Author, Illustrator
Rebecca Timmis is an award-winning author-illustrator from the sunny Gold Coast. She is the creator of the MerTales and Jawsome series. Rebecca loves to write magical and adventurous stories that make kids giggle. In 2023 she won a Golden Taco for the first Jawsome book in the Laugh Out Loud category. She’s had lots of real-life adventures like almost falling off the Great Wall of China, hiding from grizzly bears in Canada and being chased by wild pigs in outback Queensland. Her other jobs include coding websites, writing for the video game industry, and raising three (mostly) lovely boys.
Student Session
“Get Your Giggle On”
This workshop is designed to show students how to bring humour into their narrative work via text and illustrations, using the Jawsome books as a guide. We will cover:
The workshop will include a mix of writing and illustrating, tailored to suit student needs.