Hazel's Gigs - 2006
Click on a month below to see what Hazel is doing...
January 2006
| January 25th | Brimbank Central Rotary Dinner 'Antarctic Writer on Ice' details 03 9364 0099 |
| January 31st | (Tues) Sorrento TAPS |
February
| Release of 'Antarctic Dad' and also 'My Hippopotamus is on Our Caravan Roof Getting Sunburnt' TWO picture books in one month! | |
| February 5th | Meet & greet Hazel Edwards & illustrator Kevin Burgemeestre 2-4pm. Books Illustrated. |
| February 10th | 11am Arthurs Seat Probus 'Antarctic Writer on Ice' 12-4pm TAFE Non Fiction Projects Workshop |
| February 17th - 19th | SYDNEY Presenter at International Society of Chn Book Writers & Illustrators Conference Hughenden Hotel. 5pm Launching 'Rue for Repentance' |
| February 18th | SYDNEY SCWBI Conference: Hazel Edwards - Top Tips for Surviving and Thriving in the Book Business. 3.30-4.30 - Panel |
| February 19th | 11.30-12.30 Marketing Panel |
| February 20th | Edgecliff Grammar 'Antarctic Writer on Ice' |
| February 22nd | 3-5.30pm Stonnington Reunion; Toorak Teachers' College |
| February 23rd | Cool Teachers Session 4.30-7pm. Books Illustrated. |
| February 27th | Antarctica's Frozen Chosen': Young Leaders Day Vodafone Arena Melbourne 10am |
| February 28th | Feelix Project RVIB Burwood 'Antarctic Dad' |
March
| 'Viewpoint' magazine article on Schloss Blutenberg; the Castle of Children's Books | |
| March 8th | 2pm Ballarat FM radio 'Antarctic Dad' |
| March 17th | 10-11.30 Murdoch Institute Royal Children's Hospital |
| March 24th | Glen Eira Probus 'Antarctic Writer on Ice' 10.45am (to be confirmed) |
| March 25th - 26th | Sydney ASA AGM Redfern Town Hall |
| March 27th | Sydney: AM Edgecliff Grammar 'Antarctic Writer on Ice' |
| March 30th | Knox BMX Track Book Launch |
April
| April 3rd | 10am Sunbury Hippo Event Management University. Radio interview. Bookshop signing etc |
| April 20th | 10.30am Bennetswood: 22 Station St. Non Boring Writing for your Grandkids |
| April 22nd | Sunburnt & Muddy Hippopotamising Gateways Brainwaves 1.30-4pm |
| April 25th | 11am 'Antarctic Writer on Ice' Bulleen Baptist Church: Probus |
May
| May 6th | Gateways Apprentices: Covering 'Outback Ferals' |
| May 8-12th | Education Week Mooroolbark Launch |
| May 11th | Education Week Launch at Victorian College for the Deaf 1-2pm |
| May 14th | Sunday Writing for Grandkids: 3.30-5pm Williamstown Festival Details: Amanda Peckham Local History Librarian / Williamstown Library Team Leader Hobsons Bay Libraries. Phone 03 9932 4173 |
| May 22nd - 28th | Australian Library and Information Week (Possibly Qld) |
| May 24th | ASA author on CAL Panel 4-6pm State Library |
June
| 'Outback Ferals' article in Practically Primary magazine | |
| June 1st | Mooroolbark Workshop |
| June 19th | Writing a Non Boring Family History Chisholm Combined Probus (Mt Wav) 11-11.45 |
July
| July 3rd | Penguin Release: 'Look, There's a Hippopotamus in the Playground, Eating Cake' |
| July 11th | 'Antarctic Writer on Ice' Forest Hills Probus 10am |
| July 12th | Writing for Grandkids 11am Doncaster Ladies PROBUS |
| July 13th | Ozkidz Dinner |
| July 19th | Eltham North Primary Author Visit Antarctic Dad & Hippos |
| July 22nd/23rd | SYDNEY ASA Committee |
| July 25th | 11am Melbourne Girls Grammar 'Antarctica' |
| July 27th | Hampton Primary Art Trail - 6:30pm |
| July 30th | Ziptales Video Author shoot |
August
| 'Antarctic Writer on Ice' starts as serial on Ballarat Voice FM Radio 4-5 pm daily. | |
| August 8th | 3:30-5:00pm Antarctic Dad Case - Study Holmesglen Industry Overview |
| August 10th | Campbellfield Heights Primary 10am. Hippo & Antarctic Dad |
| August 11th | 1:30 - 3pm Holmesglen Hypothetical with Sheila Hollingsworth |
| August 19th - 25th | Children's Book Week Theme: Book Now! Brisbane: Travelling Albert Ullin exhibition in Brisbane during Children's Book Week including Kevin Burgemeester's artwork from 'Antarctic Dad' |
