The Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators presents

Friday, January 23, 2009

Alison Lester:
From Arnhem Land to Antarctica as a Children’s Author and Illustrator

Time:      Friday January 23, 2009 6:30 – 8:00 p.m.

Place:     Tokyo Women’s Plaza, Conference Room 1
                  5-53-67 Jingumae, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
                  (by the Children’s Castle and United Nations University).
                  For a map see www.scbwi.jp/map.htm

Fee:       SCBWI members 1,000 yen; nonmembers 1,500 yen

This event will be in English 
 
Alison Lester illustrated other people’s books for five years before writing her own stories. For twenty years now she has worked as an author/illustrator—“the perfect career for a control freak,” she says. Every year she travels to remote indigenous communities in Australia to help children and adults tell their own stories in words and pictures. She is also addicted to the icy regions of the earth and works as an artist or photographer on polar tourist ships whenever she can. Alison will talk about the transition from illustrator to writer and the joys of traveling and leading workshops as an author/illustrator.

Born in 1952 in Victoria, Australia, Alison Lester grew up on a farm overlooking the sea and first rode a horse as a baby in her father’s arms. She still lives in the country and rides her horse whenever she can. Her picture books mix imaginary worlds with everyday life, encouraging children to believe in themselves and celebrate the differences that make them special. Her picture books include Are We There Yet, Imagine, My Farm, and Magic Beach and her recent novels include The Quicksand Pony and The Snow Pony. Alison lives and works at Nar Nar Goon North in the Gippsland region of Victoria. Visit www.alisonlester.net to learn more about Alison Lester.

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