February 13, 2018
2018 Reading Challenges
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You know the old proverb, ‘Hell is paved with good intentions’? Well, that’s me when it comes to reading challenges. I start out with the best of intentions to swap screen time for reading time but, like most new year’s resolutions, they soon fall by the wayside. Saying that, perhaps I’m being too hard on […]
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February 6, 2018
NB: Please note that these competitions were for the first half of 2018. For a list of competitions for the second half of 2018 go to Writing Competitions for Young Writers in Australia: July to December 2018. If you’re a young writer, and have been putting pen to paper (or fingers to keyboard) for a […]
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February 3, 2018
Another month – the first of 2018 – has whizzed by, although at a more relaxed pace than usual due to school holidays. Now, it’s back into the school routine, and re-claiming a regular writing rhythm. In the meantime, let’s play the light-hearted, literary version of Six Degrees of Separation. If you haven’t played before, […]
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January 7, 2018
It’s time for the first Six Degrees of Separation for 2018. If you’ve just tuned in, let me briefly explain. Each month, Kate from booksaremyfavouriteandbest provides us with a book title, and then we link it to six others in any random way our mind makes connections. It’s easy and fun, so please play along […]
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December 2, 2017
Where will six degrees of separation lead you? It’s the first Saturday of the month, which means it’s time for Six Degrees of Separation, that literary meme where Kate from booksaremyfavouriteandbest provides us with a book title. We then link it to six other books in any random way our brains decide to make connections. […]
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November 21, 2017
This week, I interviewed my 94-year-old grandfather about the Second World War, and he told me the story of how he met my grandmother. Technically, the interview was an assignment for an oral history unit I’m completing. My real purpose, though – and why I’m studying a Diploma in Family History at all – is […]
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November 7, 2017
If you’ve been searching for Irish ancestors, then you may be under the impression, as I was until recently, that all genealogical records were destroyed in 1922 when an explosion and fire badly damaged the Public Records Office in Dublin during the Irish Civil War. The destroyed records included Irish census returns, original wills dating […]
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October 18, 2017
In a world where the media is full of tragedy, fake news and trolls, I love hearing stories about people making a real difference in the world. I’m especially encouraged when those stories involve young people. That’s why I want you to meet 13-year-old Patrick Gleeson, who’s helping serve up justice for children forced into […]
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