The Aussie Swap discussion

Link or share details of author signings and book events in Melbourne.

I don't know if there's a link to info about it or anything, but when I bought City Of Fallen Angels today (squee!) it came with an invitation to a tour wrap party at Dymocks on the 27th of May with Cassie. Free event, unlike the Reading Matters conference.

Melbourne gets all the good literary events. *sulks*

I’m going to a free thing in Northcote with Cassie on the 25th of May. Here’s the info:

http://www.readings.com.au/event/cass...

But I will go to the Dymocks event to support and to meet “others” like you Skye if you are haha.

Yeah that's true. Melbourne is like THE place to be (in Australia) if you're an ardent reader.

*sulk* Queenslanders ALWAYS miss out, Cass and Sas, you guys can't talk! AT least you get SOME events!

Yeah whilst we Sydney people miss out, QLD seem to have it a lot tougher. Poor Jaki up at the top of QLD :/

Good point. The solution? Come live in Sydney with meeee!! :)

Qld has none !!! Im off to melbourne to see an author in June Im very excited.. ;) lol.holiday away for a week and a signing ;) Joanne valiukas.
My first ever !!!!

i've never actually been to a bookish event so i'll be watching this thread for upcoming awesomeness.

I’ve only been to Michael Grant and coincidentally Alison Goodman.

I've never been to one before, either. I'm going crazy searching for other upcoming events, but I just found out that Rachel Caine's signing at Dymocks on the 6th of May from 4.30 to 6: http://www.rachelcaine.com/Rachel_Cai.... I'll definitely be there!

I went to see JOhn Green and he signed my book (and said my name was awesome *giggles madly* Here in Sydney about 2 years ago now

Kylie wrote: "I went to see JOhn Green and he signed my book (and said my name was awesome *giggles madly* Here in Sydney about 2 years ago now"

YOU MET JOHN GREEN?! I envy you SO bad right now!

haha yep! he signed my copy of looking for Alaska and said my name was awesome and I giggled madly

Ha! If I met him, I'd just stare and be like, "you exist outside of Youtube!" ...and quite probably make a fool of myself by drooling or something, haha.

lol! It was sooo cool! I had front seats and omg it made my DAY!

Actually, I lie. An author came to talk at my school... Ian Burns, the author of Scratcher which I'm sure nowhere has heard of.

I think I still have the book he signed somewhere. It was pretty funny, I wasn't feeling well that day and ended up vomiting all over the place, he said I was deffo in for shot at being a character in his next book, lol.

Oh yeah also I remember yonks ago in primary school grade 2 I think, Christopher Milne author of Naughty Stories for Good Boys and Girls and The Naughty Nine came and read and signed some books for us. I still got those books.

The author of the rangers apprentice came to a piblishers open house once THEN also lectured one of my uni classes for a day that was EPIC!!

and while at Borders I met an ex-con who wrote a book (kinda scary but i got the autograph lol) and this lady who sees ghosts (kinda spooky)

Patrick Ness came to my school but I missed it. :(

Kristin Cashore, the author of Fire and Graceling is having a couple events...

‘In conversation’ at the Readings State Library of Victoria bookshop, as part of the Readings Matters Conference, Friday 27 May @ 5pm, State Library of Victoria.

Going Global, The Emerging Writers’ Festival, Saturday 28 May @ 11am, Town Hall Melbourne.

Um I've only met Aussie authors - Cath Crowley, Kirsty Edgar, Steph Bowe, Gordan Reece, John Flegn(?), Jack Heath, Rebecca Lim, Andy Griffin(?), Tristan Banks, Derek Landy and heaps more but I can't remember!

I know Marcus Zuzak and Melina Marchetta came to my school last year!

A friend of mine had Melina Marchetta as his high school english teacher

John Marsden is the principal of some select school that has a four year waiting list...

*n0ds* yeah I read that! I would LOVE to hear him speak

ALRIGHT!

So Marianne de Pierres is having a tour in Melbourne for the first week of May. There is a gap on Tuesday morning I believe in which she was advertising if any schools and bookstores wanted to contact her about having an event.

