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Events & Book Launches

Happy Children’s Book Week Everyone!

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Every year, all over Australia, we celebrate Children’s Book Week to highlight the many fantastic books for youth that are produced in this country. 

Children’s Book of the Year has also announced during this week and our libraries have the shortlisted and winning books on display for you to request.

The Shire of Augusta Margaret River Libraries also celebrate Children’s Book Week by inviting an award winning author or illustrator to visit our libraries and speak to local school students.

This year, thanks to our sponsors The State Government of Western Australia through the Department of Local Government, Sports and Cultural Industries and the Children’s Book Council of Australia WA branch, author Kylie Howarth will be presenting at Margaret River and Augusta libraries on Wednesday 28th August to students from St Thomas More Catholic Primary School, Margaret River Montessori School, Karridale Primary School, Augusta Primary School and Home School families.


Kylie has written and illustrated over 11 books for children of all ages and recently won the Western Australian Premier’s Book Awards Writers Fellowship and was shortlisted for SCBWI Australian Picture Book Illustrators Award, CBCA Book of the Year Awards, WAYRBA and the YABBA awards. 

If you would like more information on the Kylie Howarth author talks please contact Rachael on 9780 5602 for details and bookings.

Happy Book Week!

 

Author talk by Ann Basili

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Thursday August 22nd, 6pm – 7pm at the Margaret River Library

 

Join us in the celebration of Ann’s new book titled ‘By Divine Instruction: Lessons In Metaphysical Healing. A Guided Healing Handbook’.

Ann will talk about her journey in the lead up to writing this book and how the handbook can be used by individuals in their own lives. Light refreshments will be provided. Please RSVP so we can save you a seat. Email: amrlibrary@amrshire.wa.gov.au or Phone: 9780 5600

PROGRAM CHANGE – WA Regional Poetry Showcase

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Due to unforeseen circumstances, Emma Trelle no longer will be attending the Perth Poetry Festival .

We are working with the festival for a possible new performance for the Regional Showcase.

 

 

An Afternoon With Emma Trelles, 9th Poet Laureate of USA

Wednesday 21st August , 3.30pm – 4.30pm at the Margaret River Library

 

Margaret River Library is thrilled to be hosting the WA Regional Poetry Showcase with Emma Trelles.

Join us for a warm and inviting afternoon celebrating Emma’s beautiful poetry. This event offers a wonderful chance to enjoy Emma’s works and delve into her creative journey. This session will feature a selection of her poems woven into a relaxed conversation, giving you insights into her poetry practice and experiences. At the end, the stage will be open for your questions, allowing you to chat directly with Emma. Don’t miss this special opportunity to connect with a talented US Poet Laureate!

Afternoon tea will be provided. All welcome.

Please RSVP so we can save you a seat. Email: amrlibrary@amrshire.wa.gov.au or Phone: 9780 5600

Writing Workshop: Delving Deep Into Character

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Friday 14th June, 10am – 1pm at the Margaret River Library

Annabel Smith leads an interactive workshop packed with tools, strategies and frameworks which will empower participants to continue to develop their expertise and confidence. Topics covered include:
• Creating more complex, relatable and interesting characters
• The relationship between character & narrative voice
• The two most important elements of character
• How character drives plot
• The relationship between dialogue & character
• Managing characters’ back stories
Best suited to: Fiction writers, especially those writing or planning to write longer works (novellas & novels). Light refreshments will be provided. Please RSVP so we can save you a seat. Email: amrlibrary@amrshire.wa.gov.au or Phone: 9780 5600

This event is FREE and the library is an easily accessible venue.

Author and presenter, Annabel Smith

How Authors Earn Money

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Thursday 13th June, 6 – 7pm at the Margaret River Library


Presenter Annabel Smith will provide an honest insight into the nuts and bolts of how authors earn money. Topics include:

  • advances
  • royalties & public lending rights
  • how authors can supplement their income through teaching and public speaking

Best suited to: writer’s aiming to publish their work. Light refreshments will be provided after the talk. Please RSVP so we can save you a seat. Email: amrlibrary@amrshire.wa.gov.au or Phone: 9780 5600

This is a free presentation and the library is an easily accessible venue. All welcome.

The Battle of Crete, a talk with Bill Bunbury, Poli Tataraki and Michael Winters

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Wednesday 1st May, 1 – 2.30pm at the Margaret River Library

Into the Moonlit Village is a collaborative book of poetry and art about the Battle of Crete by Poli Tataraki and Michael Winters. In ways that commemorate and lament the sacrifices made, this presentation will showcase how poetry and linocuts sensitively combine to convey how ANZAC soldiers and the local population grappled on Crete with the Nazi invasion. You will hear selected readings by the poet as you view projections of the corresponding linocut images. Both poet and artist will also share their artistic journeys.

