College News Old Saint returns to College for Lit Fest TALENTED botanist, artist and illustrator Ellen Hickman reminisced about 'the good old days' when she returned to her former school in March, as a guest presenter at Lit Fest 2010: Storylines. THE All Saints' College 1985 graduate joined more than 30 respected local and national authors, illustrators, storytellers, poets, journalists, playwrights and artists at the annual three-day festival. Students, teachers and literature enthusiasts throughout Western Australia converged at the Bull Creek campus to be inspired and captivated by their favourite storytellers. It was little surprise to hear that Ellen's favourite subject at school was Art, a passion she has continued to pursue throughout her successful career. Ellen conducted in-class sessions with All Saints' College Art students, discussing her work as a freelance artist and botanist, followed by question and answer time. The students admired her portfolio of art work and browsed the pages of the first children's book she illustrated, Hooray for Chester. Ellen's most recent book Tuart Dwellers, was awarded the Wilderness Society's Best Picture Book Award and was short-listed for the Children's Book Council Eva Pownall Award for Information Books in 2009. Other highlights of this year's Lit Fest program included workshops by WA Ballet and WA Youth Theatre, Sensational String Shows performed by energetic storyteller Clare Stace,
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and an Ethics in Sport discussion panel led by ABC presenter James Lush. The College was also excited to welcome award-winning author Hazel Edwards to this year's festival, coinciding with the 30th anniversary of her popular children's book There's a Hippopotamus on our
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