Book Travelex Do you have a bookcase full of books you don’t read? During the Manly Arts Festival you can exchange books in a fun way. Take a book with you on the Ferry, to the coffee shop, a restaurant, work etc. Put a flower on top of it. This is your exchange code to swap books. Let life become an open book, let the stuff flow and creatively blog your experiences!   Where: Manly and beyond When: Daily throughout the festival Contact: 0413 011 940 Web: www.angelavanboxtel.com   Writing Workshop Yes! You can make money from your writing. Learn tips about how to achieve your financial goals from Wendy Blaxland, author of over 100 books and 14 plays, who supports her family by writing. Understanding networks, submissions, contract negotiations, tax and public funding can help you to write for a living. Make your dreams come true!   Where: Manly Library, Market Lane, Manly When: Sunday 12 Sept, 10am - 12 noon Cost: $10 per adult Contact: aleesah@bigpond.net.au or 0414 324 747   Writing & Illustrating Super-Session Draw. Dream. Write. Delight. Everything a Girl Wants! Belinda Murrell explores plot and setting and explains the allure of time slip. Aleesah Darlison and Serena Geddes, creators of the hot series, Totally Twins, show you how to create and draw fabulous characters. Includes afternoon tea, mini-manicure and a free goody bag. For girls aged 8 - 12.   Where: Manly Library, Market Lane, Manly When: Sunday 12 Sept, 1pm - 4pm Cost: $25 Contact: aleesah@bigpond.net.au or 0414 324 747   Zine Workshop with Vanessa Berry Zines are handmade, personal, small print-run publications which usually involve a photocopier and some creativity. Among the wide variety of Zines there are: autobiographical, personal zines; fanzines, based on particular obsessions of the creator; and Zines made up of drawings or comics. Join Vanessa Berry, zinemaker and creative writing teacher, in this hands-on workshop to explore your independent publishing side!   Where: Manly Library, Market Place, Manly When: Sat 4 Sept, 10am - 1pm Contact: Manly Library 9976 1747   Mini Zine Fair at Manly Library Running alongside Vanessa Berry’s Zine Workshop will be Manly Library’s inaugural Zine Fair. Zine distributers (Distros) will have stalls offering their wares for perusal and purchase. Drop by and you’ll discover a wide variety of Zines from the personal to the political, the comic to the artistic.   Where: Manly Library, Market Place, Manly When: Sat 4 Sept, 10am - 2pm Contact: Manly Library 9976 1738   Saturday Story time Local picture book creators, Kate Forsyth, Aleesah Darlison, Serena Geddes and Poona Bowden will read their latest works to children in Manly Library. This is a lively, interactive session and includes fun craft activities. Children can wear fancy dress and must be accompanied by an adult. Suitable for ages 3 - 6.   Where: Children’s Area, Manly Library, Market Lane, Manly When: Saturday 11 Sept, 10am - 11.15am Contact: 9976 1720 Web: www.manly.nsw.gov.au/library   Manly & Peninsula Fellowship of Australian Writers Awards Event Announcement of winners of our Annual Competition - Short Stories, Poetry and Memoir. Prizes and certificates given out. Also a display of paintings done by the Royal Far West Children with poems and stories inspired by them.   Where: Manly Library, Market Square Manly When: Sunday 22 August, 5 - 8pm Cost:$5 Contact: Beatrice 9452 2299, Dudley 9949 3104 Image by Royal Far West Children