by Andrea Rowe | Mar 29, 2022
A shiny new shortlist sticker … Illustrator Hannah Sommerville and I have several things in common, but this one makes me smile – we’ve always been drawn to books displaying the shiny CBCA stickers. And now we have our own! Thanks to the CBCA for...
by Andrea Rowe | Feb 24, 2022
I invented a new word …. ‘Shoy’ is a term to describe the state of shock and joy a debut author feels when their book is announced as a 2022 Notable Early Childhood Book in the Children’s Book Council of Australia Children’s Book of the Year Awards. Sure,...
by Andrea Rowe | Feb 20, 2022
Stories we share, legacies we leave One of the most rewarding offerings of my consulting work is the Legacy and Milestone writing workshops I present through libraries, community centres, community associations and historical organisations. I help folks plan...
by Andrea Rowe | Feb 12, 2022
CBCA Night of the Notables is coming …. On the 22/2/22 I’ll be joining fellow Aussie authors and illustrators for the 2022 CBCA Book of the Year Awards Notables List. I can’t wait to celebrate the incredible talent we have in this country and the...
by Andrea Rowe | Dec 27, 2021
Surviving and thriving, adapting and engaging As 2020 and 2021 has slammed so many freelance consultants like me, I am reflective of the milestones and focus it takes in small business to survive. This month I’m celebrating 12 years of rolling up the shirt...
by Andrea Rowe | Sep 2, 2021
Book Week brings us together, from a distance, online Children’s Book Week for many children is a rite of passage – the selection of this year’s ONE favourite book, the costume planning, the chance to talk about reading like it’s an...
