23 July 2020 After a few months in lockdown this is what I feel like: I've been talking more than I'd like on Zoom – no substitute for face--to-face encounters but the new normal, for now at least. COVID-19 has been a challenge for many in our community, especially the elderly, the lonely and the… Continue reading Scatter-brained
Author: Maura Pierlot
Maura Pierlot is an award-winning author and playwright based in Canberra, Australia. Her debut picture book, The Trouble in Tune Town, won the 2018 ACT Writing and Publishing Award (Children’s category) and overseas honours. Maura has received artsACT funding to produce an adaptation of her play, Fragments for the digital space. Fragments, Maura's debut professional theatre production, enjoyed a sell-out season at The Street Theatre, Canberra in 2019. Maura's debut young adult novel is awaiting publication. Click on ‘About’ to read more.
Maura’s Reading Challenge
18 May 2020 With more time than usual on my hands, thanks to COVID-19, I prepared a Reading Challenge for the Children's Book Council of Australia (CBCA). I enjoyed writing this, and thinking about all the wonderful books that brought adventure, solace, joy, inspiration and intrigue during my childhood. The Reading Challenge is timeless. Feel… Continue reading Maura’s Reading Challenge
NSW Premier’s Reading Challenge
1 April 2020 When a writer-friend told me The Trouble in Tune Town has just been given the nod for the 2020 NSW Premier's Reading Challenge, I wondered if it was an April Fool's prank. Or if I had COVID-19 brain. Because one moment I was walking llamas then travelling through Victoria for a book… Continue reading NSW Premier’s Reading Challenge
Victorian author tour
16 March 2020 What fun it was to travel to Lilydale, Victoria to watch two of my plays being performed in the Arkfest Short Play Festival – with one picking up two awards – and then starting my book tour for The Trouble in Tune Town. Enjoyed scenic stops and school visits in the Melbourne… Continue reading Victorian author tour
Hold on to your hooves!
15 March 2020 There's a new junior fiction series in town and it's hilarious! League of Llamas: the Golden Llama is the first title in a four-book adventure series from award-winning author (and llama lover), Aleesah Darlison. I had the pleasure of reviewing the first two books in this series, and also catching up with… Continue reading Hold on to your hooves!
The Trouble in Tune Town 