The Premier's Summer Reading Challenge

The Premier's Summer Reading Challenge (PSRC) is an annual programme delivered in a partnership between the Department of Education, the State Library of WA and writingWA.

Structured as a summer school holiday reading competition for children K-Y7, the principal objective of the PSRC programme is to encourage children to discover and develop their enjoyment of reading.

writingWA contributes to this programme each year through the development of a Recommended Reading List featuring titles by leading West Australian children's authors and illustrators, and an associated programme of free author talks and readings held at libraries and schools throughout the state.

The 2010 Author Event Programme is as follows:

LIBRARY AUTHOR/ILLUSTRATOR DATE TIME Mandurah Meg McKinlay Mon 11 Jan  10am South Perth  Ken Spillman   Mon 11 Jan 10.30am  Bridgetown Chris Nixon Tues 12 Jan 2.30pm Bayswater Meg McKinlay Tues 12 Jan 3pm Albany  Chris Nixon Wed 13 Jan 10.30am Kalamunda Tom Baddeley  Wed 13 Jan 2pm Warnbro Tracey Gibbs Wed 13 Jan  2pm Denmark  Chris Nixon Thurs 14 Jan  10.30am Cambridge Tom Baddeley  Thurs 14 Jan 10.30am Walpole Chris Nixon Thurs 14 Jan  2pm Port Hedland Tracey Gibbs Fri 15 Jan 2pm Bunbury Dianne Wolfer Mon 18th 2pm Waneroo Mark Greenwood Mon 18 Jan 4pm Mundijong / Serpentine Sally Murphy Tues 19 Jan 9.30am Fremantle Meg McKinlay Tues 19 Jan 10.30am Nedlands Dianne Wolfer Tues 19th 10.30am Kwinana Dianne Wolfer Tues 19th 2pm Willeton Mark Greenwood Tues 19 Jan 10.30am Melville - AH Bracks Mark Greenwood Tues 19 Jan  4pm Kalgoorlie Sally Murphy Wed 20 Jan  10am Narrogin Chris Nixon Wed 20 Jan 10.30am Riverton Ken Spillman Thurs 21 Jan 10.30am