Who would have thought all those years ago when I started writing children’s books that it would take me all over the world … including to INDIA. Wednesday, I travelled from Sydney to New Delhi (via Singapore where I nearly missed the plane because we arrived late and then the ground staff sent me to the wrong gate) for the Bookaroo Kids lit festival and also for the Australia India Commission Touring Authors Programme. This is Awesome and thrilling. I landed here very late last night and finally arrived at the hotel (after a very hair-raising drive – but this is New Delhi after all) early this morning and then on just a few hours sleep I have presented in a school and also at JNU university. AND I had lunch in the cafeteria of the Australian High Commission here in New Delhi … what amazement! More on those later (because I am very tired and need to get some sleep) but tonight … I post a few snaps of my first hours here.
About Chris Cheng Christopher is an award winning Australian children's author of picture books, fiction and non fiction titles in digital and traditional formats. View all posts by Chris Cheng →
More on the Carolinas later but Pam Vaughan (official photographer for the New England conference last weekend) has just sent me oodles and poodles of photos … so if you don’t want to see piccies of me in action – then look away now! There are photos of me with friends, of me panelling, photos […]