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A Little About MeWelcome everyone!
I'm Kerry, a writer, musician, podcaster and former teacher librarian from Newcastle, Australia. I write picture books, poetry and short stories that focus on community, empathy, music and the environment. I also write middle grade novels and am currently working on two - a historical novel based in Germany and Australia, and a medieval fantasy based in Scotland. My work has been published in two anthologies and in several issues of The School Magazine. I am Director of CBCANSW Hunter Region, and a member of the ASA (Australian Society of Authors) and the Hunter Writers Centre. I co-host the podcast With This Book We Can, which showcases Australian literature and its use in the classroom. I am a CBCA Judge in the Picture Book/New Illustrator category for the 2026/2027 awards. My writing often includes fragments of the people I've met and places I've visited during my time teaching and travelling the world with my husband and children. I'm a huge animation fan and still drag my children along to the latest animated movies whenever they’re home. I support Room to Read, an organisation that focuses on girls education, and promotes literacy and reading in low income communities across Asia and Africa. Workshops/Presentations/PapersLesson Planning in Your Library - presentation for teacher librarians in HCMC, Vietnam: June 2023
Promoting Your Library - presentation for teacher librarians in HCMC, Vietnam: June 2023 Libraries and Literature: Creating Connections Through Service Learning - presentation for 21st Century Learning Hong Kong Library Mini Conference: online November 2021. Libraries. Learning and Lockdown: the new normal - article for the Australian School Library Association (ASLA) Access online magazine. ACCESS, vol. 34, issue 2, June 2020. The Importance of School Libraries in Learning for the Future - Ministry of Education and Training (MOET) Conference and Workshop: Hanoi, December 2019. Design Thinking in the Library: the 5th 'C' - workshop presentation at Librarian's Knowledge Sharing Workshop: Kuala Lumpur, November 2019. Getting Started with Meaningful Ed Tech Tools - workshop presentation with Chantal Kruger at EduTECH Asia Conference: Singapore, October 2018 Get In TouchYou can follow me on Social Media or get in touch by submitting the form below.
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