About Me
Author, Poet, Creative writing coach and mentor.
A little here, a little there, a little everyday.
A little done a lot of times can go a long long way.
©Ian McIntosh 2018
I am a self published children’s book author and poet..
2021
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February- Released Little Rhymes For Special Times and Crocodile One, Crocodile Two.
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Writing new stories, working in schools and early childhood, creating new products.
2020
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Mostly hiding from Covid 19 and writing two brand new children's picture books.
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Completed a Diploma in Early Childhood.
2019
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Awarded Champion of State Education Award through QASSP(Queensland Association of State School Principals and QACSL (Queensland Association of Combined Sector Leaders)Launched
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Awarded President's Award through SPERA (Society of the Provision of Education in Rural Australia)
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Began Children's Picture Book mentoring program
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Hosted Australia's BIGGEST Poetry Competition for kids
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Became a Books In Homes Role Model - www.booksinhomes.com.au -
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2018
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Guest judge- Castletown Townsville, Short Story competition
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Launched No Butts, No Buts creative writing and illustrating national campaign
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August - Book Launch. The Little Kangaroo- Endorsed by Focus On The Family Australia
2017
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Launched Summer Writing Club for kids
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Special Guest- Townsville City Council Short Story Competition awards presentations
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Launched online Junior Writers Master Class
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Guest Presenter- Mt Isa School Of The Air Home Tutor Seminar
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Guest Author – Savannah Writers Festival, Townsville
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Guest Speaker- Rise Of The Entrepreneur Conference, Gold Coast, QLD.
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Weekly guest for author segment on 99.9 Live FM
2016
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Guest MC, Burdekin Shire Council Christmas Carols
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Winner of Townsville City Council short story competition, "Bindal Boy"
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Guest author, Burdekin Readers And Writers Festival
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Delivered over 50 author talks, creative writing sessions and story time sessions in schools, Kindergartens, Day Cares and public libraries across North QLD
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Set a Guinness World Record for "The most people wearing sock puppets in one place at one time."
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Launched "Junior Writers Club"
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"I want to be a Jellyfish" live show at Reef HQ Aquarium, Townsville
2015
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Self published Silly Socks, Sleepy Socks.
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Guest Author, Savannah Writers Festival
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Top 3 finalist for NQ Arts Awards in Writing And Publication
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Delivered over 50 story time sessions and author talks in schools, Kindergartens, Day Cares and public libraries across North QLD
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2014
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Self PublishedWatch Out For The Bickie Monster .
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I am the founder of Junior Writers Club (JWC) in Australia...
JWC is for children between 8 and 12 years of age and has been established to encourage and inspire the next generation of creative writers.
To find out more about JWC click here.
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More about me...
I love to write bush poetry as well as other kinds of poems.
I love classical music especially from the Baroque era.
I was born in Victoria.
I grew up in Normanton in Queensland’s Gulf Of Carpentaria.
I drove a famous train when I was 9 years old.
Among other things, I used to be a rodeo clown and a Real Estate Agent.
I love to encourage, motivate and inspire others to discover their passion and what they want to do in their life.
I attend a really cool church on Sunday’s and help out with the children’s program.
I donate blood on a regular basis.
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My favourite...
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Book when I was growing up was Bottersnikes and Gumbles by S. A. Wakefield.
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Book now is Richest Man In Babylon by George S Clason
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Sports are AFL (I barrack for Hawthorn!) and Rodeo
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Ian in the media
Ian regularly features in the media, commenting on issues relating to creative writing and children's literature as well promoting various initiatives he is involved in. Click HERE to read more
For 2022 activities
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December-January
Working on new book projects, reprints and online courses for emerging children's book authors.
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October-November
Online poetry workshops with remote QLD schools
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September 1st
Beaudesert Community Kindergarten, Story time session
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August 30th
Online Info session/Q&A for emerging authors
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August 26th
Annandale Christian College- Book Week Author talk
August 16th to 20th
Camooweal, Urandangi, Dajarra, Boulia State School visits
August 6th
Little Cowbear's Picnic, Curry Merry Muster
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August 5th
Mount Isa Library, St Pauls Lutheran Kindergarten, story time sessions and author workshop
June/July 2021
Working on new book projects
May 19th
Blue Skies Kindergarten, Story time session
March 29th and 30th
Normanton State School, senior leadership mentoring program
March 2021
Launch of Crocodile One, Crocodile Two and Little Rhymes for Special Times.
December
Completed Diploma in early childhood
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November/December 2020
Maranoa school district visit
September 30th and October 1st
Outback by the Sea Festival, writers workshops
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April 8th
Play Gro- Garbutt Community Ctr
April 5th
Beginner's Guide to Writing a Children's Story short course launches
March 25th
Play Gro- Garbutt Community Ctr
March 23rd
Townsville Grammar North Ward, school visit.
