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	Book Launch 11 May 2023: Early Writings by David Williamson Edited by Pamela Nutt, with Year 11 students from Presbyterian Ladies' College, Sydney L-R: Donna Couto (Juvenilia Press), Pamela Nutt, Amelia Rand, Billie Ronis, Olivia Stavrakis, Yuqing (Amy) Feng, Grace Du, Emeritus Professor Christine Alexander (UNSW, Juvenilia Press) and Dr Paul Burgis (PLC Principal). Absent: Eshwari Surendran.
	PLC Student Editors signing copies of the edition.
	Book Launch 30 November 2022: Tristram Jones by Edmund Gosse Clare Hall, University of Cambridge, UK Editors Christine Alexander (left) and Kathy Rees (formerly Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge) were delighted to welcome students, academics, and interested readers to this successful event. The book was launched at Clare Hall, University of Cambridge, by Adrian Poole, Emeritus Professor and Fellow of Trinity College.
	Book Launch 2 November 2018: *The Journals and Poems of Marjory Fleming* University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada L-R: Aaron Mazo, Jasmyn Bojakli, Nicholas Siennicki, Juliet McMaster, Leslie Robertson, Alexandra Allen, Adela Burke.
	Book Launch 17 October 2018: *Mollie's Bunyip and Other Tales,* by Annie and Ida Rentoul Presbyterian Ladies' College, Sydney Back Row: Dr Paul Burgis, Ling Ling Lin, Elysia Cook, Wendy Lin, Grace Zhu, Mrs Pamela Nutt. Front Row: Emeritus Professor Christine Alexander, Anna Le, Amelia Feng.
	Book Launch 17 October 2018: *Mollie's Bunyip and Other Tales,* by Annie and Ida Rentoul Presbyterian Ladies' College, Sydney
	Book Launch 8 July 2018: *The Pirate by Branwell Brontë* Sixth International Literary Juvenilia Conference, St John's College, Durham University, UK L-R: Conference Organiser Gillian Boughton-Willmore; with editors Christine Alexander and Joetta Harty
	Book Launch 8 September 2018: *The Pirate by Branwell Brontë* Australian Brontë Association Meeting, Sydney, Australia L-R: Susan Maple-Brown, Patron of the Juvenilia Press, launching the book in Sydney; with editors Benjamin Drexler and Christine Alexander.
	Book Launch 8 September 2018: *The Pirate by Branwell Brontë* Australian Brontë Association Meeting, Sydney, Australia
	Book Launch 16 June 2017: *O Ye Jigs and Juleps* by Virginia Cary Hudson University of North Alabama, USA L-R: Danielle Holcomb, Emily Cater and Melissa Thornton.
	Book Launch 16 June 2017: *O Ye Jigs and Juleps* by Virginia Cary Hudson University of North Alabama, USA
	Book Launch 26 January 2017: *Norna, or the Witch’s Curse* by Louisa May Alcott with Anna Alcott University of Alberta, Canada L–R: Amy Stafford (Assistant Editor); Danielle O’Connor (student editor), Professor Emeritus Juliet McMaster (Mentor Editor); Ayantika Mukherjee (student editor); Isobel Grundy (Professor Emeritus). Absent Student Editors: Deborah Ramkheawan, Adela Burke, and Aila Skitcko.
	Book Launch 16 October 2015: *Waterloo Diary: Woman Battle Artist in Training* by Elizabeth Thompson (Butler) University of Alberta, Canada L-R: Postgraduate Student Editor Adela Burke; JP Canada Assistant Amy Stafford; Emeritus Professor Christine Alexander (UNSW); Mentor Editor and Emeritus Professor Juliet McMaster (University of Alberta). Absent Student Editors: Sarah Bezan, Brandi Goddard, Yifan Li, and Kaarina Mikalson.
	L-R: Emeritus Professor Christine Alexander (UNSW), Dr. Carl Amrhein, and Emeritus Professor Juliet McMaster (University of Alberta), and Student Editor Adela Burke cut the cake to mark the book launch of Waterloo Diary.
	Book Launch 10 September 2015: *That Young Rebel* by Ethel Turner Illustrated by Jacqueline Meng Presbyterian Ladies’ College, Sydney L-R: Emeritus Professor Christine Alexander (UNSW), Teacher and Mentor Editor Pamela Nutt (PLC), Student Editors, and Dr. Paul Burgis (PLC Principal).
	PLC Student Editors share their excitement at viewing their edition for the first time, with teacher Pamela Nutt and Emeritus Professor Christine Alexander (centre).
	Book Launch 18 June 2015: *A Search after Happiness* by Hannah More Illustrated by Reyhane Vadidar Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Spain Mentor Editor Dr. David Owen (UAB), with postgraduate student editors Alexandra Prunean (left) and Noelia Sánchez (right). Absent Student Editor and Illustrator: Reyhane Vadidar.
