedin City Library, Saturday 18 August 2012, 11am-4pm
Storylines Wellington Free Family
Day, Michael Fowler Centre, Sunday 19 August 2012, 10am-3pm
Storylines Christchurch Free Family
Day, Catholic Cathedral College, Sunday 19 August 10am-3pm
Storylines Special Event – Meet the
Authors and Illustrators, Tuesday 21 August and Wednesday 22 August,
TelstraClear Pacific Events Centre, Auckland
Storylines Northland Free Family
Day, Whangarei Central Library, Saturday 25 August 10am-3pm
Storylines and Piha Library – Guest
appearance by Tessa Duder, Saturday 25 August, 2pm – 3pm
Storylines Children’s Workshops in writing
and illustration, National Library Centre, Parnell, Saturday 25 August. Age
limits apply to each workshop.
Dunedin City Library, Dunedin,
Saturday 18 August
Michael Fowler Centre, Wellington,
Sunday 19 August
Storylines Auckland Free Family Day,
Aotea Centre, Sunday 26 August, 10am-3pm
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