Caroline Springs college fosters the write stuff

Springside P-9 College students tapped into their inner authors recently when the Caroline Springs school hosted its second annual Twilight Writers’ Festival. Regular school hours were thrown out the window for the day, with all students from years prep to 9 starting their school day at noon and finishing at 6pm. The writers’ festival included a visit by illustrator David Miller, pictured with five-year-olds Zarli and Lincoln, and authors Craig Smith and Tim Pleger. Students also got the chance to show off their own writing skills through poetry and short-story readings. … Charlene Macaulay