Candice Lemon-Scott

The fourth installment of the Jake in Space series, Volcanoes of Venus, has officially blasted off, leaving a trail of sparks behind it. The book has been busy travelling the Queensland region, touching down at the Gold Coast Bulletin newpaper, Gold Coast City Council Libraries (Elanora branch) and Book Links (Qld) Romancing the Stars event at the State Library of Queensland. All this with great fun had by Jake in Space and its creator, Moi.

Books Links Romancing the Stars event – books by Queensland authors & illustrators published in 2015 officially launched.

Gold Coast Bulletin Book Review

Last week I was lucky enough to be invited by the CBCA (NSW) to join the Wyrallah and Fernleigh public school students to run writing workshops along with the very talented author/illustrator Lucia Masciullo, who ran the illustrating sessions.

It was a really fun and rewarding day and I loved hearing the feedback from Lisa Fahy, Wyrallah Public School Principal:

It was delightful to witness students, especially several who are normally rather reticent, taking a leap into both their artistic souls and out into their creative writing spaces.

The pride they felt in their accomplishments was heart-warming.

Here’s an article about the day featured in the Northern Star Newspaper:

The Daily Moon journalist Angela Sunde recently jetted down from the Moon to interview me at Black Cat Books & Cafe about the launch of ‘Jake in Space,’ my new series out with New Frontier Publishing. We celebrated the release of the first book in the six-book series, ‘Jake in Space: Moon Attack.’ It was great fun and I answered some probing questions about the book and the series with Ms Sunde. Here are some photos from the day by the wonderful Elena at AEV Photography (hair & make-up courtesy of the talented Suzi Dent, Gold Coast Hair Stylist and Make-Up Artist).  Video of the interview will be airing soon. For more info, free chapter samples and cool and fun activities visit the Jake in Space website.

Angela Sunde from The Moon Daily interviews me about the release of ‘Jake in Space.’

Some of the characters from the books, Milly and Skye, make an appearance for the audience and then there are the space snacks … mmmm!

More book chit-chat, signings and celebrating with family and friends.

Celebrate the launch of Jake in Space, a new sci-fi adventure series for 7+. Full of action and suspense – I promise.
FREE event. There’ll be activities, munchies, readings, slimy stuff and more.
All welcome. Please RSVP to info@blackcatbooks.com.au

This year I’m ditching my husband to celebrate Valentine’s Day with Book Links Inc (Qld), the Centre for Children’s Literature.  In what’s shaping up to be a fun night of music, book launches and scrumptious food, I’m very excited to be taking part in this special night. What better day to celebrate the love and passion for books and writing. Aptly titled, ‘Romancing the Stars,’ over the course of the evening, guests have the opportunity to ‘speed date’ an author. I for one can’t think of a more enjoyable way to talk about books and the writing process. If you’re thinking of coming along, it’s a great chance to chat with authors you know well and perhaps find out a little more about some you don’t know so much about. So, if you’d like to come along to this exciting event, please click on the link and get your form in before it sells out.

Romancing the Stars

Look forward to seeing you on the 14th Feb :).