Love to help others. Seeking an agent & publisher for 'Mad James Lucas' - the true story of a hermit who wore only a horse banket, boarded himself up in his house, slept on ashes & hurled abuse & stale loaves at some visitors, & gave gin to others.
My traditionally published calligraphy books featured my artwork. I'm now speculatively creating picture book illustrations in celtic style. I'd love to talk to other illustrators, art directors, agents, editors... Hope I can help someone, too.
My calligraphy books have been published by Allen & Unwin & Harper Collins/Unwin Hyman. Planned: 'Fun Lettering for Children' + for adults and children: 'How to Win Competitions' & 'Decoration & Borders', 'Fast & Easy Cardmaking'.
Writing for Children - Peter Taylor Searching for calligraphers who may want to contribute to my new book Posted at 7:23 AM Jun 15 view more
I'm Coordinator of Australia's Queensland state Chapter of SCBWI (the international 'Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators') and on committees of the Children's Book Council of Australia and Book Links (Qld) Inc.. One of Book Links' projects is to develop a Children's Literature Centre in the city of Brisbane, where I live.
I'm a passionate writer rather than just an author. I love writing for children: picture books, stories for mid-grade kids and 'young adults', non-fiction, poems and verse - but apart from children's books, I also enjoy writing non-fiction for adults and older children ...plus pages for my website, blogs, scripts, articles, emails, and even lists of 'things to do'. Occasionally, I also illustrate.
My latest book '101 Things To Do Before You Grow Up' (co-written with Sofija Sefanovic and George Ivanoff) was published by Hinkler on July 1st 2009.
If there's any way I can help anyone, it's always a pleasure to pass on what I can and great to make new friendships.
The slide show includes my picture book, 'Kangaroo's Visitor gets a Surprise' (which has been exquisitely illustrated by Gail Breese), and the cover and a page from my calligraphy book, published by Allen and Unwin and under a different title by Unwin Hyman/HarperCollins in the UK and NZ. The Celtic style paintings are preliminary designs from a new speculative project I'm working on. 'What goes around' is an idea for a book of inspirational sayings with stories to match. 'In the Beginning was Delight' and the calligraphed poetry and other pieces are to show ways to work with and enjoy words.
Videos:
This YouTube video is a reading of my picture book, 'Kangaroo's Visitor gets a Surprise'. Please leave me a comment if you like it, or a child does. Thank you!
Other Videos: I hope you will also enjoy the 6 videos you'll find under the heading to this page - View my: Videos. They show my ideas for helping children develop a love of books, writing, reading and creativity ...but you can also view them purely for entertainment!
They were originally made for a presentation when I was a 'featured writer' for a chat session on the 2006 Fandangle Magazine Virtual Book Fair, organised in America.
The theme is 'providing and increasing pleasurable book and word experiences for children (rather than focussing on texts) to help them develop a love of books and words, and to spark their imagination, curiosity and creativity'.
Even if you are not involved with a child's development, hopefully you'll find the series entertaining, interesting and stimulating, and you'll enjoy looking at my selection of old books, documents, quirky book structures and word art. They include filmed items from my collections and show some techniques for calligraphy and making artists' books, amongst other things.
They also give a taste of what I can talk about and let people handle and pass around at workshops and talks.
They follow from one to the next and last about 8 minutes each. I hope you can watch and enjoy them all in sequence to get the 'complete story' - initially, at least.
My bio: After training and working as an ecologist, museum curator and teacher, I studied calligraphy, bookbinding, printmaking and other book arts at art colleges and through the Society of Scribes and Illuminators, and for a Diploma of Professional Children's Writing. Originally from England, I exchanged jobs with an Australian in 1979 and emigrated in 1982
Now married with teen-aged children, I write, illustrate and give talks and workshops full-time.
Who I'd like to meet: Writers, illustrators, poets, educators, parents, children, literary agents, editors, publishers, librarians - anyone with an interest in books. Also: artists, calligraphers, printmakers, cardmakers, scrapbookers, craft people of all kinds, garden enthusiasts, photographers and natural history lovers.
Writing for Children - Peter Taylor's Friend Space (Top 8)
Writing for Children - Peter Taylor has 447 friends.
My short story THE PEN won first place! I need everyones help, can you please read and comment the guestbook. http://lnk.ms/3FKWB and if you like it...add me to your friends list! Your friend, Brian Johnpeer
Would love to be a part of that jam . . . maybe next year, when I've got a few more performances under my guitar-strap, and a musical partner or two. cheers Ross
On the island of Cuba lived two sisters named Adelaida and Marisol. Although identical twins in appearance, their personalities were as different as night and day. Adelaida was noble and loved to help others. She understood that the situation at home was not easy. On the other hand, Marisol believed that the world revolved around her. Will the sisters' actions affect their fate?
Alexis and Ralph the Dragon...The # 1 Children's Book. of 2009 ...From first time Published Author....Barney Kowalski This NEWLY released children's book is an adorable story of a baby dragon left on a human couple's doorstep.Raised as a little boy ,Ralph doesn't know he's a Dragon until he meets other children.Befriended by a little girl "Alexis" ,they discover Acceptance ,and learn to celebrate their differences and how much they have in common.
Written in language for young children,Ralph has a tongue-in-cheek humor that the adult that reads to them will get a few chuckles .
I wrote this book ,Dawn Phillips did the eye-popping illustration and the publisher is publishamerica.Contact Publishamerica for your copy or ask your bookstore to carry it.
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A new collection of Comic/Nonsense Verse, For Children, called, ‘Please Do Not Encourage This Nonsense by Purchasing this Book: Poems By Paul H. Tubb’, is available for purchasing.
23 Poems Not about Football, 11 that are about Football and 5 limericks. Paul H. Tubb has put these together, with some illustrations, into a handy book form so that they can be read at anyone’s leisure. Funny Rhyming poems that will delight Children of all ages. Poems about subjects such as Strange Christmas’s, Tone Deaf Dentists and the worlds worst stuntman among others. To learn more, please click on the link below.
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I'd like to invite you and all your friends to check out (and hopefully subscribe to) my blog concerning the launch of my new novel, Child Finder. My book has already received some great reviews before its official release on June 9th. It is a mystery/suspense thriller -- and is only the first in a trilogy I am contracted to write.
Click here to access my blog where I will post information about the book's availability as well as signing events. Also, be sure to check out my novel's website (www.childfinder.us) for more detailed information about the story, my background, and publication schedules.
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