Join author and artist Maria Speyer for a reading of her picture book A Feather on a Wing, followed by an optional hands-on translation workshop.
Free event, afternoon tea provided.
Program
- 3:00pm – Author talk and book reading with Maria Speyer
- 3:30pm – Afternoon tea
- 4:00–5:30pm – Picture book translation workshop (opt-in)
Author talk and book reading with Maria Speyer
Maria Speyer reads from A Feather on a Wing and talks about writing and illustrating across two countries and cultures – Denmark, where she was born, and Australia, where she now lives and works.
Picture book translation workshop
Translate A Feather on a Wing from English, working in small groups alongside the author. Guidance is provided for translation into Japanese, but you're welcome to bring any language and any level of experience. Bilingual and multilingual participants can opt in when they register.
About Maria Speyer
Maria Speyer is a Danish-born artist, illustrator, and athor with a background in architecture. She now draws, paints and writes from her studio in Sydney. She has presented on imagistic thinking and the phenomenology of drawing, and has published and illustrated several Danish children's books. A Feather on a Wing (2022) is her first book in English.
Event details and registration
- Free event, afternoon tea included
- In-person only
- Register by Wednesday 16 September
- Enquiries: Dr Lucy Fraser (l.fraser2@uq.edu.au)
Get the book before the day
Want a copy of A Feather on a Wing to bring along? Workshop attendees can preorder from UQP with a 20% discount and free shipping – just enter code FEATHER20 at checkout (select "Guest", not "Member" for the code to apply).
Preordered copies will be ready for collection at the workshop on Friday 18 September.
Prefer to buy in person? Copies are also available beforehand at the UQ Bookshop, ground floor, Biological Sciences Building (near the Chancellors Place bus stop), open 9am–5pm.
