If you’re looking for something fun and free to do with your kids, get down to Umina Beach for the Words on the Waves Writers’ Festival Free Family Fun Day on Sunday, June 1.
Watch illustrator demonstrations, listen to stories, hear authors talk about how they come up with ideas and much more.
Enjoy book launches and the chance to meet your favourite authors and illustrators face-to-face at book signings.
As well as all things writing, illustrating, poetry, music and science, there will be face painting, craft activities and story-telling running throughout the day, along with bubble blowing, photo opportunities with the University of Newcastle’s giant seahorse mascot and more.
The Fun Day will be hosted by author, illustrator, TV producer, screenwriter and professional mischief maker Mick Elliott and will include authors and illustrators Louise Park, Serena Geddes, Apsara Baldovino, Melissa-Jane Fogarty, Maxine Beneba- Clarke, Lee Constable, and the host of Network 10’s science show Scope.
The day will conclude with the announcement of the Ripples Schools Program Short Story Competition winner at 2pm.
Don’t miss the fun at the Free Family Fun Day (hosted by Words on the Waves Writers’ Festival) from 9am-2pm on Sunday, June 1, at the Peninsula Recreation Precinct, Umina Beach
Words on the Waves, the Central Coast’s first and only writers’ festival, returns from May 28-June 1.
For full details go to wordsonthewaves.com.au
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