I'm back home in Sydney after a week in Hobart. I visited schools and took part in the Drama Tasmania conference, delivering a keynote address: 'Teachers and students as artists'. I found my entire stay in Hobart to be enriching, rewarding and fun. It was good to have the chance to meet so many teachers and students who share my love of drama in education - and so many people who have taken up the challenge of performing my scripts. I'm grateful to Nicholas Lahey and to the executive of Drama Tasmania for making me so welcome.
I also took the opportunity to 'road test' some of the scripts for Solo Dramas in Hobart. The collection is taking shape!
I've just received the roughs of the illustrations for both Grizzly and The Singing Stones. It's such a joy to see them. I particularly love Sarah Davis's vision of my fantastical creature, the nylar. It's literally better than I could have imagined.
That's one aspect of my work that I cherish - writing is collaborative, whether it's a script that is then brought to life or a book that is illustrated or simply brought to life by readers ... after editors, designers and others have worked their magic.
