A NIGHT WITH OUR STARS
A Night With Our Stars 2021
Our 18th ANWOS was held on Friday 12 March 2021 at the Bendat Centre in Dodd St, Wembley and tickets sold out within a week of the event. Guests were welcomed by WA Branch President and MC Jan Nicholls.
Fremantle Press once again were our sponsors and they were represented on the night by Cate Sutherland and Chloe Walton. Eight out of the 20 presenters on the program were published by Fremantle Press. Westbooks were the official book supplier, as they have been since the start and offered a generous discount on pre-orders.
Of the 20 presenters originally invited two had to withdraw for health reasons – Shirley Marr and Tracey Gibbs. Shirley was represented by Katy Jiang who illustrated their book Little Jiang. Sharon Giltrow stepped in at short notice to replace Tracey Gibbs. Raewyn Caisley was a last-minute withdrawal as she and her family were required to take a COVID test and remain in isolation.
Guests enjoyed a glass of wine and platters from Butterfly catering which were beautifully presented as always, with the food varied, tasty and plentiful.
A bundle of books donated by Hachette was awarded to Jenni Woodroffe, the first person to book (other than a committee member). Four raffle prizes of bags of books from various donors were given to delighted winners and the successful bidder in the silent auction of an original signed sketch donated by Karen Blair was Justine Power from the ACT Branch.
Feedback from presenters and guests was overwhelmingly positive and we are already planning for the next one. Save the date in your diaries – Friday 18 March 2022 and make a note to book early!
Fremantle Press once again were our sponsors and they were represented on the night by Cate Sutherland and Chloe Walton. Eight out of the 20 presenters on the program were published by Fremantle Press. Westbooks were the official book supplier, as they have been since the start and offered a generous discount on pre-orders.
Of the 20 presenters originally invited two had to withdraw for health reasons – Shirley Marr and Tracey Gibbs. Shirley was represented by Katy Jiang who illustrated their book Little Jiang. Sharon Giltrow stepped in at short notice to replace Tracey Gibbs. Raewyn Caisley was a last-minute withdrawal as she and her family were required to take a COVID test and remain in isolation.
Guests enjoyed a glass of wine and platters from Butterfly catering which were beautifully presented as always, with the food varied, tasty and plentiful.
A bundle of books donated by Hachette was awarded to Jenni Woodroffe, the first person to book (other than a committee member). Four raffle prizes of bags of books from various donors were given to delighted winners and the successful bidder in the silent auction of an original signed sketch donated by Karen Blair was Justine Power from the ACT Branch.
Feedback from presenters and guests was overwhelmingly positive and we are already planning for the next one. Save the date in your diaries – Friday 18 March 2022 and make a note to book early!