By Bev Bell | Posted: Monday August 3, 2015
The Storylines Christchurch Free Family Day will be held on Sunday 23 August at the Upper Riccarton Library, between 10am and 3pm.
Sally Sutton, author of children’s picture books Roadworks and Demolition and NZ Post Book Awards Children’s Choice Award for Junior Fiction in 2014 Winner Stacy Gregg are among the guest authors and illustrators taking part in Christchurch this year.
The Festival also welcomes two fantastic performers to the Christchurch Family Day: children’s musical play expert Julie Wylie, and storyteller Melanie Koster, both bringing books to life through their performances. We have local poet Greg O'Connell running a special Poetry Zone in 2015, with activities and interactive poetry performances happening throughout the day. Illustrators Gavin Bishop and Helen Taylor will be demonstrating their art in Artists In Action along with Sandra Morris who will be running a nature journaling table for all to enjoy. Graphic artist Spencer Hall will also be in the Artists in Action, taking a Zine workshop in the middle of the day. Bruce Potter will be presenting a talk about publishing The Remarkable Cake Shop by Joy Cowley.
The day will be packed full of free family fun. Arts and crafts, performances, workshops and presentations, competitions, face painting, book signings, and plenty of storytelling!
Competitions for Christchurch Family Day:
Draw me a Picture Illustration Competition: Choose one of these passages from our guest authors books and create your own illustration! You could be in to win great book prizes for your entry! Age Groups: 4-6 years; 7-9 years; 10-12 years. Please present your entry as A4 size.
Mix-up Madness Writing Competition: What do all these random things have in common? (a cow, a bowl of fruit, a castle, a soccer ball, a sun) You tell us! Write a short story that includes the items mentioned here and be in to win some great book prizes!
Age groups and limits: 4-6 years (min 1 item used) 7-9 years (min 3 items used) 10-12 years (all items used)
Download the competition details here
Send your entries to chchstorylines@gmail.com or drop in to Upper Riccarton Library before 5pm Friday 15th August. Prizegiving will be held at 2.30pm in Books Alive at the Christchurch Family Day.