However I asked her whether we could have a coffee or something with a group of bloggers etc. just to take the opportunity. She said if we can get 8-10 bloggers/readers/authors here in Melbourne then maybe we can organise something during that week.

If you think you can come or want to come and join us (hopefully it does go ahead) then just reply to this comment. I’m really looking forward to meeting Marianne at one of her appearances, but we can have an extra opportunity to really talk and ask questions about anything in publishing, writing, reading or about Marianne’s works.

Your sincerely,

Braiden. :)

Also Alison Goodman will be coming if we get the numbers so add that to your interest list!

I'd definitely be interested in this if something went ahead in the evening. (Not the 4th though, as that's the Meg Rosoff event at the Wheeler!)

Depending on the day, I'll be able to swing by if it is in the city. I had the pleasure of meeting Marianne on Friday evening and she's lovely. Keep me in the loop.

Who are the other Melbourne peeps?

I *might* be able to come, if there's nothing important at school that day.
God, I can't wait 'till next year - I won't be the sole high schooler in the group!

So like...now I have a bloody huge responsibility haha. This is why:

http://www.burnbright.com.au/the-bala...

Yes, yes. Email me if you want to come.

hey Melbourne peeps!

Braiden, that sounds like an awesome opportunity with Marianne de Pierres, but I don't think I can swing it with working full-time, but hope that it works out and that everyone involved has a good time (and I look forward to reading the run-down on your blogs!)

Steph :)

Not from Melbourne but I heard Maggie Stiefvater is going to be in Melb Aug/Sep for the Melbourne Writers Fest

Hi everyone *waves*

Gabriella, i heard that too and am SOO excited she's one of my favourite authors!
Kelley Armstrong is also coming here is August for the Romance Writers of Australia conference as well as a few extra appearances, check here: http://www.kelleyarmstrong.com/appear... for upcoming details.
Maria V Synder is also swinging by in August but dates aren't confirmed yet so check: http://www.mariavsnyder.com/AUS.php occasionally if you're interested.
Its all happening in August for Melburnians! i cant wait!!

I'm also going to see Rachel Caine though my friends negotiating with work to see which one we can go too. OH and cassandra clare *eeee* cannot wait to meet her!
i have to say this is the best discussion thread ever!

Can't wait until August! I'll have to take the month off school and just follow all the visiting authors around!

Some new Melbourne events for YA lovers:

Aimee Said's Little Sister booklaunch
Saturday May 14th, 3pm at the Sun Theatre, Yarraville
Details here http://aimeesaid.blogspot.com/2011/04...

Emerging Writers Festival - Getting into Genre: Young Adult
Monday 30th May 6pm at the Wheeler Centre
Features Adele from Persnickety Snark, Fiona Wood and Tim Pegler, panel is moderated by Andrew McDonald
Cost $20 / $12
Details here: http://www.emergingwritersfestival.or...

Hope I'll see some of you there!

Rebecca Lim (author of MERCY) is signing at Dymocks on the 20th of May at 5pm.
I don't know if I'll go yet...

I will if you will :)

I went to her panel at a recent writer's festival, she's really good if you're looking to get your book publised, she also talk really fast :P

Uhhh I think I'm going to Melbourne next week...any good events?

If you'll be here next Friday, Kirstin Cashore and Cassandra Clare both have events on. They kind of overlap, but I'm trying to get to both, lol.

Next wednesday... there’s a Cassie Clare event with Readings which you’ll have to book but its free, and the same with DYmocks wrap party on COllins st next fri night which book as well but free.

ohhhh okay I'll tell mum to books the tickets then ;P

Hey Skye,

you going to go to Kristin Cashore at State Library or Cassandra Clare at Dymocks next Friday?

If you do I was thinking maybe go to Kristin at 5 quickly and meet her and get books signed then go to Cassie Clare before she arrives at 5:30 at Dymocks - although meaning the pre-party would be missed lol.

Yeah, I was thinking of doing the same thing. I figured, Cassie wouldn't be signing until the end at around 6.30 or 7.

why dont you guys go to the cassie clare event on wednesday so you can see/ listen/ meet to both authors properly?

I thought of that, but I'm busy on Wednesday :/

I am going on Wednesday to Westgarth too :)