Writing Matters Event Meet Up| Reading Matters

This one is for you Australian-Victorian writing nuts out there!

If you didn't know, Writing Matters is happening in Melbourne on the 31 of May, Sunday (and Ely and I are hosting a meet up there!).

"Let your book nerd shine at the Reading Matters Public Day. Come and meet your favourite international and Australian authors, as well as other like-minded YA fans. Discover the writing process behind a range of genre fiction at our author sessions. Relax in the chill-out zone, express your inner geek in our activity space, and – of course – stock up on great books to read and fun merch to wear.

Sessions

11am: Science fiction with Amie Kaufman and Sean Williams
12pm: Pop culture with Clare Atkins and Will Kostakis
2pm: Contemporary fiction with Laurie Halse Anderson and Sara Farizan
3pm: Fantasy with Sally Gardner and Jaclyn Moriarty

All sessions run for 45 minutes. Author signings will take place after each session. Readings will be selling books throughout the event.

Ely and I thought it would be a fabulous idea to do a meet up with any of you who are going to the Reading Matters - (Writing Matters) event. It would be a great time to fangirl over writing and books, make new friends and get to know each other.

Here are the details for anyone who is interested. I hope you all consider it!

Title: Reading Matters: Writing Matters - Public Program
Date: Sunday, 31 May 2015
MeetupTime: 10:00am - 11:00am (Before the event starts)
Location: State Library Victoria (We will confirm a specific place closer to the date)
Web page (if you haven’t booked your tickets or just want to check out the info for this awesome event): http://www.slv.vic.gov.au/…/…/writing-matters-public-program

BOOK EVENT TIPS | What to bring.

Now I’ve been to several book events in my time: Cassandra Clare, Maggie Stevater, John Marsden, Alyson Noel, Ruby Circle Launch party, Every Move launch and many others. With going to these events you tend to pick up a few things that you need for the next time you go to a book event again.

Bring your camera: Trust me, you are seriously going to regret it if you leave your camera at home! Book events are great for extra blog content and no one likes chunks and chunks of words without a picture or two. If you are lucky, you might even have the opportunity to take a picture with an author! Trust me, you don’t want to be camera-less in those situations. I’ve had nightmares where I meet celebrities without having anything to document it with. You can vlog too!

Bring a snack: You never know if there is going to be food there or how long you will be there for. You could be like Ely and I who only went to the Ruby Circle launch for the food that wasn’t present (we hadn’t read the book but we also wanted to support Richelle lovely Mead). I recommend a non-messy food so it doesn’t get all over your books in your bag. For example, a muesli bar or a small child (Only for cannibals).

Bring money: It’s a bookstore, you need money to buy books. Or if your like Ely on a book buying ban, don’t bring money, because YOU WILL buy books and YOU MAY regret it.

Wear comfortable shoes (Ely’s tip): You never know, there might not be seats and you might have to stand up for the whole time. If you do, come prepared.

Water: Just trust me. If you are not thirsty for some books, you will be thirsty for some water.

Bring a comfortable bag: Don’t be that awkward person (me) who brings a bag that is the most uncomfortable thing ever. Bring a big bag for books like a tote (do you see a trend here?) but not a huge handbag with twenty different pockets and awkward handles so that you will most likely create red welts when you hang it on your shoulder. Just something easy on the shoulders and something that is spacious.

Book/s: Bring the books that you are going to get signed if it is an author event(Or just have a random book to read if you are waiting in a line, because you will most likely be waiting in a line at least one point at the event). Sometimes, there are limitations on how many books you can get signed. For example, I went Cassandra Clare book event and we were only allowed to get three books signed. Most of the time, it is three books.I would bring at least two. And also, sometimes they would like you to buy a book to support the book store so make sure you get there relatively early so your not waiting in too many lines.

Portable phone charger: TRUST ME. THIS SAVES ME EVERYTIME.

And finally, this is not really an object, but dress up to the type of book event. Seriously, don’t be afraid to dress up as a Vampire/werewolf or alien because most likely, there will be costume competition, and there will be prizes, and who doesn’t like free merchandise?