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Runt! Page to Picture: Movie and Author Talk
Sat
25
Sat 25 Oct 1:00 PM
Dendy Cinemas Canberra
92 Mins
October
See heart-warming children’s novel Runt come to life with a special screening and conversation with author Craig Silvey. Hear Craig talk about turning his book into a major movie and his love for storytelling. Whether you are a young reader, an aspiring storyteller, or just eager for a heartwarming yarn, this event promises joy, inspiration, and a few twists. What’s next in store? Hear Craig reveal snippets from his latest book Runt and the Diabolical Dognapping. In conversation with Cadance Bell, author, producer and director.
Craig Silvey is an author and screenwriter from Fremantle, Western Australia. His bestselling novel, Jasper Jones, was released in 2009 and is considered a modern Australian classic. Published in over a dozen territories, Jasper Jones has won plaudits in three continents, including an International Dublin Literary Award shortlisting, a Michael J. Printz Award Honor, and a Miles Franklin Literary Award shortlisting. Honeybee was published in 2019 and won Best Fiction for the Indie Book Awards 2021 and Dymocks Book of the Year 2020. His much-loved family favourite Runt was published in 2022 and has won multiple awards including Dymocks Book of the Year for Younger Readers 2022, Best Children's Book and Book of the Year at the Indie Book Awards 2023, Book of the Year: Younger Readers at the CBCA Awards 2023, Children's Book of the Year at the Book People Book of the Year Awards 2023, and Book of the Year for Younger Children at the Australian Book Industry Awards 2023. Runt was adapted into a critically and commercially successful film in 2024. Runt and the Diabolical Dognapping is his latest work.
FOR ALL AGES.
Craig Silvey is an author and screenwriter from Fremantle, Western Australia. His bestselling novel, Jasper Jones, was released in 2009 and is considered a modern Australian classic. Published in over a dozen territories, Jasper Jones has won plaudits in three continents, including an International Dublin Literary Award shortlisting, a Michael J. Printz Award Honor, and a Miles Franklin Literary Award shortlisting. Honeybee was published in 2019 and won Best Fiction for the Indie Book Awards 2021 and Dymocks Book of the Year 2020. His much-loved family favourite Runt was published in 2022 and has won multiple awards including Dymocks Book of the Year for Younger Readers 2022, Best Children's Book and Book of the Year at the Indie Book Awards 2023, Book of the Year: Younger Readers at the CBCA Awards 2023, Children's Book of the Year at the Book People Book of the Year Awards 2023, and Book of the Year for Younger Children at the Australian Book Industry Awards 2023. Runt was adapted into a critically and commercially successful film in 2024. Runt and the Diabolical Dognapping is his latest work.
FOR ALL AGES.
