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Lorena Carrington in Ballarat for the Melbourne Art Book Fair

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Words Out Loud is chuffed to host, in partnership with Everybody Knows Books, Central Highlands illustrator Lorena Carrington in conversation for the Melbourne Art Book Fair.

Lorena is an illustrator with a background in fine arts, photography and design. She has worked with a range of collaborators and publishers to create illustrated story collections, anthologies, picture books, and cover designs. She recently established Pardalote Press with Sophie Masson, where they publish small surprising things. She is the recipient of the 2020 Australian Fairy Tale Society award for her “outstanding contribution to the field of Australian Fairy Tales” and a May Gibbs Creative Time Fellowship for 2023.

So, if you would like to know how an illustrator works with a writer to creative a striking book, how Lorena makes her art and how she got into the industry, or how she went about setting up her press with Sophie, here’s your chance! Or just come along, enjoy a drink, nibbles and fine company in what promises to be a relaxed and informative addition to the regional MABF program.

Lorena will be in conversation with Kirstyn McDermott, with plenty of opportunity for questions.

The event will be held on Saturday, 27 May, at 5pm at Everybody Knows Books, 90 Little Bridge Street (next door to Coles), Ballarat. Free, but please book so we can cater.

We are looking forward to seeing you there!

Book Drive is off

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We are sorry to say that with the weather forecast for Sunday being somewhat unkind to books, the decision has been made to cancel the book drive to have been held at the Gatehouse (on 3 April). This is very disappointing indeed, and we’re sorry for those who have been saving their stash of surplus reading to support this venture.

This also brings to an end the planned program for Words Out Loud. Thanks to those who turned up on Sunday for Art Off the Page, and to Midtown Cellars, Everybody Knows Books and the Melbourne Art Book Fair for making it happen.

While we might be running the occasional special event and will continue to help promote spoken word in Ballarat and region through this newsletter and our social media, we are happy to put our energy into other endeavours and let Ballarat Spoken Word take the floor with its fortnightly program of events.

We greatly appreciate the support we’ve received over the five years we ran regular Words Out Loud events. We’ve seen some wonderful performances, got to watch writers grow in skill and confidence, and helped make some connections across the region. Special mention to Garth and Nigel, who made such welcoming homes for us at Babushka and The Printers Room respectively, and Rabbit poetry journal for their support with subscription giveaways.

For the time being, this is us signing off, wishing you all the best in life and art, and looking forward to catching up with our friends in spoken word down the track!