Hosted by the Australian Centre for the Moving Image (ACMI Education) and the ACTF, the webinar provides a unique opportunity to hear author Nadia Wheatley discuss her classic picture book, My Place, the importance of writing about our own communities, and how she gets her ideas for stories from the place where she lives. It will engage all young writers and inspire those entering the 2021 My Place Competition as Nadia shares practical tips to develop students’ writing.
03:22 Where did you get the idea for My Place?
07:08 My Place the TV Show
08:13 The Place of My Place
09:14 My Place: The First Draft
10:29 First Nations Narrators
12:49 What does the My Place cover tell us?
14:43 What do the maps in My Place, tell us?
16:42 How can students find inspiration for their own writing?
18:49 How can students find inspiration from their families in their writing?
21:53 How can children learn to recognise diversity in their own community?
23:25 What should we be mindful of when we're writing about people from other communities?
24:39 How can young writers think about form for the stories they want to tell?
27:55 How long did it take to finish writing My Place?
28:41 Did you enjoy English and Writing when you were younger, or was it something that came later?