Dinner with Sami Bayly
About
Sami Bayly will be in town. If you wish to join her for dinner (after the Shortlist Meeting) on Wednesday 30 March from 6pm at Indian Mehfil, let us know so we can book a place for you.
Sami is 25 years old and has released two books, The Illustrated Encyclopaedia of Ugly Animals and The Illustrated Encyclopaedia of Dangerous Animals, published by Lothian - Hachette Australia.
Sami's first book, The Illustrated Encyclopaedia of Ugly Animals, won the Children's Indie Book of the Year Award and the Australian Book Design Awards. It received the Honour Award for the CBCA Eve Pownall Award and was shortlisted for the ABIA Book of the Year for Younger Children and the ABA Booksellers' Choice 2020 Book of the Year Awards.
Sami is trained in scientific illustration through a bachelor of Natural History Illustration (Honours) at the University of Newcastle, Australia. The only one of its kind within the southern hemisphere.
She loves to paint using watercolours and white gouache, in order to create realistic flora and fauna that can be described as strange or downright ugly in order to show others that there is in fact, beauty in ugliness.
She believes that we must take care of all our creatures, regardless of whether we find them visually appealing or not, as they are all extremely important to our ecosystem.
She hopes to continue illustrating and writing for children, exploring the world and all the unusual things hidden within it.
Location
Indian Mehfil Restaurant
116 Brisbane St, Ipswich Qld 4305