Young Readers’ Day
Ages 2 - 12
Adelaide Writers' Week
Young Readers’ Day details
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Young Readers’ Day description
Calling all fans of picture books, graphic novels and epic tween series! The newly named Young Readers’ Day welcomes readers aged 2-12 to Adelaide Writers’ Week on Sunday.
Our Young Readers’ Day program is designed to inspire the next generation of readers and storytellers. The packed all-Australian lineup also includes Adelaide’s own Story Trove – join their inventive world of storytelling through participatory performance and creative play which will surely delight your child’s imagination.
In the Torrens Tent
9:30AM | Anna Walker: Snap!
10AM | Story Trove: The Garden at the End of the World
10:30AM | Kirli Saunders: The Incredible Freedom Machines
11AM | Jason Pamment: Ember and the Island of Lost Creatures
11:30AM | Carla Fitzgerald: How to be Prime Minister and Survive Grade Five
12PM | Alison Lester: Magic Beach
1PM | BREAK
2PM | Catherine Norton: The Fortune Makers
2:40PM | Kirli Saunders: Bindi
3:20PM | Amelia Mellor: The Grandest Bookshop in the World
On the North Stage
This year, we extend our young readers’ program to the North Stage. Check out the sessions and be sure to stay for Jessica Townsend’s book signing!
1:15PM | Jessica Townsend: Nevermoor
3:45PM | Microstory Competition
5PM | Hear Me Roar