Monthly Archives: September 2016

Ghostly sleepover to raise funds for children’s cancer research

After writing Ghost Boy which has a flash back to an outbreak of smallpox at the Quarantine Station in Manly in 1881, I’ve always wanted to stay overnight at the QS to see if I was able to witness any ghostly sightings. There is a definite atmosphere there, and guides are convinced the site is…

Teaching Ghost Boy in schools

It was such a pleasure to meet secondary teachers/librarians  from the Diocese of Broken Bay at St Leo’s in Wahroonga earlier this week, and my thanks to Bronwyn Sandeman for inviting me along as guest speaker. I gave the group various writing tips for students while talking about how they inspired some of my own…