Karma Kinglake Writing Retreat
After driving through winding roads and wondering if you’re going the right way, you see it emerge from the gum trees: Karma Kinglake, a rustic house rebuilt from the ashes … Continued
Blaise van Hecke
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Bye 2015, Hello 2016!
This is the final Busybird blog for the year! Busybird will be closing from 5.00pm Friday, 18th December, and reopening 9.00am, Monday, 4 January 2016. 2016. Just like that the … Continued
The Launch of Joffa: Isn’t That Life?
Tomorrow night, we’re launching our newest book, the autobiography Joffa: Isn’t That Life? When we first had Joffa into Busybird last year and pitched to him that he should write … Continued
Farewelling 2014
So we’re almost at the end of the year, which is a time both to reflect and also to look to the future. What did we accomplish in the past … Continued
‘Joffa’
Several months ago, we were sitting on the veranda (of the Busybird Studio ~ Gallery) having lunch and talking about football, when the topic of Joffa came up. If you … Continued
Being an Editor
I am a very bad editor. It’s true, I can’t deny it, and everyone I know knows this. Yet I am spending a week of the school holidays at Busybird … Continued
Being a Busybird – Chocolate Biscuits Included
For several weeks now I have been interning at Busybird Publishing, a small publishing house run by husband and wife super duo, Blaise van Hecke and Kev Howlett. This place … Continued
A Community of Readers
If I asked you what the literacy rate in Australia is, you might respond by saying that most Australians can read well. The fact is that 46% of Australian’s do … Continued