They were great! The muffins were good (though they disappeared quickly)! There was excellent speech-giving and lots and lots of people, mostly young! The State Library is possibly the most beautiful building I have ever seen (proof here) and they have a great exhibition on at the moment called Mirror of the World.
The Gold Inky went to WHERE THE STREETS HAD A NAME, by Randa Abdel-Fattah, and the Silver Inky went to THE HUNGER GAMES by Suzanne Collins.
Penny Hueston, Kirsty Wilson and Steph Stepan from Text Publishing.
I also got to meet the lovely Simmone Howell, though I didn't get a photo with her. Also met Gabrielle Wang, Andrew Finegan, George Ivanoff, Bel Moneypenny (editor of Voiceworks), Paula Kelly and lots of other really lovely people (sorry if I forgot to mention you here! There were a few people I spoke to who I realised later I didn't ask their name.) It was great to meet people I've only previously known online (Adele and Simmone and Penni and Lili).
So, yay for teenagers reading! And yay for great books for teenagers! And yay for wonderful things like the Inky Awards!
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Yay, Steph! Glad you had a great time. Believe it or not I was in the same building, but at the Wheeler Centre launch, so couldn't make the Inkys. I ran into James Roy just outside though, and got to meet his daughter. And all those people you mention are indeed lovely. Hope I get to meet you sometime, too!
It's great to read this and I love the photos!
Yay! It was fun. And Steph, congrats again on the contract. Can't wait to read it.
J
Steph, you look absolutely gorgeous in all of these photos. :-) Glad to hear that you had a good time, and thanks for sharing the photos!
I love SLV too. It's easy to sit there all day, and the Chess room is awesome :)
Not fair you got to meet all those authors! Haha, joking, glad you had a super fun time! And you do look lovely :)
Could anyone just come along and atttend the event or was it invite only?
brave chickens - you should've come! Everyone was welcome. I think you might've had to book. Hopefully you'll come next year!
That sounds really fun, and you look so glamorous!
Next year if I remember to! I'll try to drag along a friend or too as well :D
Hey Steph,
It was good to meet you. And I look forward to reading your first book.
George
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