Time & Location (This coming Sunday)
11 Jan 2026, 9:00 am – 4:00 pm
Barwon Heads Community Hall, 77 Hitchcock Ave, Barwon Heads VIC 3227, Australia
Yes, I’ll be there, along with many other Geelong and Victorian Indie Authors. Over 30 local independent writers gathered under one roof- what better way to spend a Sunday morning in January than a trip out to the beautiful Barwon Heads
About the Event
The Book Reality Experience presents the 3nd Annual Indie Author Summer Book Fair, which celebrates stories from children’s books through to horror, sci-fi, fantasy, and every genre in between. We can’t wait to welcome you to this one-day event filled with over 30 Author Exhibits, providing you with the opportunity to talk directly with independently published authors… some of whom will become your new favourites.
** FREE entry to all visitors.
https://ian5169.wixsite.com/indie-author-book-fa/meet-the-authors

Book Mouse (a Haiku)
A hall full of books
Indie Authors to greet you
The book mouse’s nest
Ivor Steven © January 2026

I hope all goes well
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Hopefully it’ll cooler by Sunday, it was 42’C here today …
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Have a great bookseller’s market!
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Thank you … 📚📘💜
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Excellent! Have a blast! 🥰📚🌏🤩
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Hopefully the hot blast will be over by then … it was 42’C today and it’ll be the same on Friday
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Wow! That is terribly hot! Take care, my friend. 🥰
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Although our aircon is broken down we’re are coping well .. walking at dawn and dusk and resting indoors during the day with the old pedestal fan going in my bedroom/office 💛🌏
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You have a lot of fun activities
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And they always interfere
With my blogging activities
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I think they enrich your life and your blog.
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Thank you, Sadje
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You’re most welcome
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Always love a good book fair!!
Adorable book mouse..
Interesting pairing of your haiku and music..I liked it!!
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Thank you for appreciating my book fair article, Linda …
and Hollow Coves is great Aussie group and well worth following 🎶🌏😍
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Your author ventures are inspiring. Best wishes to you, Ivor! 📚 Have fun! 🤩
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Thank you for your supportive words, Michele 📚😍🌏
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I love book fairs! 🙂 How exciting and wonderful, Ivor! So glad you can attend! 🙂 What a marvelous mouse and mouse-nest! 🙂 🐭
Have fun fun FUN! 🙂 and Be safe!
(((HUGS))) ❤️📚🐁📚❤️
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We should be safe by Sunday … at the moment we are experiencing a hot blast of 43’C days… 📚🌞😎💛
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Oh, good!
‘Cause that is too hot! 😮
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🌞💛🌏📚
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I hope you have a good time.
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how great, have a blast and it was great to read ‘summer’ book fair!
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Hopefully our summer “blast” will be over by then … 42’C here in Geelong on Friday
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we could use a summer blast about now )
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Enjoy and I hope it is a big success! ❤
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Thank you, Carol 📚📘😍🌏
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