In Conversation with author-artist Jeannie Baker

Join award winning author-artist Jeannie Baker as she discusses her artistic practice and life journey. Delve into her creative world and discover how she creates her complex works and exceptional, touching stories.   

Date: Thursday 17 October 2024 

Time: 5.30pm – 7pm 

Location: Story Space, Ground Floor, Harry Bailey Memorial Library, Yarrila Place 

Fee: Adults $12, Concession $8. Bookings Essential.  

YAM bar will be open for drinks and snack purchases from 4pm. 

Please note this event with be on tiered step seating (without a chair back). Some limited chair seating will be available.  

Jeannie Baker  

Jeannie Baker is an English-born, Australian children’s picture book author and artist, known for her collage illustrations and interest in the natural environment. Her books have won many awards. Among them are ’Where the Forest Meets the Sea’, which is a Boston Globe-Horn Honour Book, a recipient of an International Books for Young People (IBBY) Honour Award, and a recipient of a Friends of the Earth Award in Great Britain. ‘Window’ was shortlisted for the Kate Greenaway Medal in Great Britain and both ‘Window’ and ‘Mirror’ won the Children’s Book Council of Australia’s Picture Book of the Year Award.