Renae Hayward

Yesterday my first picture book, Say Hooray - illustrated by @RebeccaMills and published by @FremantlePress , was launched at @perthfest Writers Weekend Family Day. It was so much fun! Thanks to everyone who came down to join in the singing and buy books! #WritingCommmunity

@MegMcKinlay @MegCaddyAuthor @RebeccaMills My heart, you two! 💛

@MegCaddyAuthor @RenaeHayward @RebeccaMills Can confirm. I have gifted this to all the new babies I know and they are unanimously obsessed with it.

Help Fremantle Arts Centre celebrate their 50th birthday at their free Open Day! Featuring: Children’s BOOK READINGS from @RenaeHayward & me! OPEN STUDIOS EXHIBITION TOUR ART ACTIVITIES Music, food and more! 26th November, 10-5 @fremantlepress @freoartscentre

Wtaf, Australia?! I feel so sick.

The NO talks about how this referendum is about Division but no one in their camp have any runs on the board for trying to Unify the country. None of them have any history of bringing us together. VOTE YES.

**Another session added due to popular demand - 11am-12 on Thurs Oct 5th!** Dress like a spy if you wish 🕵️🪱🍸️⁠ ⁠ Ticket includes a signed copy of Secret Agent Mole book 2. Bookings essential: eventbrite.com.au/e/cartooning-w… @Scholastic_AUS

Want to 🌟WIN🌟 a copy of Say Hooray with a set of baby milestone cards? Head on over to the Fremantle Press Instagram account to see how to enter the competition 🥳 instagram.com/p/CtQ8xNxgCrT/…

You can find signed copies of Secret Agent Mole book 1 & Stellarphant at these Sydney stores: thanks Dymocks Parramatta , @DymocksBurwood & Dymocks Rouse Hill! And big thanks to my carpool bud @CristyBurne - we hit 12 stores in one day! 😱 @ScholasticAUS @FremantlePress

@CheneeMarrapodi @FremantlePress Oh, you’ve got them! They look great! 😍

Did someone say, custom kicks? 😍 I love Converse sneakers & I’m obsessed with the beautiful ballerinas Irene King created for the cover of One Wrong Turn. I’m also a sucker for merchandise. The result? Custom “One Wrong Turn” cons! I can’t wait to wear them for author talks🤩

Today, on ‘Why is your toddler crying?: Australia’… Me: Time to go, sweetie. Ms 2: No! STAY! Stay at Centrelink!

@V8Sheppard 🌟Achievement unlocked! 🌟

@RenaeHayward Me currently

So I'm at the stage of iso where I have finished the entire Internet

@V8Sheppard Actual footage of me in bed right now:

@RenaeHayward Sorry you're sick too! You can get it to 100% I believe in you.

@cspacat Waer by Meg Caddy. Drink, Slay, Love by Sarah Beth Durst (I hate the title and it looks like it’s been turned into a bad telemovie, but the story itself was a refreshing take on the vampire/shapeshifter genre).

Other than TWILIGHT and CRUEL PRINCE what are some YA books with shifter or were-creature romances?

@RachaelCraw I agree! (And I’ll pass that on - funnily enough, the creator of that cover illustrated my latest book too!)

@RachaelCraw For Night Circus vibes, I definitely give The History of Mischief a go. Unique, clever, and utterly compelling with an ending that made me sob. Just beautiful.

@nicolasantilli Have fun!

Can’t quite believe I’m about to get on a plane to Brisbane! Two interstate trips in two months. Who even am I?! 😂 Doesn’t feel real after so many years of not leaving my house. Looking forward to catching up with Brissie friends when I’m not working! ⭐️

"Perfect for fans of The Bad Guys and Captain Underpants."⁠ ⁠ Thanks to Josh H from @DymocksSydney for this terrific review of Secret Agent Mole book 1 🪱🍸️⁠ ⁠ Buy it here: jamesfoley.com.au/books/secret-a… @ScholasticAUS #SecretAgentMole #LetsRockAndMole

We'll soon be inviting applications for judges. Open to children of all ages, we want our panel to be as diverse as possible, so long as you love to read! Adult support is permitted, and adult permission is required! Email today to register your interest! #DANZCBA #kidlit

The DANZ Children’s Book Award 2024 will accept: Picture Books Chapter Books Middle Grade Fiction only, published in 2022 or 2023. If we are well supported, receiving sufficient sponsorship, our goal is to expand to include Young Adult and non-fiction in 2026. #DANZCBA #kidlit