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March 23rd
Oonoonba C&K- Book Presentations
March 17th
Croydon State School visit
March 11th
Play Gro- Garbutt Community Ctr
March 1st - March 9th
Stanthorpe district, school visits
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February 26th
Play Gro- Garbutt Comminity Ctr
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February 17th - 21st
Cloncurry, Julia Creek and Richmond schools and Kindy visits
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January 2020
Garbutt Community Ctr- Creative fun Holiday sessions.
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December 16th
Summer Writing Club kicks off
December 2nd - 3rd
Isolated Children's Parents Association, Charters Towers, Creative Activities Program
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November 25th to 28th
Normanton State School and Gulf Christian College, Positive Mindset and Personal Leadership program and creative writing workshops
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November 11th
MIlestones Currajong, Story time.
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October 31st
Ravenshoe State School, Guest Speaker at year 12 presentation evening.
October 17th
Winners Announced for Australia's Biggest Poetry Competition
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October 3rd and 4th
SPERA conference,Brisbane. (Society for the Provision of Education in Rural Australia)
September 17th and 18th
TAFE QLD, Townsville, Guest Lecturer for Education Support certificate course.
September 11th to 13th
Gulf Christian College,High School leadership sessions and Primary School creative writing sessions.
September 4th and 5th
Charters Towers School of Distance Education, Ewan Outreach event.
September 2nd
St Josephs, Mundingburra, Story Time Session
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August 27th
Milestones Kindergarten, Story Time Session
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August 19th to 23rd
Book Week, school visits in Far North QLD
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July 29th to August 1st
Etheridge District School Visits
July 23rd
Australia's BIGGEST Poetry Writing Competition for Kids, open for entries. Go to www.juniorwritersclub.com.au to enter.
July 13th
Launching Children's picture book author mentor program.
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June 30th to July 3rd
Jump Kids Camp,Mackay
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27th June
Under 8's day Oonoonba State School
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26th June
Blue Skies Kindergarten, Story time session
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June 6th to June 9th
Normanton State School and Normanton Rodeo- Mentoring workshops and some good old fashion rodeo fun.
May 20th to 24th
Stanthorpe district school visits- goal setting and mentoring workshops and creative writing workshops
April 29th to May 3rd
South Brisbane school visits- creative writing workshops.
April 2nd to 4th
Normanton State School- Delivering goal setting and mentoring workshops to High School student leadership team
March 4th to 6th
Warwick District school visits
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March 2nd
Ignite Conference - Guest presenter
March 1st
Ignite Summit, Leadership training
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February 28th
Presentation to - Education QLD State Executive team.
February 19th to 21st
Cloncurry, Julia Creek, Richmond, Hughenden SS visits.
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December 1st - January 31st
Summer Writing Club for kids online writing challenge. Go to www.juniorwritersclub.com.au to register.
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November 22nd
Ravensbourne State School
November 15th
Saint Mary Mackillop Early Learning Centre- The Little Kangaroo, Story Time Session
November 6th & 8th
C&K Oonoonba- The Little Kangaroo, Story Time
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October 30th
Good Counsel School, Innisfail- Poetry workshops
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October 26th
Home Schooling Townsville- Creative Writing Workshop
October 20th -24th
Cooktown school visits
October 19th
Mt Surprise State School
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October 18th
Little Gems, Georgetown- Premier's Reading Challenge presentation
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October 17th
St Josephs, The Strand- Grade 4 Poetry workshops
September 30th -October 5th
Camp Cobbold- Session Facilitator
September 6th
Annandale Christian College
August 31st - September 2nd
The Rock Church, Cairns
August 23rd
Good Counsel College, Innisfail.
August 22nd
St Rita's School, South Johnstone
August 20th
Calvary Early Learning Centre and Christian School
August 14th to 17th
Kidshaper Conference, Gold Coast
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August 7th and 9th
Western Suburbs Kindergarten- Story time sessions
July 23rd to 27th
Cairns region schools visits.
July 20th
Greenvale State School, poetry workshops.
July 6th and 7th
CYA Conference, Brisbane.
June 25th to 29th
Flinders Shire- Schools visits.
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June 7th to 11th
Gulf Of Carpentaria- School visits.
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May 20th to 24th
Collinsville District- School and Kindergarten visits.
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May 8th to 11th
Atherton Tablelands District- School visit.
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April 16th to 20th
Townsville region- Kindergarten visits for Story Time Sessions.