| August 19th - 27th | Queensland Seniors Week |
| August 20th - 23rd | Sunshine Coast Libraries, three 'Writing for Grandkids' workshops: Monday 21st August 5pm-6:30pm BoatHouse Floating Restaurant Noosa Literacy Council Dinner Talk 'Antarctic Dad', 'Hand Me Down Hippo' & 'Hazel's Non Boring Writing' Tuesday 22nd August Wednesday 23rd August |
| August 24th | 5:30pm - Festival Opening Foyer National Library. Canberra Readers and Writers Festival. |
| August 25th | 9:30-10:30am - Canberra Readers and Writers Festival PANEL 'Why I Write'. 11am - 4pm - 'Writing for Grandkids' workshop. Venue: Workshop Room, National Library of Australia (as part of the Canberra Readers and Writers Festival). Bookings essential on 02 6262 9191 or email admin@actwriters.org.au 4pm - Lu Rees Collection University of Canberra. |
| Aug 28th - Sept 3rd | National Literacy and Numeracy Week: Involvement as Literacy Champion for Aust Fed Govt. Check www.literacyandnumeracy.gov.au/2006/champions.htm for details. |
| August 28th | 11am (Melb time) Northern Territory WebChat with remote students |
| August 30th | 9:20am - 11:30am Ipswich Literary Festival webchats |
| August 31st | Electronic Professional Development (Show & Tell) Holmesglen Institute 4-6.30 PM |
September
| Release of 'Outback Ferals' - September 30th | |
| September 1st | Literacy Week Simultaneous Story Telling Highvale Primary School 11am with Auslan signing for deaf students. Contact Principal Effie Mihalos 03 9887 8000 Email: mihalos.effie.e@edumail.vic.gov.au |
| September 2nd | Melbourne Town Hall. 2-3pm. Hearing Awareness Week. Realease of 'Grandma Leaps The Antarctic' DVD (www.bilby.net) with Auslan signing. |
| September 6th | 9:20am - 10:20 Ipswich Literary Festival Book Rap 'Antarctica's Frozen Chosen' |
| September 13th | 9:20am - 10:20 Ipswich Literary Festival Online 'Outback Ferals' |
| September 14th | 11am Caulfield South Primary. Antarctic Dad & Auslan Grandma Leaps The Antarctic author visit. Corpus Christie School, Werribee, Author visit. |
| September 27th | 11.30am Vermont Sth Library co-reading Hippo and Antarctic Dad stories at with Minister Mary Delahunty and MP Kirstie Marshall. |
| September 30th | Release of 'Outback Ferals' (Lothian/Hachette) |
October
| Australian Country Style - October issue Author Country Childhood photographic 4 page feature article. | |
| October 1st | International Day of Older Persons |
| October 1st - 8th | Victorian Seniors Week - Non Boring Writing for Your Grandkids Gippsland 'Writing for Grandkids' workshops organised by Show & Tell Promotions Thurs Oct 5th: Rosedale Library 10am-3.30pm Thurs night: Bairnsdale CBC event Fri Oct 6th: Morwell Library 10am-3.30pm |
| October 11th | 11:30am Frankston Library 10:30am - Parent talk 6:30pm Rotary 'Antarctic Writer on Ice' (Len Brear) |
| October 15th | Altona Meadows 'Writing for Grandkids' (Fred Hollows Foundation) |
| October 17th | 7pm Antarctic Dad, Outback Ferals & Across media stories. Book Street Bookshop, 482 Hampton Street, Hampton 3188. Phone: 03 9598 5111. Email: bookstreet@bigpond.com |
| October 23rd | School Library Day |
| October 28th | Ozkids Literary Dinner |
November
| November 2nd | Ivanhoe Primary, Author Visit 8pm Upwey Librarians' Dinner 'Antarctic Writer on Ice' |
| November 3rd | Sydney ASA Hughenden Christmas Drinks |
| November 4th | Sydney ASA |
| November 6th | 11-noon Writing a Non Boring Family History, 93 Canadian Bay Rd, Mt Eliza 4.30pm 'Outback Ferals' & 'Cycling Solo' Radio Interview Radio RPH |
| November 10-14th | Perth, Western Australia. |
| November 17th | Combined Probus Monash 10.30 am Writing for Grandkids. Mt Waverley Youth Centre. Millers Rd. |
| November 18th | Simply Events |
December
| December 11th | Bell Author Luncheon |