It's a literary festival - for kids!
Join our story-filled afternoon of author talks, activated storytime, and interactive family fun.
ENTRY TICKET INCLUSIONS
- Access to the Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village for the duration of the festival
- Entry into the Story Trail Challenge, prompting families to find clues, complete tasks and interact with authors, roaming characters, and the Village spaces in order to win a $5 book voucher per child (4+)
- includes a letter hunt; paper quilling with cast members from Beauty and the Beast (Holiday Actors); story games with our presenting and local authors; and Random Acts of Storytelling with roaming book characters (Warrnambool Theatre Company)
- Three films for history buffs, showing in the Theatrette
- Back to School sessions complete with old-fashioned clothes, slates and a strict teacher straight from the 1870s (12pm-1pm: 20 minute sessions, first come, first served)
- Reduced entry to the Maremma Experience, supporting the Middle Island Project
- Mrs Kuck's Confectionery, Collins Booksellers pop-up shop and book signings by authors
ADD-ON SESSIONS
- Pressed-Flower Bookmarks and Storytime with author Olivia Coates
- Maremma Experience supporting Middle Island Project
- Author Talk with Fiona Harris
- Scones and Storytime with author Neridah McMullin
- Author Talk with Felice Arena
This special event is being delivered by Collins Booksellers Warrnambool in collaboration with Flagstaff Hill, for the purposes of enhancing the engagement of children and their families with books, reading, and storytelling.
The bookshop is a grateful recipient of funding from the ABA Bookseller Events Program, assisted by the Australian Government through Writing Australia. Tickets are priced below true cost thanks to this financial support.