Trace Balla
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Award-winning author to launch new memoir
Local author and illustrator, Trace Balla is set to launch her latest book Treeshape – the shape of a tree, the shape of me as part of the 2026 Castlemaine State Festival. The book launch and a sold-out workshop will take place at the Phee Broadway Theatre this Saturday March 21. An extraordinary, inspiring and…
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Landing with wings
Castlemaine author and talented artist Trace Balla will this month launch her latest book, Landing With Wings, which is set right here on Dja Dja Wurrung country. Trace is the much-loved creator of creator of Rivertime and Rockhopping, The Thank You Dish and Shine. Her latest offering, published by Allen and Unwin, tells the story…
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Cartoon lab
Castlemaine State Festival goers will have the opportunity to take a sneak peek at Trace Balla’s next graphic novella set in Jaara country, as part of a unique ‘Cartoon Lab’ on March 29. Trace’s previous book Rockhoppin won the Children’s Book Council ‘Children’s Book of the Year’ in 2017. Workshop participants will be able to…