Renae Hayward Book Week Workshop

Have Renae Hayward visit your class on Thursday 27 August!

Renae is able to offer the following workshops to suit your class’s ages and needs:

Story time and craft (kindy-PP; 45 mins) – A lively story time session led by Renae Hayward. Learn about Renae and her books, hear some of her stories, and join in with songs and craft.

‘About the author’ workshop (PP-Y2, up to 60 mins) – Fremantle-based author and book-lover Renae Hayward shares how she became an author, what inspires her books and poems and what it’s like working with an illustrator.

‘About the author’ workshop (Y3-6), 60 mins) – Fremantle-based author and book-lover Renae Hayward shares how she became an author, what inspires her books, story structure, writing in rhyme, the publication process and working with an illustrator.

Renae Hayward was born during a cyclone in Western Australia’s Pilbara region, but spent her formative years by the beaches of Perth’s northern suburbs. She has authored two books for children, Barking Mad (Walker Books Australia) and Say Hooray (Fremantle Press), and was the inaugural recipient of the Ray Koppe Young Writers Residency (Australian Society of Authors/Varuna). Renae now lives near Fremantle with her husband, James, their two children and Frankie the labrador in a house overflowing with books.

Renae has kindly donated her time. You can also support Fremantle Press by booking Renae directly through us. Your school will receive a tax-deductible receipt and be recognised on the Fremantle Press Honour Board – as well as enjoying a fabulous author’s visit while helping independent WA publishing purchase a permanent home.