Curiosity, Play and Resilience
Online Event
Country of Focus / Word Play Online / Years 7–8
WPD006
#Performances
#About the event
Duration: 60 minutes
New York Times bestselling author Graci Kim talks about her journey of learning 'CPR' (AKA creativity, play, and resilience) and how it’s led her to live some of her most exciting lives: diplomat, soft toy entrepreneur, cooking show host, and of course, author.
Major Sponsor
The University of Queensland
#Artist
Graci Kim
Graci Kim is the award-winning and New York Times bestselling author of The Last Fallen Star, The Last Fallen Moon, and The Last Fallen Realm. As featured in TIME Magazine for Kids, and dubbed a “sparkling yarn” by Entertainment Weekly, the Korean mythology-inspired trilogy has been optioned by the Disney Channel for a television series, and is being translated into multiple languages. It was named a 2021 Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Best Children’s Book, an Amazon Best Book, an Indigo Best Book, a Barnes & Noble Young Reader Pick, and a Whitcoulls Kids Top 50. In 2022, Graci was awarded the Sir Julius Vogel Award for Best New Talent. In a previous life, Graci was a New Zealand diplomat, a cooking show host, and once ran a business that turned children’s drawings into cuddly toys. She now lives in Aotearoa New Zealand with her husband and daughter. You can find her on Instagram (@gracikimwrites), Tiktok (@gracikim), Twitter (@gracikim), and her website (gracikim.com).
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