Lateral Learning Speakers’ Agency

I am now represented by the wonderful Kris from Lateral Learning Speakers’ Agency for all school bookings.

Phone: 02 4945 8555

Email: bookings@laterallearning.com.au

Jess on Facebook

I have a new Facebook page dedicated to updates about my books and appearances.

Please follow me at – https://www.facebook.com/authorJessblack

 

Jess

Picture Book

My first picture book is to be published by Scholastic!

Hooray.

Very excited. Stay tuned for more.

Jess

Book Signing and Sales

Come along to the Olive Tree Markets this Saturday from 9 – 3pm.
I’ll be selling my books and offering FREE gift wrapping!
Jess

Newcastle Storytellers Market – tonight!

I will be there selling my books and chatting story.

Stories for Girls is here!

Look what the postman just delivered!

Warning: Super-cute Stories for Girls within!

Featuring stories that girls will be jumping with joy to read and re-read, Stories for Girls is a selection of wonderful stories written by Australian authors especially for girls in the 6- to 8-year-old age group.
Girls will delight in stories featuring unicorns, singing recitals, magic capes and more. Once they start reading, they won’t want to stop!

Authors include Jacqueline Harvey, Janeen Brian, Jess Black, Claire Saxby, David Harding, Di Bates, George Ivanoff, Grace Atwood, Deborah Kelly, Tania Cox, Martin Chatterton and Maisie Duborsarsky.

National Bookshop Day 20th August

12noon – Let your imagination fly with author Jess Black

Kids are in for a treat as Jess tells us about her life, writing both the Bindi books and the RSPCA animal rescue books, and how using our imagination can help with our creative writing. For ages 7+.

Newcastle Herald Feature

How exciting!

The Newcastle Herald featured me in their Author page over the weekend.

http://www.theherald.com.au/story/1678067/jess-black-telling-tall-tails/

New Newcastle CBCA Sub-Branch

I am just home from our first meeting of the NEW Newcastle CBCA Sub-Branch!

So exciting to meet local authors, aspiring authors, passionate reader and Teacher Librarians.

I felt a very strong sense of community. I have a feeling this is going to be amazing!

YAY!

Books in Homes Role Model!

I have been invited to be a Books in Homes Role Model.
What an honour.
Their Mission – Books in Homes Australia’s vision is to re-awaken a sense of wonder in children and excitement in parents, by creating an Australia where every child and family has access to books of choice at home.