Last week I was flown down to Sydney for an art exhibition, awards night and general party-like-gathering for past winners of the Marten Bequest Travelling Scholarship. The event was held at the Art Gallery of NSW, and the lovely organisers exhibited some of my Squish Rabbit illustrations, alongside installations from other previous winners (including paintings, sculptures, acting videos, dance, poetry and music). It was a whirlwind couple of days, and instead of writing about it all I decided to capture my time as a photo diary. I took these using Instagram, my current favourite iPhone app:
….. ..View from my room by day…………………………….…and by night
At the exhibition (unfortunately the perspex display makes it hard to see my illos)
Coffee with lovely ladies (L to R): Melina Marchetta ('Looking for Alibrandi'), Sophie Hamley (my agent) and Pip Harry (soon to be published by UQP)
Autumn in Hyde Park
Reading + Lindt cafe = two of my favourite things
View from a bench where I sat writing to the kick and skud of skateboards
Lunch with illustrator friend/fiend Serena Geddes
Breakfast at Ampersand (look it up - awesome)
Final hot chocolate in Hyde Park
Hi Katherine,
Loved all your photos especially of you with your writing buddies. Your publishing journey is inspiring mine. I must reach higher to attain my writers dream :))
Thanks Karen! It’s clear from your blog just how hard you’re working towards your writing dreams – the important thing is that you’re enjoying it all .. the rest will come with time :) Best of luck!
Looks like you are having way too much fun, chickadee! Congrats again on all of your excitement and success this year. xo
Thanks lovely :) I do feel a bit spoiled this year. That said, you’ve had some amazing and well deserved things happening yourself, and I was just on my way over to your blog to say just that… x
Great photos Katherine.
Also great to see I’m not the only 20-something reading Skullduggery Pleasant, love those books :)
No shame in that James – we write for children, so surely it’s part of our job to slowly consume all the books written for them? Love YA lit, and SP rocks :)
Love the pics! Especially the one of our little coconut bread/coffee/hot mint chocolate catchup at Twig. Loved seeing Squish in print and hearing your travel news. Go check out my plug for you and Melina at http://pipharry.blogspot.com/2011/06/meeting-melina.html
Keep in touch! Pipx
Pip, I had such a great time out with the three of you – thank you! Loved hearing more about your novel and can’t wait to nab a copy once it’s out. Am going to sneak over to you blog now to take a peek…
Take care, happy writing and speak soon x
Love the idea and the look of your photo journal, Kath. :) Great way to show the highlights for sure.
Thanks Sheryl. I was all writing-ed out by the end of the trip, so thought photos were the best way to capture it instead :)