	A dramatic reading of Hannah More’s early pastoral drama, A Search after Happiness.
	Book Launch 21 March 2014: Tales from the Parthenon by Ethel Turner Illustrated by Naomi Harris Presbyterian Ladies’ College, Sydney A dramatic book launch! PLC Principal, Dr Paul Burgis launches the book. Guests included staff and students, and seated in front from right to left: Phillipa Poole (Ethel Turner’s grand-daughter), Christine Alexander (UNSW Emeritus Professor and JP General Editor), and Pamela Nutt (PLC English teacher and editor of the book).
	Book launch 26 November 2013: Eleanor Dark's Juvenilia Redlands School, Sydney, Australia Student editors with their teachers Sandra Hamilton and Dr Jane Sloan, and Professor Alexander. From left to right: Tiffany Wong, Samantha Robertson, Claire Crawford, Eveline Wulff, Grace Crawford-Smith, Molly O'Brien and Acacia Beaton.
	Emeritus Professor Christine Alexander (standing) with student editors from Redlands School.
	Book launch March 2013: The Palace of Pleasure & Other Early Poems by Leigh Hunt Illustrated by Karl Denny Laurentian University, Barrie, Ontario, Canada Editors L-R: Jessica Hewitt, Karl Denny and Sylvia Hunt Absent Student Editors: Nicole Birch-Bayley, Lindsay Higgs, Sage Hyden, Hannah Guirguis, Tareyn Johnson and Jennifer Vlahos
	Book launch Crossing Canada, 1907: The Diary of Hope Hook University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Standing from left: Linda Van Netten, Kristine Kowalchuk, Emeritus Professor Juliet McMaster, and Caroline Lieffers with JP Canada Assistant, Amy Stafford (seated). Absent: Leilei Chen.
	Book launch 8 July 2013, Robert Louis Stevenson: First Writings RLS 2013: Stevenson, Time and History Univeristy of New South Wales Editors from left: Donna Couto, Christine Alexander and Elise McPherson
	Book launch Mary Grant Bruce: The Early Tales Presbyterian Ladies' College, Sydney Front from left: Jordana Zonaras, Anne Achie, Siobhán O’Doherty Middle from left: Simone Chin, Christine Alexander, Pamela Nutt, Matilda Fay Back from left: Isabelle Ng, Bronwyn Martin, Jiye Kim
	Book launch Tales of the Islanders, Volume 1 Front from left: Professor Adrian Lee (Pro Vice-Chancellor, UNSW), Christine Alexander, Jessica Morath, Jacklyn Comer, Jonathan Hindmarsh, Allyx Lathrope, and Elizabeth Connolly. Absent: Judy Diamond, Supakarn Iamharit, and Ai Hua Lim).
	Book launch Tales of the Islanders, Volume 2 Front from left: Chaoxia Chen, Katherine James, Denise O’Dea, Susan Freak, Christine Alexander, Fiana Stewart, and Jennifer Shatwell. Absent: Rosalie Fitzpatrick, Nancy Hall, and Gabrielle Shone.
	Book launch Tales of the Islanders, Volume 3 Front from left: Pia de Compiègne, Amanda Bishop, Christine Alexander. Back from left: Veronika Cibas, Sally Hunwick, Joanna Mason, Professor Annette Hamilton (Dean of Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, UNSW), Donna Couto, and Kenneth Chong. Absent: Penelope Chilton.
	Book launch Tales of the Islanders, Volume 4 Front from left: Christine Alexander, Helen Maston, Melissa Carr and Donna Couto. Absent: Ariko Hiramatsu.
	Book launch Dick Doyle's Journal Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Front from left: Juliet McMaster, Tessa Jordan Back from left: Winston Pei, Charn Chagpal, Kari Sawden, Amy Stafford, Margit Talpalarn and Elyssa Warkentin.
	Book launch Jane Austen's Men Laurentian University, Canada From left to right: Cherylyn Cameron (Vice President, University Studies), Nancy Jokinen (student), Dr. Sylvia Hunt (Georgian College), Cindy Korpatnicki (student). Absent: Samantha Marriner.
	Book launch Lady Susan Milwaukee, USA. Illustrator and editors: Juliet McMaster (University of Alberta, Canada), David Owen (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Spain) and Christine Alexander (University of New South Wales, Sydney).
	Book launch Dorothy Hewett: The Gipsy Dancer & Early Poems Sydney, Australia. Editors, L-R: Christine Alexander, Jeffrey Dawson, Kate Lilley (daughter of Dorothy Hewett, who launched the book), Ben Drexler, and Donna Couto. Absent: Jemma Donaldson and Anthea Krook.
	Book launch Jane Austen’s The History of England Chawton Conference, England L-R: Christine Alexander and Annette Upfal (Editors), Gillian Dow (Chawton Library, who launched the book), and Juliet McMaster (University of Alberta, Canada).

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