Sunday, October 4, 2009

Competition winner -second place!!

Hey!  Guess what?  I entered some of my illustrations from my story book and one of the illustrations (collecting beans) won second place in the Illustrated picture book category at the CYA Later Children and Young Adult writers and illustrators conference in Brisbane, 2009!
Wow!  I feel so pleased because the winning entry was also my favourite one which means that I do have a good sense of what it takes to be a good illustration!

Book off to be published!

I feel very excited and content.  Had a meeting with Monique from Mono Unlimited publishing business to organize self-publishing by picture story book!  All text and illustrations complete and deposit paid (ouch!).  All going well it will be ready by November!!  
This is something I have always wanted to do.  Translate one of my mum's Italian fairy tales for my darling nephews and neices and illustrate a book for me!
Am looking forward to seeing what it all looks like in the end!