Megan Daley
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Megan is an author, podcaster, literary judge, teacher librarian and early years educator. She has been awarded the ASLA Australian Teacher Librarian of the Year, the QSLA Queensland Teacher Librarian of the Year, and the national Dromkeen Librarian’s Award. Her books include ‘Raising Readers’ (UQP, 2019/2025), 'Teacher, Teacher' (Affirm Press, 2023) and 'The Beehive' (Walker Books, 2024). A former national vice-president of the Children’s Book Council of Australia, Megan is also the artistic director of Somerset Storyfest, a seasoned speaker and the co-host of the Your Kid's Next Read podcast.
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Keynote: Raising Readers in School Libraries
Drawing on her bestselling book Raising Readers (UQP, 2nd edition 2025), Megan Daley explores how school library staff play a critical role in developing both the skills of reading and the deep, personal connection to books that sustains a lifelong reading habit. With her background as a teacher librarian and her passionate advocacy for school libraries, Megan will share practical strategies, current research, and rich anecdotes that highlight how school libraries can be dynamic spaces where literacy is nurtured, reading is lived, and lifelong learning is championed.
Drawing on her bestselling book Raising Readers (UQP, 2nd edition 2025), Megan Daley explores how school library staff play a critical role in developing both the skills of reading and the deep, personal connection to books that sustains a lifelong reading habit. With her background as a teacher librarian and her passionate advocacy for school libraries, Megan will share practical strategies, current research, and rich anecdotes that highlight how school libraries can be dynamic spaces where literacy is nurtured, reading is lived, and lifelong learning is championed.
Workshop: Narrative Non-Fiction - Reading and Writing
In this practical workshop, school library staff will explore how to support students in reading and writing their own narrative non-fiction texts. Drawing on classroom experience, Megan's insights from writing The Beehive, and recent research, this session will provide hands-on strategies for building genre awareness, teaching structure and purpose, and guiding students through the creative process of writing narrative non-fiction and engaging with this popular genre in your school library.
In this practical workshop, school library staff will explore how to support students in reading and writing their own narrative non-fiction texts. Drawing on classroom experience, Megan's insights from writing The Beehive, and recent research, this session will provide hands-on strategies for building genre awareness, teaching structure and purpose, and guiding students through the creative process of writing narrative non-fiction and engaging with this popular genre in your school library.
