The 2019 Mark Wilson/Dromkeen Entries Open NOW!! The Award is open to school age students between Year 3 and Year 9 (inclusive), and will be judged in two categories – Primary (years 3-6) and Secondary (Years 7-9). Entries can be manuscript only, or picture book with or without illustrations. Children can submit stories of any […]
Stories Connect Us To The Past, Present & Future @ The 2019 Dromkeen Children’s Literature Event MARCH 30th : 10:00am – 4:00pm Featuring Children’s Authors & Artists; Trace Balla, Corinne Fenton, Claire Saxby, Mark Wilson & Marc McBride. Dromkeen Homestead. 1012 Gisborne/Kilmore Road, Riddell’s Creek, Victoria There will be a launch of two brand new […]
The Rats of Tobruk follows the story of Omar, a Bedouin boy living in the desert near Tobruk, a port city in Syria during WW2. Omar and his people struggle to survive as the desert war rages around them. When Omar’s parents are taken away to a concentration camp, he goes to the port city […]
Migaloo in Music “Click on the link below to hear some of the wonderful music students have created, inspired by my book Migaloo – the White Whale.” https://sites.google.com/view/scpasme/migaloo-music?authuser=0 The music was created with the guidance of inspirational teacher Mick Travers and ASME (Australian Society for Music Education) and the Student Composer Project website. This is […]
Awards for Flapper, VC!! 2018 CBCA (Children’s Book Council of Australia) Picturebook of the Year Award – Notable 2018 YABBA (Young Australian’s Best Book Awards) Picturebook – Shortlist
ANZAC Illustrated “The ANZAC’S Illustrated Exhibition is touring Australia this year and is a big hit in schools. I have been doing workshops with school groups in NSW and the exhibition is currently at the Grace Cossington Smith Gallery at Abbotsleigh College in Sydney. It features illustrations from my Anzac books as well as others […]
Stories of Life, History & Nature – Told through the Picturebooks of Mark Wilson Gallery Exhibition @ Dromkeen Homestead JULY 11th 2018 until June 11th 2019 Dromkeen Homestead. 1012 Gisborne/Kilmore Road, Riddell’s Creek, Victoria Mark Wilson is a multiple award-winning author/illustrator with seventeen books in print worldwide. Mark grew up with a love of comics […]
The Timor Sparrow Project “My children’s book, The Timor Sparrow (a story about an endangered bird) has finally been printed in Tetum, the native language of Timor Lesté, and distributed throughout the country. The long hard struggle for Independence in Timor Lesté was achieved on May 20, 2002. Since that day, many people have been […]
Never Lose Hope: The Story of Australia’s First School. to be launched @ The Annual Dromkeen Children’s Literature Event MARCH 11th at 11:00am Dromkeen Homestead. 1012 Gisborne/Kilmore Road, Riddell’s Creek, Victoria Come along for the Launch & Festivities, and join in workshops with Mark Wilson, Corinne Fenton & Mark McBride. For further details visit www.dromkeen.com.au […]
“They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old; Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn. At the going down of the sun and in the morning We will remember them.” Lest We Forget
