Yipee it’s true! We finally made the button, just go to the buy Fantastical tales page and check it out!

Be sure to get a ticket for this wonderful luncheon to be held at The Colonial Golf Course restaurant. Our book FAN-TAS-TIC-AL TALES will be one of the many raffle prizes for some lucky people to score!

Keep an eye out at the next cancer council fundraiser. Our book FAN-TAS-TIC-AL TALES will be up for grabs. Bid high!

We have had so much fun doing our promotional work  with the lovely Carly at Angus & Robertson Harbour Town Shopping Centre, she has been great fun to work with.

Do drop in and say hello from us when you next pass by!

The two lovely Jill’s, Marion and Kate were at Angus & Robertson Harbour Town to read to the children.

A pic from one of  our previous visits.

to our book winner Tony Masters for his great colouring-in of P.E.T.A.L. Carly from Angus & Robertson Harbour Town has your prize waiting for you!

We now have our book for sale at Angus & Robertson, Harbour Town and to celebrate we are giving away a copy of our book to the best colouring in entry. It will be judged when we do the next author visit on Saturday 28th August, 2010. So get your pencils sharpened and creative juices flowing to produce a beautiful piece of art that will impress the judge. Simply download a copy of this entry form and take it to Angus & Robertson Harbour Town by 11am on the 28th August and whilst your there say hello and maybe buy a copy for a friend!

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Jill Ford the author of the P.E.T.A.L. stories had a difficult and fun time trying to decide who should receive a prize. 

We had some interesting additions to the picture, some making our humble mischief maker, a more ferocious character! 

Petal winner – Satski age 4

Petal winner John age 2

 

Congratulations to our winners, Satski, Amelia and Ashley.   

Jill also wanted to give an extra book out to our youngest artist, John aged two! 

Petal winner Ashley age 10

Petal winner Amelia age 10

  

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We are so excited to have our book in this lovely store! Riverbend books is jam packed with lots of stories. Hey! Just like our book!!! Bet they don't have fantastical creatures though,

P.E.T.A.L.

 like our cute and mischievious P.E.T.A.L.!  Has your child printed the competion form from our Notes and coloured him in and posted him to our P.O. Box? No? Well make sure to print him out this month so your child has a chance to WIN a copy of the book. Write their name, age and phone number on it and post to PO Box 9, Oxenford, Qld, 4210. The entries are pouring in already and we want heaps, to make it a great competition!  We originally had one book for grabs, because it isn't fair to judge a four year old against an eleven year old. Mind you the four year old one was impressive. We are now placing three categories, (it may increase with the extra entries). So there is a very good chance to win!!

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Our book launch – my photos weren’t the best but there should be some better ones comming (I hope). 

This is the brave Kate Pepper, she really wanted to give a snippet of her story, “Black Cats, Bullies and Boils.” Not used to public speaking and feeling very nervous, she stood up and did a fantastic job! Yippee. 

 Following was the effervescent Yvette. Now Yvette is a classic story teller and can mesmerise even the most staunch observer. Winning everyone over with her flamboyant characters and style. 

Seven of the eight fantastical women who poured life and soul into their characters. 

Jill Ford, Lindy Standage, Lorraine Blomberg, Marion Martineer, Kate Pepper, Jill Smith, and Yvette Coutts. 

Bringing our characters to life! 

Starla came out on stage first, as Babs Witch from Marion’s story The Spook Sleuths II. Which is a follow-on from the first book Shock! Horror! Gasp! She also did “Horrible Hilda” which is Jill Smith’s story. 

Jackson took on three personalities from the book, Marion Martineer’s “Wart Boy,” Jill Smith’s Captain Ahab from “The Night Witch” and 

 Jamie did a great job introducing her invisible dragon, “P.E.T.A.L” who is our special character for kids to colour-in and win a copy of our book! 

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Well the butterfly's (in my tummy) are warming up for a fantastical flight of their own this Saturday.

As time nears the anxiety is growing and I resort to some deep breathing to keep myself on track, instead of freaking out!! Ha ha. Of course, everything should slip into place for the event (I hope). We have done so much and all the planning will come to fruition, hopefully with a record breaking number of sales as far as the GCWA book launches go.

We are madly signing books, filling the gift bags with goodies, and our kids are rehearsing a play to bring our characters to life. Now I just have to make sure the camera batteries are charged, and find out how to put a video on FB or Youtube!!!

Have a fan-tas-tic-al day!

Marion

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I really can't believe time is slipping by so fast…our book launch is on Saturday May 16 2009 during the Gold Coast Writers Association meeting at Fradgley Hall, Park Avenue, Burleigh Heads 2pm to 4pm. Afternoon tea is provided visitors $5 and members $4. All welcome!

 

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Yes, that is right! Though now I am talking about this fantastical event, I will probably find lots of words!!!

The Ten Penners new book FAN-TAS-TIC-AL TALES! (Now available on Ebay) is launching during the Gold Coast Writer's Association Inc. meeting Saturday 16th May at 2pm to 4pm. For children attending the meeting we have free goody bags featuring our colouring-in competition with P.E.T.A.L. the dragon. Visitors welcome – afternoon tea $5, and members $4. Please join us in the celebration: Fradgley Hall, Park Avenue, Burleigh Heads (above the library) plenty of parking available.

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FAN-TAS-TIC-AL TALES….

IS  THE NAME OF A NEW AND EXCITING BOOK FOR

CHILDREN.  THIRTY FOUR STORIES WRITTEN BY US… EIGHT FANTASTICAL WOMEN WHO ARE THE TEN PENNERS!

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