{"id":32421,"date":"2021-06-03T12:14:48","date_gmt":"2021-06-03T02:14:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/allisontait.com\/?p=32421"},"modified":"2021-06-03T12:14:48","modified_gmt":"2021-06-03T02:14:48","slug":"news-festivals-podcasts-and-a-longlist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/allisontait.com\/2021\/06\/news-festivals-podcasts-and-a-longlist\/","title":{"rendered":"[News] Festivals, podcasts, and a longlist"},"content":{"rendered":"

It’s always easy to tell when I’m super-busy \u2013 I stop blogging. So I’m thrilled to be back in a small window of peace for a quick news update.<\/p>\n

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Festivals: dates for your diary<\/strong><\/h5>\n

\u2022All going well, I’m heading to Queensland next week for the Capricorn Coast Writers’ Festival (11-13 June)<\/a><\/strong> and I can’t wait to hit Yeppoon in June.<\/p>\n

I’ve got a very busy program, including a two-hour workshop called ‘So You Want To Be A Children’s Author?<\/a>‘ (see what I did there?), a panel discussing Crafting Stories for Children<\/a> with Dr Anita Heiss and Kat Apel, moderated by Nicky Way (good luck with the wrangling, Nicky!), and a one-hour workshop for kids called ‘Unlocking the Story Code: The 10 keys to writing a great story<\/a>‘.<\/p>\n

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\u2022Writers Unleashed (21 August)<\/strong><\/a> has announced it’s program for 2021, and I’m excited to be part of a great line-up. I’ll be sharing the secrets of Getting The Words Written<\/strong> \u2013 a one-hour presentation on how to make time to write.<\/p>\n

Stand by for more dates soon!<\/p>\n

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Podcasts<\/strong><\/h5>\n

\u2022The Your Kid’s Next Read podcast<\/a> is proving to be a hit! Megan and I were chuffed to see it in Apple’s Top Books podcasts several times in its first few weeks, and there’s a new episode out right now!<\/p>\n

\"Your<\/a><\/p>\n

You’ll find the podcast on Apple<\/a>, Spotify<\/a>, or on our website here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

\u2022There are now 400+ episodes of So You Want To Be A Writer podcast<\/a> and Valerie and I love the fact that we continue to get five star reviews even after all this time! Particularly when they’re as creative as this one on Apple podcass:<\/p>\n

\"So<\/a><\/p>\n

Reviews and ratings really help with a podcast’s visibility, so if you’re enjoying either of mine, please consider leaving one!<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Sisters In Crime Davitt Awards Longlist<\/strong><\/h5>\n

It was a real thrill this week to see THE FIRE STAR (A Maven & Reeve Mystery)<\/a> on the longlist for the Children’s Crime Novel section of the 2021 Sisters In Crime Davitt Awards, in a very strong field.<\/p>\n

You’ll find the full longlist here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Signed books<\/strong><\/h5>\n

One of the reasons I’ve been quiet lately is that I’ve been decluttering my house. Even those words are exhausting, aren’t they? In my case, that means culling bookshelves, and I’ve discovered a couple of boxes of the US editions of THE MAPMAKER CHRONICLES<\/a> and THE ATEBAN CIPHER<\/a> novels.<\/p>\n

If you live in Australia<\/strong> and would like to purchase a signed copy of The Mapmaker Chronicles #1, #2 and\/or #3<\/a>, or The Book of Secrets and\/or The Book Of Answers<\/a>, for $10 each (plus postage), drop me an email via the form on this website and we can work out the details.<\/p>\n

Note, the covers of The Ateban Cipher novels are different to the Australian editions – you can see them here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Offer available until they’re gone.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

\"A<\/a>Are you new here? Welcome to my blog! I\u2019m Allison Tait, aka A.L. Tait, and I\u2019m the author of two epic middle-grade adventure series, The Mapmaker Chronicles and The Ateban Cipher, and a new \u2018almost history\u2019 detective series called the Maven & Reeve Mysteries (you\u2019ll find <\/em><\/strong>book #1 THE FIRE STAR here<\/em><\/strong><\/a>).<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

You can find out <\/em><\/strong>more about me here<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, and <\/em><\/strong>more about my books here<\/em><\/strong><\/a>.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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