Winners of The Littlest Bushranger blog tour

The gorgeous Denise agreed to draw The Littlest Bushranger Blog Tour competition.

The winners are:

Peter Taylor  A pass to the NF editor’s desk
Melanie Hill   A pass to Children’s editor’s desk
Julia Faye Smith Picture Book Assessment

The monster  competition entries are still being mulled over.
Thank you everybody for being part of The Littlest Bushranger The Littlest Bushranger Draw!Blog Tour!

The Littlest Bushranger Blog Tour Day 8

Ask the Sales Rep

Melinda, welcome to The Littlest Bushranger blog tour.

What career path did you follow to become a sales rep?

I worked in a bookshop while finishing the last year of high school and ended up getting full time work at the end of the year. From there I obtained my first sales rep role at Scholastic.

What other publishers have you worked for? (more…)

The Littlest Bushranger Blog Tour Day 7

ASK THE EDITOR

Melissa, welcome to The Littlest Bushranger Blog tour.

It’s a pleasure Alison – thanks for having me!

What career path did you follow to become an editor? (more…)

The Littlest Bushranger Blog Tour Day 6

Today The Littlest Bushranger canters into the fabulous Kids Book Review. I discuss letting go so the illustrator Heath McKenzie can add his half to the picture book.

http://networkedblogs.com/Mj2a4

Jump the Slush Pile!

Win a free pass to a commissioning NF editor’s desk.

Just comment on this blog post or any other blog during the The Littlest Bushranger blog tour and add the initials NF. The more you comment, the more chances you have to win the draw.

Win a free pass to a Children’s editor’s desk.

Just comment on this blog post or any other blog during the The Littlest Bushranger blog tour and add the initials CB. The more you comment, the more chances you have to win the draw.

The Littlest Bushranger Blog Tour Day 5

Today The Littlest Bushranger sneaks into the regular Tuesday Tips of the extremely talented and my wonderful crit partner, Dee White. Read our top tips for picture books!

And it’s time for:

Jump the Slush Pile!

Win a free pass to a Children’s editor’s desk.

Just comment on this blog post or any other blog during the The Littlest Bushranger blog tour and add the initials CB. The more you comment, the more chances you have to win the draw.

http://deescribewriting.wordpress.com/2013/06/18/tuesday-tips-picture-book-writing-and-illustrating-with-alison-reynolds-and-heath-mckenzie/

The Littlest Bushranger blog tour Day 4

 

When Jack’s big sister Lil starts school, he is left with only his faithful dog Hector for company and Lil’s favourite toy to protect. But an ordinary day transforms into an extraordinary one when Jack’s called upon to do battle with a fiendish villain…
When Jack’s big sister Lil starts
school, he is left with only his
faithful dog Hector for company
and Lil’s favourite toy to protect.
But an ordinary day transforms
into an extraordinary one when
Jack’s called upon to do battle
with a fiendish villain…

Today The Littlest Bushranger gallops into Boomerang Books to meet the very charming, but ruthless interviewer, Dimity Powell.

Find out how much I am like a bushranger!

http://blog.boomerangbooks.com.au/doodles-and-drafts-a-blog-tour-adventure-with-the-littlest-bushranger/2013/06

 

The Littlest Bushranger blog tour Day 3

Today we gallop into the apple orchard at the extremely talented artist and writer, Angela Sunde.

She interviews Heath McKenzie and discovers all sorts of fascinating illustrating things! I had to reread the book after reading Angela and Heath’s discussion.

http://angelasunde.blogspot.com.au/

The Littlest Bushranger Blog Tour Day 2

Today we visit the extremely talented children’s writer, adult writer, poet, Chris Bell. And she can juggle too.

Find out about the role of the imagination and a certain cheerful game called DEATH that I play with my friends.

http://christinemareebell.wordpress.com/

And it’s time for:

Jump the Slush Pile!

Win a free pass to a adult non-fiction commissioning editor’s desk.

Just comment on this blog post or any other blog during the The Littlest Bushranger blog tour and add the initials NF. The more you comment, the more chances you have to win the draw.

Monster Competition

There are a couple of monsters in The Littlest Bushranger. One’s a bunyip, and the other an outlaw/monster who steals Lil’s telescope. What sort of monster do you like? Send along a painting/drawing/model of a monster and you could win a piece of Heath McKenzie’s amazing artwork for The Littlest Bushranger.

Upload your own best monster to Facebook here or email it as a low res jpeg file to alrey@msn.com.au and we’ll upload it. If you don’t have a scanner, take a photo on a smart phone and email that!

Two categories. Under 12 and 12 plus, including grown-ups. Entries close 25th June!