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I'm Lorraine Orman, and I write books for children and teenagers. This website will tell you a little about me and a lot about my books.
So far I've written:
| • | four books for primary-aged readers |
| • | three for intermediate (or middle school)-aged readers |
| • | two for secondary-aged readers |
| • | lots of short stories (I have also co-edited an anthology of short stories for children). |
I live in the best place in the world. That's Omaha Beach, which is an hour's drive north of Auckland, New Zealand. Just imagine four kilometres of silky white sand and crystal-clear water. Sometimes when I go down to the beach I'm the only person on the whole four kilometres of sand. I love walking beside the sea and watching the seagulls and dotterels and oystercatchers - and thinking about my stories.
Please come in and explore Story-Go-Round - and find out how much the sea and the shore have influenced my work.
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24 May 2010
Exciting Events The Storylines Foundation is already gearing up for the Storylines Festival in August. Visit www.storylines.org.nz for more details. But I can already tell you that I will be running a writing class for students on Saturday 21 August as part of the Festival, and I will be a featured author at the Auckland Family Day on Sunday 22 August, along with a lot of other children’s authors.
A huge amount of work by volunteers goes into making this Festival an enduring success, and I'm very excited to be part of it this year.
A new initiative to promote New Zealand children’s literature has just started. This is called BookTalks, and it's been organised by CORE Education, a research and professional development not-for-profit organisation, with support from the New Zealand Book Council.
Schools can use Skype to set up interviews between pupils and participating authors. I am registered with BookTalks, and I'd love to talk to young readers via computer screen about my books. I'm ready and waiting!
Exciting Events The Storylines Foundation is already gearing up for the Storylines Festival in August. Visit www.storylines.org.nz for more details. But I can already tell you that I will be running a writing class for students on Saturday 21 August as part of the Festival, and I will be a featured author at the Auckland Family Day on Sunday 22 August, along with a lot of other children’s authors.
A huge amount of work by volunteers goes into making this Festival an enduring success, and I'm very excited to be part of it this year.
A new initiative to promote New Zealand children’s literature has just started. This is called BookTalks, and it's been organised by CORE Education, a research and professional development not-for-profit organisation, with support from the New Zealand Book Council.
Schools can use Skype to set up interviews between pupils and participating authors. I am registered with BookTalks, and I'd love to talk to young readers via computer screen about my books. I'm ready and waiting!
