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Runt, the Outback Hero
Sun
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Sun 26 Oct 9:30 AM
Peninsula Room | National Museum of Australia
Wheelchair
General Admission
60 Mins
October
Leap into an outback mystery with acclaimed author Craig Silvey as he shares the delightful and much anticipated sequel to family favourite, Runt. We again travel alongside Annie and her loyal companion in this charming, funny, and feel-good adventure for readers of all ages, Runt and the Diabolical Dognapping. Above all this session will be a celebration of all our furry and not-so-furry pets and companions. Craig will be in conversation with Canberra’s bestselling author, local vet and lover of animals, Karen Viggers. Bring a photo or drawing of the special pets in your life if you want to share it. Book signings to follow.
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.
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.
