SUNDAY 12TH MARCH

Hidden Talents is a combined adult and children’s writing and illustrating workshop hosted by South Gippsland’s published author, teacher and lecturer Michael Hyde and nationally renowned illustrator Craig Smith.

In this free event participants will search for their hidden stories and emerge with the beginnings of their own story. They will be shown tricks of the trade and how to develop stories both written and illustrated. Plus there will be an exhibition of 331 stories written for the Fishy Stories Writing Challenge in 2022.

Introducing your hosts:

Michael Hyde writes mainly for children, adolescents and Young Adults. He has published 40 books over a 35 year writing career. Some of his novels are MAX, Tyger Tyger, Hey Joe, Surfing Goliath, Footy Dreaming - all critically acclaimed. His Change the Game Sports Series on AFL, Basketball and Soccer sold 20,000 books. He recently wrote with his partner, Gabrielle Gloury, the popular, Girls Change the Game. They are currently writing a sequel. His most recent YA novel, Morrison and Mr Moore, about an unlikely friendship between a soon-to-retire school Principal and a rebellious 17 year old student – was placed on the Children Book Council of Australia Notables list for 2022.

Craig Smith has illustrated more than 400 books for children over 40 plus years, working with many of Australia’s most experienced writers and editors. He has been fortunate to have worked as a book illustrator his entire working life. His pathway to illustration came through reading, a love of humour and through drawing people. Craig loves stories. He loves being in a story – by that we mean really inside the story, thinking about the characters, what they might be doing, how to picture that? And, what technology to use? Pencil, paper, paint and ink certainly. Somewhere in the process digital tools and software.

Sponsored by the Bendigo Community Bank Toora & Foster

11am - 2pm Sunday 12th March 2023.
Fish Creek Hall, 13 Falls Road Fish Creek.
FREE Event