As
part of our Productive Partnerships Program with Mackay
Libraries, we like to support their initiatives in bringing writers to
workshop with young people of Mackay.
Thirty-seven lucky students from West were part of that group who
travelled to the City Library to hear Josie Montano discuss the writing
process. We have been many
times to the City Library over the years to hear a variety of authors
and we have always come away with some excellent advice. This year was no exception.
Josie explained to our students the importance of planning and
structuring writing pieces. This
advice is equally
valid for fiction and non-fiction and advice which they could use
throughout all of their school years.
Josie
Montano has won several short-story competitions and works as a
full-time writer. Her first book was co-authored (Mary Serenc) titled CamClub
2000 The Ghost of the Bell. Her published solo debut began with Wogaluccis, 2002 followed by Chickenpox…Yuck!
2002. Her following titles are Pop
Starlets and the YA non-fiction book, Stuff
They Don’t Teach You at School, Who’s
Wheelie the Fastest and the Snot
Series (3 titles). The Bubble
(illustrated by Matt Ottley) 2004 is her first picture book and tenth
book published. Upcoming
titles are - Cross-eyed Jack
(co-authored with Mary Serenc), Little
Penguin The Great (picture book illustrated by Matt Ottley,) and Strictly Stars, the sequel to Pop
Starlets to be released 2005. For more information visit her
Website.
