It’s been a big year. Have you seen Ally Queen? was listed as a Notable Book for 2012 by the Children’s Book Council of Australia, as well as being listed in the Premier’s Reading Challenge in South Australia.
I’ve been busy visiting schools and libraries and attending writers and readers festivals, including:
Rosalie Writers Festival
Telling Tales Festival in Balingup
Darling Range Sports College Writers Festival
I’ve been part of the Jean Genies traveling pants library program
I’m taking part in the WritingWA Writers on the Road regional program in November this year, visiting some libraries in the south-west of WA.
Children’s Book Week is coming up and I’m thrilled to be visiting libraries in the City of Swan, Nedlands Library, Rockingham Libraries and St Stephens School in Duncraig.
Spencer Gray is just an ordinary kid, but he manages to get into some pretty extraordinary situations. When Spencer stumbles on a sinister operation, his life goes into overdrive – midnight rescue missions, super-endangered animals, hair-raising adventures. To survive, Spencer will need to pull off something spectacular.
Deb Fitzpatrick lives and works in Fremantle, WA. She has a Master of Arts (Creative Writing) from UWA and occasionally teaches professional writing and editing at Curtin University.