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March 29th
NCC Early Learning Ctr, Withcott- Story Time Session
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March 20th to 24th
My Surprise to Georgetown- school visits and writers workshops
March 7th
Giru State School- School visit
February 19th to 24th
Hughenden to Julia Creek- School visits
February 5th to 10th
South East QLD- School visits
Term 1
Belgian Gardens State School- After school Creative Writing Club
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January 20th 2018
Launch of No Butts, No Buts campaign
January 25th 2018
Judging of "It's Kool 2B an Aussie short story competition
January 16th 2018
Burdekin Library, Creative Writing & Illustration workshop with Matt Lewis
Jan 13th, 17th, 19th 2018
Castletown, Townsville.- Appearances for "It's Kool 2 B An Aussie" story writing competition for kids. Awesome prizes to be won.
Dec 18th
10am- 12.30pm- A Christmas Story Writing Workshops. Townsville. Click HERE to register.
Dec 11th 2017 - Jan 20th 2018
Summer Writing Club. Go to www.juniorwritersclub.com.au to sign up.
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November 20th, 2017
Summer Writing Club, Official Launch.
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December 7th 2017
Junior Writers Club short story competition winners announced.
December 5th
Guest Speaker- Empowering Events, Business Shortcuts webinar.
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November 8th 2017
Current Junior Writers Club short story competition closes.
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November 5th 2017
Special Guest- Townsville City Council short story competition awards presentations.
October 31st - November 3rd 2017
Townsville school visits- poetry and writing workshops.
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October 23rd - 27th 2017
Cooktown regions school visits and writers workshops.
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October 18th 2017
Burdekin district- High School visit/workshops.
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October 16th 2017
Creative Entrepreneurs Network Meet up event- Host/Speaker
October 13th - 14th 2017
Karumba- Children's program facilitator, Karumba Beef Up Forum.
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October 5th 2017
Kindergarten visit- Story time session.
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October - November
After school creative writing master classes for kids in multiple schools.
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September 24th - 29th 2017
Camp Cobbold- Session facilitator
September 18th 2017
Disgusting Story Writing Workshop for kids- Townsville.
Email ian@ianmcintosh.com.au for more information.
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September 16th 2017
How to write and self publish a children's story info session- Townsville
August 21st - 25th 2017
Book Week- schools and kindergarten visits.
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August 1st 2017
Official launch of "The Great Australian Flash Fiction Challenge" Australia wide story competition for kids.
July 19th 2017
Launch of online Junior Writers Master Class on www.juniorwritersclub.com.au
July 4th 2017
Junior Writers Sizzling Stories Workshop- Aitkenvale library, Townsville.
June 29th 2017
Junior Writers Short Story Workshop- Aitkenvale library, Townsville.
June 7th - 13th 2017
School Visits- Greenvale SS, Croydon SS, Normanton SS, Gulf Christian College.
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June 3rd 2017
Guest Speaker- Rise Of The Entrepreneur Conference, Gold Coast, QLD.
May 31st 2017
Current Junior Writers Club competition closes. Go to www.juniorwritersclub.com.au for details.
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May 27th -28th 2017
Guest Author - Savannah Writers Festival, Townsville.
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May 13th - 14th 2017
Writers Workshop host- Normanton.
May 10th- 11th 2017
Guest Presenter- Mt Isa School Of The Air Home Tutor Seminar.
April 3rd & April 10th, 2017
Creative Writing Workshops- Mercure, Townsville.
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March 20th - 23rd
Brisbane schools and Kindy visits.
March 7th and 9th
After school creative writing club commences in Townsville. email for more details.
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February 6th
New Junior Writers Club Australia wide short story competition launched. Go to www.juniorwritersclub.com.au for details.
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January 2nd to January 31st
Writing , writing and more writing. Hanging out in my hub at Mercure Townsville working on stories, workshop content, new programs etc for 2017.
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25th December to 1st January
Time off with the family. Hope you have a blessed and safe Christmas!
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18th to 24th December
Mr Balloonman at Castletown Shopping Centre and various Christmas events around Townsville.
11th December
MC- Burdekin Shire Council Christmas Carols.
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12th November
Mr Balloonman at Castletown Shopping Centre.
6th November
Guest speaker at KUMON Townsville Awards afternoon
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5th November
Mr Balloonman at Castletown Shopping Centre.
29th October
Mr Balloonman at Ravenswood, QLD Rural Fire Brigade Ball.
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29th October
Mr Balloonman at Cotton On store opening, Castletown Shopping Centre.
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11th October
Mr Balloonman at BGSS Under 8's Day.
8th October
10am-12pm Mr Balloonman at Castletown Shopping Centre.
26-30 September 2016
Camp Cobbold - Guest workshop and session presenter.
21-23 September 2016
Burdekin Library - Creative Writing Workshops for 8-17 year olds .
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Contact Me for further details.