Immersing yourself in the world of reading and writing is such a personal pursuit. You go on a journey, learn something new, and sometimes become completely transformed. That’s what happened to me at age 11 when I won a Henry Lawson award for my poem “The Fog.” “In that moment, a spark ignited, and I […]
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Climbing Literary Peaks: Celebrating 70 Years of Everest and 26 Years of Writing Dreams
70 years ago, Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay, became the first people to reach the summit of the highest peak in the world, Mount Everest. Just like Hillary who developed a deep interest in mountains and exploration from an early age, I developed a deep interest in reading and writing from an early age. […]