Allison Tait
Grades 5 – 8
Author
A. L. Tait is the author of three epic middle-grade adventure fantasy series The Mapmaker Chronicles, The Ateban Cipher and the Maven and Reeve Mysteries. Her latest novel, The First Summer of Callie McGee, is a contemporary middle-grade mystery about growing up and figuring things out.
Allison is a literary festival favourite and teaches creative writing to children at the Australian Writers’ Centre. Allison unravels the secrets of where ideas come from and what to do with them. She draws on the inspiration for her epic adventure and mystery stories and shares tips to inspire kids to write their own.
www.allisontait.com
Sessions
106 Thursday 11 July 9.15am – Grades 6-8
116 Thursday 11 July 10.45am – Grades 6-8
125 Thursday 11 July 12.15pm – Grades 5-7
205 Friday 12 July 9.15am – Grades 5-7
217 Friday 12 July 10.45am – Grades 6-8
235 Friday 12 July 1.30pm – Grades 5-7
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