Extremely excited - Wizard's Guide to Wellington made it into the "Best Youth Novel" for the Sir Julius Vogel Awards. The nominations haven't even hit the SFFANZ website - but they will - and when they do Ike will be checking a couple of times just to make sure he didn't just dream it. …
Ike Riding the Cable Car
Ike out and about in Wellington over the long Summer,
LOTR Photos
A long time ago there was another Magical Event in Wellington (locally this is referred to as LOTR) and although I remember taking hundreds of photographs - at more than one Event - most have now been confiscated by NoMU computer correction act of 2005. Even so I am ever hopeful that one day …
Something not everyone knows – Perrin has a pet rat (Hoodwink) – but she had to leave him in Britain
Maybe if Perrin ever comes back to New Zealand she'll bring Hoodwink with her 🙂
Medieval Day, Harcourt Park
The sound of sword on sword and smashing javelins rocked Upper Hutt - and yes - it was Upper Hutt so of course there were Elves - but Elves are tricksy things to catch on Camera - even trickier than Ike. AJ
The Opening
It was the opening night - so of course someone had to lay out the red carpet... 😉 The book was there - Ike made sure of that. And gosh it looked fine - all hardback - with a map of Wellington on the inside cover. Ike was there - in one of his many …