Bill Bunbury will talk briefly on the battle of Crete and conduct a question and answer session with the author.

Guests are welcome to stay for afternoon tea. Please RSVP for catering purposes to Eventbrite here: https://amrlibraries-crete.eventbrite.com.au or Email: amrlibrary@amrshire.wa.gov.au or Ph: 9780 5600

Into the Moonlit Village presents strange phenomena co-existing in the ancient landscape of Crete, such as shepherds and paratroops, swastikas and Minoan frescoes. In this setting the exhausted and under-equipped Australian soldiers seem to be coming of age under the benign gaze of the Bull, transplanted into an ancient land to fight against a brutal cutting-edge technology. You will gain insight into a book which serves equally well as an introduction to the Battle of Crete, or as an extension for the seasoned reader looking to be surprised by something completely unprecedented.

A little about the presenters: Poli is Dubbo-based and born in Rethymno, Crete. Her maternal family is from Gerakari village, Rethymno, (Amari Valley). This village was a very important Resistance hub during the occupation and suffered the devastating effects of the Kedros Holocaust.  Michael Winters is Canberra-based with a prolific Battle of Crete output. He is also a philhellene with a long relationship with Greece and is an Honorary Citizen of Leros. Local identity, Bill Bunbury is an experienced interviewer from ABC radio fame who asks the tricky and interesting questions. All welcome.

Walking the Past: the Changing Face of Pilgrimage

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Wednesday 17th April, 10.30 – 11.30am

Join us at the Margaret River Library for another fascinating walking through history talk by Dr Pam Lynch.

Please RSVP so that we can save you a seat to the ever popular history talk that combines Pam’s love of travel and all things history and archeology. In this presentation she will explore the nature of pilgrims and of pilgrimages – and if the purpose of these journeys today are what they were in the Middle Ages.

Morning tea will be provided after the talk which usually goes for the full hour. The library is an easily accessible venue and this event is FREE.

Email: amrlibrary@amrshire.wa.gov.au or Ph: 9780 5600

Author Talk by Adventurer, Rob Turner

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Thursday 22nd February, 6 – 7pm followed by light refreshments

Rob Turner has lived (and survived) an adventurous life which culminated in self publishing Home the Hard Way. It is the story of his attempted world circumnavigation (1992/95) starting from Sydney, and thwarted in Saudi Arabia  and the enforced return to Perth against the prevailing winds and currents in his 7.1 metre  yacht. De-masting, skipper overboard, pirates, strandings and near misses with massive ships are just some of the adventures which make this a fascinating talk.

Please RSVP to reserve your seat. Email: amrlibrary@amrshire.wa.gov.au or Ph: 9780 5600

Born in, and spending his early youth in northern Tasmania, Rob Turner has always loved adventure, tackling and surviving much more than most. Scuba diver, shipwreck finder, charter pilot and chief flying instructor, former world aerobatic spin record holder and international solo sailor are just some of his experiences in a long and exciting life. Now retired and ‘slowing down’ a little, Rob lives in the small seaside town of Dunsborough, near his family. When not indulging in, amongst other things, his love of writing books or poetry, he especially delights in teaching his two youngest grandchildren the joys of snorkelling and exploring with them in the wonders of the underwater world.

Poetry Workshop at the Margaret River Library

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Friday 19th January, 10.30am – 12.30pm

We are thrilled to have Miriam Wei Wei Lo with us to facilitate a poetry workshop on the theme of ‘Writing about home: the poetry of complicated journeys’. This workshop will guide participants in finding their own voice and stories on this theme, with a focus on metaphor as a poetic device.

In early 2023 Miriam was awarded a Westerly Mid-Career Fellowship. While teaching creative writing at Sheridan Institute of Higher Education, she has also just published a new collection of works titled ‘Who Comes Calling’. Attending poetry workshops can help participants learn a new skill, find self-expression and there is no pressure or judgement, just the opportunity to learn and grow.

This 2 hour event is FREE, welcoming and easily accessible with light refreshments included. Spaces are limited for this workshop. Please RSVP to Email: amrlibrary@amrshire.wa.gov.au or Ph: 9780 5600

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Contact the Libraries

Margaret River Library

Fearn Avenue, Margaret River WA 6285
Phone: (08) 9780 5600
Email: amrlibrary@amrshire.wa.gov.au

Augusta Library

Allnutt Terrace, Augusta WA 6290
Phone: (08) 9780 5670
Email: auglib@amrshire.wa.gov.au