Teaching and writing materials for migrant learners in Australia
2014 Aug 31

More Carly and Kumar and ‘catching the reading bug’

Karen Barber with her new book

I finally met up with Karen Slikas Barber and asked about her new book, More Carly and Kumar, from Read Me Again Press. Karen, you’ve got a new set of Carly and Kumar stories out – what inspired you to start writing again? My students were reading the Carly and Kumar stories, saying they were funny, then heading to the library … Continue reading

2014 Aug 31

ACTA conference coming up

Only another month till the 2014 ACTA conference in Melbourne! Hoping to catch up with other writers (and maybe would-be writers) there. The ACTA conferences are held every two years.              

2014 May 31

CLESOL conference coming up!

It’s a year of conferences! Had a great time at the NEAS conference in Sydney earlier this month, now looking forward to CLESOL in Wellington in July. I went to CLESOL two years ago and it was just fabulously fun and friendly, so I’m expecting more of the same. To find out more: http://www.clesol.org.nz  (The evocative photo of Wellington Harbour is … Continue reading

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