KLP Chat: Jacqueline Harvey on Storytelling, Teaching, and Building a Kidlit Career

Host Shara Curlett welcomes children’s author, Jacqueline Harvey, to The KidLit Pod.Jacqueline describes growing up in a family of strong storytellers, valuing intergenerational stories, and her love of talking with strangers to hear about their lives.The pair discuss lost community connection, technology, Australia’s under-16 social media ban, and COVID’s impact on children. Jacqueline recounts her teaching career and how she was inspired by an influential primary teacher, and shares creative classroom projects like an Egyptian archaeology dig to bring fun to the classroom.She shares the experiences that helped shape Alice-Miranda, and how she later balanced senior school leadership with writing, until leaving education to write full time. Jacqueline share why Alice-Miranda resonates with so many children (kindness), how she manages long-running series, her Australia–New Zealand work rhythm, touring strategies, and upcoming projects and workshops.To learn more about Jacqueline, you can visit:www.jacquelineharvey.com.auInstagram: jacquelineharveFacebook: jacquelineharveyauthorFollow The KidLit Pod  on Instagram (@thekidlitpod)Find out more about The KidLit Pod host, Shara Curlett, here:Shara Curlett on Instagram (@sharacurlett)Shara Curlett Website (www.sharacurlett.com)