Workshops, Programs, Readings, Judging
PRESENTATIONS
Programs – Initiation, Organisation & Collaboration
Performance Poetry, Storytelling, Workshops, Presentations
JUDGING
· Nestle Write Around Australia
· ETAQ Children’s Picture Book Creating Awards, for 10 years
· Master of Ceremonies , judge, Sandgate Bluewater Festival,
State Library of Queensland, Summer Reading Club
Author raves - http://www.summerreadingclub.slq.qld.gov.au/archive/home_2009-10/celebrity_corner/author_raves
Author Tips & Tricks - http://www.summerreadingclub.slq.qld.gov.au/archive/home_2010-11/celebrity_corner/tips/poulter
Professional Work and Projects
Published articles
Under J. R. McRae/J.R.Poulter - Numerous articles and short stories published in Australia; including in Queensland Country Life, Alive, The Courier Mail, Wordsworth [Journal of the English Teachers Association of Queensland],
Interviews: www.jrpoulter.wordpress.com, with Ian Beck, Angel Dominguez, Bernhard Oberdieck, Project Smile, Mattias Adolfsson
Children/Students - Poetry Project 2009-2010
Poster Poem / Minibook Projects with Sharing Books/Room to Read – www.sharing-books.com and www.scribd.com/jrpoulter
EDITOR –
Book reviewer, movie and music reviewer for various publications – under J. R. Poulter for parenting and children’s publications; under J. R. McRae for all other publications
Assessment Package Writer/Senior Education Officer, Queensland Studies Authority 2008.
Awards – numerous, including
Warana Poetry Prize; Einbunpin Poetry and Haiku prize; C..J..Dennis Award; Directors’ Club National Short Story Award, 2nd and 3rd prize; Suncorp Children’s Story Award; “Mending Lucille” won the Crichton Award, CBCA
- SCWBI International Conference 2008, invited presenter – "Collaborating to create a picture book" [Mending Lucille]
- Queensland Poetry Festival 2007 and 2008, Education Program, workshops in schools and performances
- AATE State Conference - Presenter -"Why Performance Poetry", 1996
- AATE National Conference, Reading "The Stray" & discussion, 1997
- AATE (QLD) Schools' Children's Story Writing Competition, Judge 1996 +
- Nestlé's Write Around Australia Competition - Judge
- Blue Water Festival, Master of Ceremonies and Judge
- Book Week - City Central Library, Bald Hills State School, Arana Hills State School
- FAW readings – launch of “Let’s Jabberwocky!”
Programs – Initiation, Organisation & Collaboration
- Secondary Schools Outreach, South East Queensland – on behalf of the School of Journalism & Communication, The University of Queensland
- Warana ( at the behest of Dymocks Bookshop)
- Channel 7 Family Picnic (at the behest of Brisbane's Child)
- Mountains to Mangroves ( at the behest of Alderman Terry Hampson) – first of these major Brisbane festivals
- Opening of the City Central Library
- Kyeema Arts Festival, Family Segment (Arts Queensland Funded) 1994
Performance Poetry, Storytelling, Workshops, Presentations
- Out of the Box, biennial children’s festival, largest in Australia – 2 Presentations, 2008
- SCWBI International Conference, Sydney Feb 2008, Presenter
- Queensland Poets/Queensland Writers Festival – Schools Workshop/Performance – 2008
- Queensland Poets/Queensland Writers Festival – Schools Workshop/Performance – 2007
- Warana ( at the behest of Dymocks Bookshop)
- Channel 7 Family Picnic (at the behest of Brisbane's Child)
- Mountains to Mangroves ( at the behest of Alderman Terry Hampson) – first of these major Brisbane festivals
- Opening of the City Central Library
- Kyeema Arts Festival, Family Segment (Arts Queensland Funded) 1994
JUDGING
· Nestle Write Around Australia
· ETAQ Children’s Picture Book Creating Awards, for 10 years
· Master of Ceremonies , judge, Sandgate Bluewater Festival,
State Library of Queensland, Summer Reading Club
Author raves - http://www.summerreadingclub.slq.qld.gov.au/archive/home_2009-10/celebrity_corner/author_raves
Author Tips & Tricks - http://www.summerreadingclub.slq.qld.gov.au/archive/home_2010-11/celebrity_corner/tips/poulter
Professional Work and Projects
- Deputy Rare Books Librarian, State Library of Queensland – developing the collection of rare children’s books under Laurie Ryan
- Acting Deputy Head, John Oxley Library,
Published articles
Under J. R. McRae/J.R.Poulter - Numerous articles and short stories published in Australia; including in Queensland Country Life, Alive, The Courier Mail, Wordsworth [Journal of the English Teachers Association of Queensland],
Interviews: www.jrpoulter.wordpress.com, with Ian Beck, Angel Dominguez, Bernhard Oberdieck, Project Smile, Mattias Adolfsson
Children/Students - Poetry Project 2009-2010
Poster Poem / Minibook Projects with Sharing Books/Room to Read – www.sharing-books.com and www.scribd.com/jrpoulter
EDITOR –
- Editorial team member for "100 Stories for Queensland", fund raising anthology for Queensland Flood victims 2011.
- Academic Editing & Tutoring overseas academics & students in English Expression, ongoing across UQ campus, BEL, EPSA, Health Sciences, Social & Behavioural Sciences etc., see School of Management, see Page 39 http://www.gsm.uq.edu.au/resources/handbooks/resource_guide.pdf
- Academic Editor and English Expression tutor, joint programme, Development Planning Program, University of Queensland/ Diponegoro University, Indonesia 2001-2002.Focus Editor F2A Magazine , www.free2air.com.au
- Focus Editor Dimension Magazine www.centredimension.com
- Guest Editor Mosaic (multicultural arts magazine published under the auspices of Arts Queensland and Multicultural Affairs)
- Literary Editor Triple Ripple (children’s magazine)
- Editor /compiler educational series, "Poetry Action for Classroom and Stage" and accompanying anthology “Let’s Jabberwocky!”
Book reviewer, movie and music reviewer for various publications – under J. R. Poulter for parenting and children’s publications; under J. R. McRae for all other publications
- Full time Book Reviewer, Queensland Education Department, New School Libraries Section until that facility ceased with the demise of Access Education.
- One Talk, multicultural arts magazine for schools; Playtimes, parenting paper; Alive! National family magazine
- For many years reviewed for Magpies the journal of critical review for children’s literature
- Have reviewed over the years for Queensland Country Life, Spinifex (the journal of the Queensland Conservation Council), Verandah (lifestyle paper), The Catholic Leader, 50 Something, Kids in Brisbane, Brisbane’s Child, F2A Magazine and Dimension Magazine, www.free2air.com.au
- Director’s Club, free website for upper management and professionals www.directorclub.com (under J.R.McRae) & for new review site www.jennygibson.com/index.html
Assessment Package Writer/Senior Education Officer, Queensland Studies Authority 2008.
Awards – numerous, including
Warana Poetry Prize; Einbunpin Poetry and Haiku prize; C..J..Dennis Award; Directors’ Club National Short Story Award, 2nd and 3rd prize; Suncorp Children’s Story Award; “Mending Lucille” won the Crichton Award, CBCA