Word Play 2018 will take place Tuesday 4 – Friday 7 September.
A collision of imagination, celebration and exploration, Word Play invites students and teachers from across Queensland to dive into a literary wonderland.
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Dates
Wednesday, 6th September 2017
Thursday, 7th September 2017
Friday, 8th September 2017
Gallery of Modern Art: Level 1
GOMA Cinema A
State Library of Queensland: Level 1
The Edge, State Library of Queensland
State Library of Queensland: Level 2
Auditorium 2, State Library of Queensland
Queensland Terrace, State Library of Queensland
Auditorium 1, State Library of Queensland
State Library of Queensland: Level 4
Heritage Collections Learning Room, State Library of Queensland
A
Anna Fienberg
G
Garth Nix
J
Jackie French
James Foley
James Moloney
Jennifer Ballin
Joanna Gardiner
K
Katie Lipka
L
Leigh Hobbs
M
Mark Smith
Mark Smith
P
Peter Carnavas
R
Randa Abdel-Fattah
S
Steven Herrick
T
Tania Thomas
W
Wai Chim
Wendy Orr
Series
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Writing from Cultural Experience
Wai Chim
Auditorium 2, State Library of Queensland
Kinaesthetic Learning
Jennifer Ballin
Heritage Collections Learning Room, State Library of Queensland
Adventure Writing
Wendy Orr
GOMA Cinema A
The Story in History
Jackie French
Auditorium 1, State Library of Queensland
Drawing Stories
Peter Carnavas
The Edge, State Library of Queensland
The Poetic Voice
Steven Herrick
Queensland Terrace, State Library of Queensland
Multiple Perspectives
Randa Abdel-Fattah
Auditorium 2, State Library of Queensland
Welcome to Dystopia
Mark Smith / Mark Smith
GOMA Cinema A
Creating Character
Steven Herrick
Auditorium 1, State Library of Queensland
Inspiration and Creation
Anna Fienberg
The Edge, State Library of Queensland
Indigenous Stories
Tania Thomas
Heritage Collections Learning Room, State Library of Queensland
Natural Inspiration
Jackie French
Queensland Terrace, State Library of Queensland
Literary Empathy
James Moloney
Queensland Terrace, State Library of Queensland
The Magic Book
Jackie French
Heritage Collections Learning Room, State Library of Queensland
Creating Worlds
Garth Nix
Auditorium 2, State Library of Queensland
Writing with Feeling
Peter Carnavas
Auditorium 1, State Library of Queensland
Reinterpreting Shakespeare
Jackie French
Queensland Terrace, State Library of Queensland
English Education
Joanna Gardiner / Katie Lipka
Heritage Collections Learning Room, State Library of Queensland
English Education 1: Creative Writing
Katie Lipka
Heritage Collections Learning Room, State Library of Queensland
YA Fiction
Randa Abdel-Fattah
Heritage Collections Learning Room, State Library of Queensland
Cancelled: Storied Studies
Heritage Collections Learning Room, State Library of Queensland
Creature Characters
James Foley
The Edge, State Library of Queensland
Drawing Character
Leigh Hobbs
Auditorium 1, State Library of Queensland
English Education 2: Plays in Senior English
Joanna Gardiner
Heritage Collections Learning Room, State Library of Queensland
Visual Literacy
James Foley
Heritage Collections Learning Room, State Library of Queensland
Classroom Character
Leigh Hobbs
Heritage Collections Learning Room, State Library of Queensland
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