Join us to help plan the 2026 year as well as fine tune our strategic plan for the next three years. We will review our strategic plan for 2026-2028, set the meeting dates for 2026, appoint roles and positions on different teams, and decide on events and projects and who will lead them.

About AusArt Day This new initiative is designed to support artists and arts organisations to fundraise on one national day, and to increase the donor pool in support of Australian creativity whilst elevating the public value of the arts in the consciousness of everyday Australians. Book Links will focus all donations for this day towards running free workshops in public libraries with our local authors and illustrators. Simply donate any amount that you can afford to support this venture.

Join, or renew your membership for, Book Links - the Centre for Children's Literature to support our work, receive discounts at local book shops, discounts on event tickets, receive the latest news on what's happening in Qld Children's Literature and find out more about our resources and programs. Join Book Links (QLD) Inc.now! This is an annual membership that runs from January to December.

Write Links Workshop & meeting will be held at State Library of Qld, Meeting Room 1B on Saturday 1 November. This will be a hybrid meeting and a paid workshop. ● 12:30 pm Topic: Yvonne Mes presents - Free verse novels are a growing trend in the children’s book industry. This session will unpack the poetic devices and other tools used to write free verse. During the session we will examine various examples used in free verse novels for children and young people and will include time to experiment with this poetic form. This session is suitable for those interested in writing verse novels or using free verse poetic tools within their picture books. ● 2:00 pm Write Links networking ● 3.00-5.00 Critiquing

Join James Foley (Secret Agent Mole), Gus Gordon (Into the Bewilderness), Rebecca Timmis (Jawsome) and Katherine Battersby (Cranky Chicken) in conversation with Brent Wilson (Frog, Log and Dave) as they discuss all things graphic novels. From the words to the art and all the things in between, this creative panel will do a deep dive into the 'comic books' sometimes underappreciated in the world of literature. Books for sale from the Quick Brown Fox pop-up bookshop.

Join us for a one day writing and illustrating retreat in the Queensland Writers Centre, State Library of Qld. Spend the day on any writing or illustration project. Bring your own materials. Network with others. Breakout rooms available for one on one chats with people available on the day. Just ask for a private chat. Spaces limited.

End of Year Party for the Kids Lit Community with proceeds this year to the Australian Children's Laureate program. Lunch provided. BYO drinks. Win prizes and raffles. Work in teams of four. $25 per person. When: Sunday 23 Nov. Venue: Good New Lutheran School, Middle Park RSVP by 19 Nov.

A prize of $1000 will be awarded to a book that is not only an outstanding work of fiction but excels at increasing the awareness and developing the understanding of history in children. Entries for the 2025 Book Links Award for Children’s Historical Fiction are now open. The deadline to enter is 31 December, 2025. Entry fee is $30 per book.

Join, or renew your membership for, Book Links - the Centre for Children's Literature to support our work, receive discounts at local book shops, discounts on event tickets, receive the latest news on what's happening in Qld Children's Literature and find out more about our resources and programs. Join Book Links (QLD) Inc.now! This is an annual membership that runs from January to December.