Year 9 students undertaking the Write-On elective at Brisbane Water Secondary College Umina attended the Sydney Writers Festival in Chatswood on May 4.
The festival allowed students to meet writers Will Kostakis, Jesse Andrews (author of Me and Earl and the Dying Girl and The Haters and Munmun), Alison Croggon, bestselling author Patrick Ness (author of darkly complex books, including the Chaos Walking trilogy, A Monster Calls and his latest and most personal novel, Release) and Kirsty Eagar. Students enthusiastically participated in Question and Answer sessions with the authors. “At the end of the day, Patrick Ness spoke to me directly about the quality of the questions asked by our kids and their passion for writing,” said chaperone Mr Adam Phillips.
SOURCE: Website, 4 May 2018 Adam Phillips, BWSC Umina