Where to Find Bianca in 2026
Four events. Two months. One mission — helping Queensland families start the online safety conversation.
📍 EVENT 1 & 2: Sunshine Coast Hinterland Writers Festival – FREE ENTRY
Indie Book Market — Nambour and Maleny
Date: Saturday 2 May 2026 Time: 8:00 am – 12:00 pm
Venue: Nambour Library Forecourt, Corner Currie & Bury Streets
What: Author stall — books available to purchase and have signed
Date: Sunday 3 May 2026 Time: 8:00 am – 3:00 pm
Venue: Dairy Arcade, Maleny Showgrounds, Maleny
What: Author stall — books available to purchase and have signed
Just in time for Mother’s Day, the Sunshine Coast Hinterland Writers Festival’s Indie Book Market brings together indie authors and creatives from across the region. Bianca will have her own stall at the Nambour Library Forecourt with copies of Who is Bob the Blob? available to browse, buy and take home signed.
This is the perfect opportunity to pick up a meaningful Mother’s Day gift — a book that gives families a genuine starting point for one of the most important conversations in the digital age.
What you’ll find at Bianca’s stall:
- Signed copies of Who is Bob the Blob? (paperback and hardcover)
- Free 5 Golden Rules of Online Safety fridge guide to take home
- A chance to chat with Bianca about online safety, workshops and school visits
🎟️ View the Indie Book Market Details
📍EVENT 3
The Education Fair — Brisbane 2026 – Confirmed
Date: Saturday 23 May 2026 Time: 9:00 am – 2:00 pm Venue: Nissan Arena, 590 Mains Road, Nathan QLD 4111 Stand: Stand 31 + Book & Reading Zone speaking session at 10:00 am Entry: FREE — registration essential
One of South East Queensland’s largest education events for families — bringing together hundreds of parents, caregivers and educators under one roof. Bianca will be at Stand 31 throughout the day with copies of Who is Bob the Blob? available to purchase and have signed.
At 10:00 am, Bianca moves to the Book & Reading Zone for a live author session — reading Who is Bob the Blob?, talking about why starting the online safety conversation early matters, and taking questions from parents and kids.
What to expect:
- Live read-aloud of Who is Bob the Blob? with interactive online safety quiz
- Q&A for parents — real answers from a cyber security professional who is also a primary school mum
- Signed copies available on the day
🎟️ Register for free Brisbane tickets → 📍 View the Brisbane event details →
📍 EVENT 4:
The Education Fair — Sunshine Coast 2026 – Confirmed
Date: Saturday 25 July 2026 Time: 9:00 am – 2:00 pm Venue: UniSC Arena, 32 Olympic Way, Sippy Downs QLD 4556 Stand: Stand 30 + Book & Reading Zone speaking session at 10:00 am Entry: FREE — registration essential
The Sunshine Coast Education Fair brings together the local family and education community for a full day of discovery and inspiration. Bianca returns to the Sunshine Coast — this time at Stand 30 — for another full day of book signings, conversations and her live session in the Book & Reading Zone at 10:00 am.
Whether you’re a parent looking for a starting point, a teacher exploring curriculum resources, or a librarian looking to fill a genuine gap in your collection — this is the event to put in the diary.
🎟️ Register for free Sunshine Coast tickets → 📍 View the Sunshine Coast event details →
WHAT HAPPENS AT A BIANCA EDGAR LIVE SESSION
What to expect at a Book & Reading Zone session
Bianca’s live sessions are designed for the whole family — parents, caregivers and primary school kids aged 6–12.
A typical session includes:
- A live read-aloud of Who is Bob the Blob? A story about online safety
- An interactive online safety quiz for kids
- Q&A for parents — your questions answered by a cyber security professional who is also a primary school mum
- Book signing — grab your signed copy on the day
- Free resources to take home — the 5 Golden Rules of Online Safety fridge guide
Sessions run approximately 20–30 minutes and are designed to be fun, practical and age-appropriate — not scary or overwhelming.
“Bianca was knowledgeable on cyber security and made everyone feel welcome and relatable on a parent level. As a family, after Bianca’s informed advice we revisited our cyber security and implemented some safe family cyber security rules into our home.” — Amy Barnett, Nurse & Parent, Buderim Mountain State School
INVITE BIANCA TO SPEAK AT YOUR EVENT
Is Bianca the right speaker for your event?
If you’re organising a parent evening, school conference, P&C forum, community event, book fair or education industry conference — Bianca brings a rare combination to the stage: genuine cyber security industry expertise, a published children’s book on the topic, and the ability to make a complex subject accessible, relatable and immediately actionable for any audience.
Speaking topics include:
- Online safety for primary school families — practical steps parents can take today
- What the real risks look like for children aged 6–12 online
- How to start the online safety conversation with your kids — without fear or conflict
- The gap in Australian education resources and why Who is Bob the Blob? fills it
- Digital resilience for the next generation — why early education matters
Format options:
- Keynote (30–45 minutes)
- Parent workshop (45–60 minutes)
- Panel guest or expert contributor
- School author visit — Years 2–4 (45 minutes)
- Media interview or podcast guest
Audience: Parents and caregivers · Primary school educators · Librarians and curriculum coordinators · P&C and P&F associations · Education and literacy industry events
📩 Enquire about speaking at your event
BRING THE BOOK TO YOUR LOCAL EVENT
Schools, libraries and community organisations
If you’re hosting a school book fair, school fete, community market, library reading program or literary event — Who is Bob the Blob? is available for bulk supply and Bianca is available for in-person and online author appearances.
Options include:
- Book supply for school and community book fairs
- Author table at school fetes and community events
- Online author visits for regional and interstate schools
- Signed copies for fundraising packs, library prizes and reading programs
