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First Pages Writing Competition

About the Festival

Accessibility & Inclusion

Program - In-Person

Program - On-line

First Pages Writing Competition

About the Festival

Accessibility & Inclusion

Folder: 2025 Festival

Program - In-Person

Program - On-line

First Pages Writing Competition

kate whitfield

18 Apr

Written By Stef Gemmill

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PSA 📢The Sketch and Scribe Festival team are excited and super proud to announce that we are supported and partnered with the Surf Coast Shire Council and Surf Coast Event team.
This festival now sits alongside the Bells Beach surf pro, Sound Docto

Story lovers 📕 here is another Sketch n Scribe Fest expert SPEAKER ✨
This talented artist-author-illustrator is a best seller from his nature books to fine art prints to homeware products sold all over the globe!

PETE CROMER is a local artist, auth

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Story lovers 📕 here is another Sketch n Scribe Fest expert SPEAKER ✨
This talented author-illustrator is a best seller from board books to graphic novels!

RENEE TREML is the author and illustrator of several best-selling picture books for very youn

Story loving ILLUSTRATORS and AUTHORSTRATORS this is for you📕 time to meet a superstar Sketch n Scribe Fest speaker and coach ✨Guess who? He is the CBCA 2025 feature Illustrator AND 2025 Author Ambassador for the Premier Reading Challenge. He has w

Story lovers 📕 time to meet MORE Sketch n Scribe Fest publishers and coaches ✨I can personally recommend Kate as a super star coach & editor ⭐️✨⭐️
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With 15+ years experience in publishing, KATE WHITFIELD is a Senior Editor of books for childre

Hey story lovers!! HOT CHOCOLATE SCOOP 🍨 the festival team is PLANNING an exhibition event for ILLUSTRATORS 🖼️ at a SUPER HOT Surf Coast gallery. Exhibit your art, display your portfolio & catch the eye of publishers and SELL your exhibition pi

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