A two-day programme of workshops, panels, pitch slams, social networking and the celebrated Literary Banquet!
When: 3-4 October 2026
Where: Dilworth Senior School Campus, 3 Erin Street, Epsom, Auckland.
Who: Open to all professional or aspiring children’s authors and illustrators.
The programme will be released in February and early bird registrations begin in March.
KEY SPEAKERS
Acclaimed author/ illustrator Donovan Bixley and Te Awhi Rito Reading Ambassador Kate De Goldi will be keynote speakers at the Storylines National Hui at Dilworth School, Auckland.
Donovan Bixley ONZM is an internationally-acclaimed illustrator and author, winner of the Mallinson Rendel Illustrators Award, presented by the Arts Foundation of New Zealand for life time achievement as an illustrator. His picture books and junior fiction have won multiple awards and been published in many languages, and he has twice been selected for the International Youth Library’s White Raven Award, recognising the top 200 children’s books in the world. See here for more info.
Kate De Goldi is the current Te Awhi Rito Reading Ambassador, an Arts Foundation Laureate and a former Storylines Margaret Mahy Medal winner. Among her award-winning books are The 10pm Question, Annual 1 and 2, and The ABC With Honora Lee, Kate is also an acclaimed reviewer, speaker and expert on children’s literature. See here for more info.