Tuesday, 16 June 2015
Friday, 12 June 2015
It's up! The full programme for Tinderbox 2015
You can see
it HERE on the Programme page.
The Illustrators Day is HERE on the Illustrators page.
Check out all the Speakers HERE
Registration opens at 7pm Tuesday June 16th- be poised for action!
Notes: If you click on the picture of the programmes it launches a new large view window .
Writers have a visit to The Dorothy Neale White Collection (the largest collection of children's book in NZ) and Cafe discussion groups organised for Monday
Sparks is a secret - coming soon.
Notes: If you click on the picture of the programmes it launches a new large view window .
Writers have a visit to The Dorothy Neale White Collection (the largest collection of children's book in NZ) and Cafe discussion groups organised for Monday
Sparks is a secret - coming soon.
Tuesday, 9 June 2015
Wednesday, 3 June 2015
The Official Media Release
Tinderbox: igniting and fuelling the fire of NZ children’s writers and illustrators
Tinderbox is a professional conference for new and established children’s writers and illustrators to be held at St Catherine’s College, Kilbirnie, Wellington, 2 - 5 October 2015. The conference aims to shed light on new writing and illustration practices, inform about current practices and practitioners, and otherwise foster and energise its delegates
The programme includes practical workshops, informative panel discussions, and insightful keynote speakers. Topics range from self-publishing, book production, marketing and contracts, public presentation skills, to next-steps for published writers, first-five-page manuscript critiques, and meet the small presses. There will also be an innovative, real-time, collaborative project that will run alongside the main sessions.
The cost of the conference is $400 for three days, Friday 2nd - Sunday 4th October, and includes lunches, drinks at the Children’s Bookshop on Friday, and dinner on Saturday. Monday 5th October is a dedicated Illustrators’ Day, the cost of which is incorporated in the conference fee. While this can be attended as a stand-alone event, for a fee of $100, the full conference has much to offer illustrators and is highly recommended.
The conference programme will be available to view online in early June and registrations open on 15th June. Early bookings are recommended as the last conference held in Wellington, Spinning Gold 2009, sold out within four hours.
Tinderbox offers a range of activities and experiences for writers and illustrators at all stages of their career and is being organised by the Wellington Children’s Book Association, P O Box 1242 Wellington.
For more information please email: 2015tinderbox@gmail.com
or join the Facebook page: Tinderbox 2015,
Twitter: Tinderbox2015
Tinderbox is a professional conference for new and established children’s writers and illustrators to be held at St Catherine’s College, Kilbirnie, Wellington, 2 - 5 October 2015. The conference aims to shed light on new writing and illustration practices, inform about current practices and practitioners, and otherwise foster and energise its delegates
The programme includes practical workshops, informative panel discussions, and insightful keynote speakers. Topics range from self-publishing, book production, marketing and contracts, public presentation skills, to next-steps for published writers, first-five-page manuscript critiques, and meet the small presses. There will also be an innovative, real-time, collaborative project that will run alongside the main sessions.
The cost of the conference is $400 for three days, Friday 2nd - Sunday 4th October, and includes lunches, drinks at the Children’s Bookshop on Friday, and dinner on Saturday. Monday 5th October is a dedicated Illustrators’ Day, the cost of which is incorporated in the conference fee. While this can be attended as a stand-alone event, for a fee of $100, the full conference has much to offer illustrators and is highly recommended.
The conference programme will be available to view online in early June and registrations open on 15th June. Early bookings are recommended as the last conference held in Wellington, Spinning Gold 2009, sold out within four hours.
Tinderbox offers a range of activities and experiences for writers and illustrators at all stages of their career and is being organised by the Wellington Children’s Book Association, P O Box 1242 Wellington.
For more information please email: 2015tinderbox@gmail.com
or join the Facebook page: Tinderbox 2015,
Twitter: Tinderbox2015
Monday, 1 June 2015
A slight delay...
We know you are all anxious to view the programme. We have had a slight delay in putting the finishing touches to it. Hopefully it will be up by the end of the week.
Thank you all for your patience.
Maureen
Thank you all for your patience.
Maureen
Monday, 4 May 2015
Spinning Gold, Spinning Tales, Golden Yarns
Spinning Gold, September 2009: nobody who was there will
ever forget it!
