Lorraine Marwood
Lorraine lives in rural Victoria and has been writing for ten years. She is a qualified teacher and has a wealth of experience as a dairy farmer and mother. Poetry is her natural voice and in this voice she writes for both adults and children, as well as being the editor of a literary magazine. She also writes prose and has five children's books to her credit.
Lorraine's collection of published titles include:
- Skinprint (a literary poetry anthology published by Five Islands Press, 1996)
- Rainbow Toes (a Supa Doopa series title published by Addison Wesley Longman, 1999)
- The Secret Weapon (Barrie Publishing, 1999)
- The School Fair (Nelson, 2000)
- Redback Mansion (first book of children's poetry published by Five Islands Press, 2002)
- Jamie Wins Again (Pearson Education 2002)
- That Downhill Yelling (Five Islands Press 2005)
- The Girl Who Turned into Treacle (Penguin Aussie Nibbles July 2007)
- Ratwhiskers and me (2008 Walker Books). A prose/poetry novel for upper primary, early secondary students
A versatile speaker, Lorraine gives author talks and workshops in the writing process, from inspiration, through draft, to publication. She works with adults in honing their poetry and creative writing skills, as well as using her own children's poetry book as a springboard to student writing during school visits. Lorraine writes for Literature Base, providing a regular Poetry Tips page.
Lorraine has also written a unique set of poetry techniques that explore aspects of poetry writing like images, details in poetry, art and poetry. Her workshops are designed to incidentally teach aspects of poetry as well as engage each participant in a fun poetry writing strategy.
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