‘The Good, the Bad, the Sublime, and the Ridiculous’ Keynote Address by Donovan Bixley.

At the recent Storylines Children’s Writers and Illustrators’ National Hui, Donovan Bixley delivered a keynote address, The Good, the Bad, the Sublime, and the Ridiculous – a generous and unflinching reflection on his career as a picture book creator.

Read the Donovans’ keynote address here: The Good, the Bad, the Sublime by Donovan Bixley. Storylines Hui 2026.

 

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