Why do publishers work in publishing: the people/the creativity/the thrill of the next beautiful book or potential bestseller arriving over the desk/a child who might think ‘that’s me!’ when they open a book:
the publishing panel at the #storylineshui2026
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‘Please feel free to hate me’
Li Chen on her incredible success
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‘Who knows, it could be true’
Gavin Bishop on adding a fictional element to PIANO ROCK, a non-fiction book based on his early life
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Rachael Craw suggests starting to build a fictional world by creating a problem
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Swapna Haddow’s TERRIBLE TRIO series (with Minky Stapleton) was a big seller overseas, particularly Canada and Mongolia where it has a cult following!
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Josh Morgan brings his trademark honesty & sincerity to his workshop on the highs & lows of a life in illustration
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Zak Waipara has his workshop participants story boarding an eight-page book
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‘I freaking love picture books’
Sacha Cotter on her drive to write, at the Storylines Hui
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‘Research asks, what happened?
Story asks, what matters?’

Maria Gill on writing non-fiction for kids at the Storylines Hui
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