- the quirky accommodation in Capital House, Melrose (now sadly earthquake-stickered and closed)
- the fabulous goodie bags, provided by Learning Media and filled with treats from our sponsors
- the generosity of John and Ruth McIntyre who put on the cocktail party at The Children's Bookshop on Friday night
- the very convivial but slightly squashed lunches and dinners
- many wonderful, thought-provoking and challenging sessions, panels and workshops
- talks by Martin Baynton, Kate de Goldi, Lawrence Green and Fiona Inglis
- a mystery trip to a secret location
- and the lines of people quietly panicking on the stairs before their 5 min Pitch slam slot….
The next conference was Spinning Tales, held at King's
School, Remuera in April 2011, and organised by Kiwiwrite4kids and
Storylines. The Storylines AGM and annual Margaret Mahy lecture took
place on Saturday morning, with the lecture ("Legends from the
swamp") being given by Kate de Goldi.
Margaret Mahy herself was
present at the dinner, also held at King's, which featured (often hilarious)
presentations by Kyle Mewburn, William Taylor and Fifi Colston, and a
competition (which the illustrators won hands down) on making artwork from our meals.
There was another Pitch slam, a Publishers Panel and a Kaumatua Panel with
Gavin Bishop, Fleur Beale, Bill Taylor, Katerina Mataira and Tessa Duder, who
were asked "What do you know now that you didn't know before?" and
"What do you find most difficult in your work?"
Golden Yarns, hosted by Te Tai Tamariki (June 2013), treated
us to the hospitality and delicious cuisine of Medbury School in Christchurch.
For many attendees, this was their first glimpse of Christchurch
post-earthquakes. Key note addresses were given by Greg O'Brien ("The life
of an illustrator - Graham Percy") and Kate de Goldi ("Seeking Susan
- the Susan Price collection").
Workshops included the editor's role with
Anna Rogers, picture book writing with Kyle Mewburn and social realism with
Fleur Beale. A session was put aside to discuss Burning issues in the
publishing industry, and we also learnt about the work of Te Tai Tamariki, the
NZSA, the NZ Book Council and Storylines. Ant Sang and Dylan Horrocks talked
about graphic novels and there was a brief look at e-publishing.
Saturday
night's conference dinner was held at the Chateau on the Park, and the main
conference was followed by an Illustrators' Day on Monday, open to all
children's book illustrators, professional or aspiring. You can read Melinda Szymanik's take on it here.
And now it's Tinderbox 2015 - we are looking forward to seeing you there!
Thursday, 5 March 2015
Welcome to Tinderbox 2015
Tinderbox is a professional conference for New Zealand writers and illustrators to be held on 2 - 5 October 2015 in Wellington.
Tinderbox offers something for all writers and illustrators and is designed to be an interactive and inspiring experience. The programme includes practical workshops, informative panel discussions, and insightful keynote speakers. Topics range from self-publishing, book production, marketing and contracts, public presentation skills, to next-steps for published writers, first-three-page manuscript critiques, and meet the small presses. There will also be workshops for illustrators and a dedicated illustrator's day, including hands-on time on the tools. Running alongside these sessions will be an innovative, real-time, collaborative project. Further details will be announced once they are finalised.
Tinderbox offers something for all writers and illustrators and is designed to be an interactive and inspiring experience. The programme includes practical workshops, informative panel discussions, and insightful keynote speakers. Topics range from self-publishing, book production, marketing and contracts, public presentation skills, to next-steps for published writers, first-three-page manuscript critiques, and meet the small presses. There will also be workshops for illustrators and a dedicated illustrator's day, including hands-on time on the tools. Running alongside these sessions will be an innovative, real-time, collaborative project. Further details will be announced once they are finalised.
The conference will be held at St Catherine's College in Kilbirnie, Wellington, just across the road from The Childrens Bookshop. The conference is non-residential so attendees will need to arrange their own accommodation. A list of potential providers will be uploaded shortly. Please be aware that the World of Wearable Art festival runs in Wellington from 24 September until 11 October so early bookings are recommended.
The conference programme will be available online from 1 June and registration opens on 15 June. Keep an eye on our Facebook page, "Tinderbox 2015", and if we have your email details we will keep you informed. You can also contact us on 2015tinderbox@gmail.com.
Tinderbox 2015 aims to ignite sparks, shed light on new practices, to nourish and energise writers and illustrators. We look to forward to seeing you there.
The conference will be held at St Catherine's College in Kilbirnie, Wellington, just across the road from The Childrens Bookshop. The conference is non-residential so attendees will need to arrange their own accommodation. A list of potential providers will be uploaded shortly. Please be aware that the World of Wearable Art festival runs in Wellington from 24 September until 11 October so early bookings are recommended.
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