Otherwise

What if things were ... otherwise?cartographer: one that makes maps.Every story in this year's Early Harvest anthology is a map to somewhere that doesn't quite exist.This collection features impossible places, curious cartographies, and the very best stories dreamed up by young authors for an audience of their peers.Young editors, mentored by bestselling author Hilary Badger and publishing industry professionals, have assembled a collection of worldbuilding tales over a yearlong writing project. The collection includes extraordinary stories, artwork and poems created by young Australian writers between the ages of 8 and 12, alongside a story by contributing guest author Hilary Badger. PROGRAM DETAILSOtherwise is the fourteenth book created through 100 Story Building’s Early Harvest youth publishing program. In this program, a panel of young editors and illustrators, ages 8 to 12, are assembled every year to select the book’s theme, curate the collection, illustrate the stories and make all the creative decisions involved in putting the book together, making it Australia's only publication edited and written by kids for kids.