May 8, 2019
Mother’s Day craft :: MUM FOR SALE poster
It's Mother's Day on Sunday. I expect hoards of presents, flowers, cards, mountains of breakfast in bed ...
May 3, 2019
Mums On Phones
It’s Easter Monday. A public holiday. Our youngest daughter Eve wakes early. ‘Get out of bed!’ she says. ‘It’s Moana day! Remember, no devices!’ The gorgeous girl had crafted herself a raft out of bamboo fence, and a paddle from a piece of bamboo and a...
February 28, 2019
Smiley Times :: A collection of stories by young writers
Support young writers to publish their stories ...
February 28, 2019
The Composting Theory :: A new way to think about ‘kill your darlings’
Visiting a school a few years ago, I met Sean, one of the most inspiring young writers ever. Sean wrote rapidly on his Braille computer, and when he read back his story, I was speechless. It was so sophisticated - rich in characterisation with an...
February 27, 2019
School Visits NSW
Zanni Louise is available to visit your school to inspire students to write and read. Zanni can run a combination of presentations and workshops to suit your school's needs. A common booking includes: 50 min whole school presentation, with Q&A session 2 x 1 hour workshops with selected...
January 22, 2019
Your Creative Year
Hello. Well. 2019. What do you have in store for us, I wonder? I spent New Year’s Eve writing. Eight straight hours. Write, write, write. I worked on my middle grade manuscript the first two weeks of January, and spent the rest of the month...
January 22, 2019
First Day Of School Books & Wisdom
It’s a new school year in Australia. Last year, I was sending both my girls off to big school for the first time. It was emotional. But they coped better than I did! I still can’t believe it was only a year ago. How quickly...
January 17, 2019
Tiggy review and teacher resources
So happy today to read a wonderful review of TIGGY AND THE MAGIC PAINTBRUSH over on Children's Books Daley. Megan and Melissa Kroeger have prepared some valuable teacher's notes, to use with 'A Musical Show' in classrooms. View it here. If you are a Stage 1 primary...
December 11, 2018
Zanni Louise available for school & library visits 2019
Hello! It's nearly the end of the year - can you believe that? We are still being cold and cosy in Europe. Lots of time to write! Hope your year is wrapping up nicely too! With 2019 around the corner, I thought I'd put out the word...
November 7, 2018
ERROL! published in Italy
Crack open the vino! Looks like ERROL! has a publishing deal in Italia. So exciting! I think Mum may need to repack her shopping trolley ...