WELCOME TO THE HOME OF REBECCA M. NEWMAN
✶ BOOKS | POETRY | WORKSHOPS ✶
WELCOME TO THE HOME OF REBECCA M. NEWMAN ✶ BOOKS | POETRY | WORKSHOPS ✶
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TAKE A POEM FOR A WALK
Rebecca M. Newman writes 21st century poems for 21st century children, except when she’s writing short short stories for grown-ups. You’ll find her work in Australian and international anthologies, magazines and popping out of the Short Story Station in Perth’s Raine Square.
Buy Rebecca’s books at Fremantle Press.
LOOKING FOR POETRY?
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Right Way Down and Other Poems
Stand on your head with Sally Murphy, hatch out of a dragon egg with Rebecca M. Newman, and explode some dynamite with Cristy Burne. Shoot some hoops with Cheryl Kickett-Tucker. Grow a poet-tree with Meg McKinlay or curl up next to your cat with Amber Moffat and watch a bit of Stink-o-Vision with James Foley. These and loads more poems by Australian poets are there to discover in Right Way Down. With striking illustrations by Briony Stewart, these poems will have you laughing, thinking, and playing with words – whichever way up you read them.
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If I Could Eat the Stars and other poems
Rocket through space with Amber Moffat, or walk the dog with Deb Fitzpatrick. Defend a Goal with Sally Murphy, or get radioactive with Cristy Burne. Play with your food with James Foley and make some noise with Rebecca M. Newman. Then ... Barlay! (Watch out!) with Cheryl Kickett-Tucker.
With stellar illustrations by Briony Stewart and featuring shape poems, haiku, cinquain and free verse ... this book will tickle your funny bone, make your belly rumble and keep you up at night. -
Workshops, Speaking and Events
Rebecca loves to talk about poetry and poetry writing with budding poets, and with adults writing for children. An encouraging and motivating writing guide, she will get your creative juices flowing and help you to find the right words. Rebecca has experience presenting at festivals, libraries, workshops, and on panels at book events.
Rebecca charges rates recommended by the Australian Society of Authors.
Contact Fremantle Press for bookings.
Hi! I’m Rebecca
I’m a writer and editor with a love of language and wordplay.
I grew up reading poetry by writers from the UK and the USA (poets like Michael Rosen, Roald Dahl and Shel Silverstein.) I still enjoy their poetry, but as a Western Australian writer, I believe it’s also important for Australian kids to be able to read poetry by writers who live, breathe and write in the places familiar to them. Since 2023 I’ve been creating poetry anthologies of 21st century Australian poets, books that kids can thumb through, dip in and out of and dog-ear! I love to share the poems I’ve found that get kids laughing, thinking and playing with words.
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