"If you need  a well spoken author who captivates the audience, I highly recommend Narrelle." - Josie Mitzi, Craigieburn Library.

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Past events:

Dymocks on Collins St on Sunday 13th September Bella's Birthday celebrations were great fun, especially with Pin the Kiss on the Edward! Thanks to Louise for organising it all and arranging the booklet with the sneak preview of the next Gary/Lissa book. The interviews I recorded with the attendees should make an appearance in a future episode of The Outland Institute.

14-16 August 2009, Continuum 5 - Ether, 285 Little Bourke St, Melbourne  I had excellent fun at this steampunk-themed science fiction convention with fellow guest, Chelsea Quinn Yarbro. I talked a lot, costumed up as Magdalene for the ball on Saturday night and signed books. Thanks for inviting me! Visit Continuum for blogs about the event and, in due time, details of the upcoming Continuum 6 in February 2010.

16 July 2009, Watsonia Library, Ibbottson Street, Watsonia (next to Watsonia train station) We had a great, rambling talk about vampire lore and fiction.  Thanks to everyone who came!

14 February 2009, Doncaster Library - Library Lovers Day Valentines Day and Vampires - the perfect combo, right? Thanks to everyone who came along and asked entertaining questions, and congratulations to those who won books.

29 October 2008, City of Greater Dandenong Library Halloween is always better when shared with book loving friends! It was also great to see the class of students of English as a Second Language along for the event. Many thanks to Hanee for organising the talk and her enthusiastic welcome.

17 October 2008, Melbourne Science Fiction Club Speaking at the club was a great treat, particularly since the book is dedicated to one of its shining stars, the late Ian Gunn.

20 September 2008, Vampires, Vamps and Va Va Voom! The symposium at Monash University was very educational and entertaining, and many thanks to the Sidhe Literary Collective, LJ Maher and Rebecca Do Rozario for the invitation! (Image: Rebecca's presentation on vampires as authors of their own narratives. It was more complicated than that, however, and if the podcasts ends up on line I will link to it)

28 August 2008, The Pines Library, East Doncaster Many thanks to Debbie and Juleigh and everyone who came along to take part in a talk that encompassed writing, vampires, spiders and the difference between kebabs and souvlaki.

21 August 2008, Sunbury Library My thanks and congratulations to the people who braved a particularly cold, wet, winter night to come to Sunbury library, and to Julie and Kat from the library who organised everything.

13 August 2008, Dymocks Bookstore, 234 Collins St, Melbourne Many thanks to Louise and Hellen from Dymocks who organised the Paranormal Fiction and Romance Forum, and to fellow panellists Keri Arthur, Dr Rebecca Do Rozario and MC Kate Cuthbert. It was a lively evening with some great questions from Kate and attendees!

6 August 2008, Brunswick Library Many thanks to Moreland library for inviting me to talk - and producing such lovely posters and fliers to promote the event! After the question-and-answer session, someone suggested I should post a list of my favourite Melbourne bars to the website - so look out for that in coming months! The Community Programs Librarian, Christine Hornby said: "Narrelle's talk about her book Opposite of life was great - she was a vibrant and interesting speaker who takes an obvious delight in her work and has a lot of fun with it. There was a lot of interaction with the audience, with many great questions being asked. A very worthwhile event."

20 May 2008, Craigieburn Library Thank you to Craigieburn Library for inviting me to talk to their readers and present prizes to the winners of the library's writing competition for students from Year 2 to Year 12. Congratulations to all the young writers out there for taking the first big step of getting their work out there! The talk went very well, and Josie Mitzie, who organised the talk, said "I have had some great feedback from parents who thought you were fabulous."

11 December 2007, Knife Fork Bottle & Cork, 362 Little Bourke St, Melbourne If you missed the launch of The Opposite of Life, visit this album to see photographs of the event! Many thanks to Jacques and Monique for hosting the event at their fabulous cafe. I recommend it for all your breakfasting and lunching needs.