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Folder: 2026 Festival

Ticket and Event Details

Professional Development Days

Coach Camp publishers

First Pages Writing Competition

Illustrator Exhibition

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2 Dec

Written By Stef Gemmill

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Hey Story Lovers 📚 the FIRST PAGES WRITING COMPETITION is open for entries!
🥉This year there are 3 categories with
3 amazing assessment prizes from our publishing house reps 📖

Last year, emerging writer @astridkeirstanley_author won the picture

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MG & YA STORY LOVERS! Do you have a manuscript you’ve started or even finished that needs an assessment and next step direction? This is for you!
3 SPOTS LEFT!
PLEASE DON’t miss out on working with this powerhouse publisher 📚
Our Co

🩷💙🩷PROGRAM PREVIEW🩷💙🩷
The PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT DAYS program is LIVE!
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We are so excited to bring you the award-winning authors
✨AUNTY FAY MUIR & SUE LAWSON✨
in our festival panel on COLLABORATION

🤲🏾COLLABORATION 🤲🏾
Industry pros&

PLEASE DON’t miss out on working with this powerhouse publisher 📚
Our Coach
KATE WHITFIELD Senior Editor at A&U is selling fast
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Festivals are the only way to meet this publisher ✨ the 2025 Coach Camp feedback from campers was e

The Sketch n Scribe Festival is super excited to announce a ✨SUCCESS STORY✨
📚
BILLY ROONEY has signed a picture book contract with UQP
🎊
Here is what Billie has to say about how the festival supported her contract signing.
📚
“The Sketch and

Hello story lovers 📚⭐️📚
SKETCH n SCRIBE FESTIVAL NEWS
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Come & MEET THE SPEAKERS on our
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT DAYS !
The list is JAM PACKED with publishing pros & expert kidlit creators.
Jump over to the website & check it out 🔗
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