Scribblers - The YA Collective (expired event)

Our five Youth Curators – Bella, Brooke, Lila, Rafael and Sophie – are programming four free panel sessions with YA authors and illustrators, focusing on topics young people really want to discuss.

Join us in the Perth Town Hall on Sunday 27 October 2024 to hear from creatives.

MYTHOLOGY & MODERNITY: TWO WORLDS UNITE | GRAHAM AKHURST (NSW) & SCOTT WILSON (WA) INTERVIEWED BY SOPHIE

Graham and Scott will join Youth Curator Sophie to talk about the importance of keeping ancient cultures alive and writing genre fiction that thrills and entertains.

PICTURING THE WORDS | SARAH WINIFRED SEARLE (WA) & SCOTT WILSON (WA) INTERVIEWED BY LILA

About the similarities and differences of super-hero comics and fantasy graphic novels and how storytelling can be bright, beautiful, and FUN.

CHANGING THE WORLD ONE REBEL AT A TIME | YUOT A. ALAAK (WA), GRAHAM AKHURST (NSW) & KATE EMERY (WA) INTERVIEWED BY BELLA

At the heart of YA novels are rebellious characters compelled to disrupt the status quo and fight for what they believe in.?Chatting about the importance of rebellion and how they tackle serious topics when writing for a young audience.?

LIVING THE (CREATIVE) DREAM | MORRIS GLEITZMAN (QLD), SARAH WINIFRED SEARLE (WA) & WOLFGANG BYLSMA (WA) INTERVIEWED BY SOPHIE

A talk about the high and lows of their careers, how creativity and a rebellious spirit have shaped their work and lives, and their advice for budding creatives dreaming of seeing their own stories and comics published.