By Jaclyn Carlson The Sydney creative scene has been bursting at the seams lately with book launches, birthday events and other celebrations of creativity – it’s enough to keep a girl's social calendar full!  I’m here this month to report back on a few events that caught my eye as well as a few upcoming gatherings that you’ll certainly want to keep an eye on…

First up is a collaboration of the best kind – blogger Jodie Wilson, of Che & Fidel  fame teams up with talented photographer Tim Coulson to host The Creatives, a full day of creative writing & photography goodness on 3 May -  I can't wait to hear all about this one and certainly will be booking myself in for their next workshop.

Up next is an event that I look forward to every year - Vivid Sydney. One of Sydney’s finest gatherings of creative minds and visionaries gathers throughout May & June as part of the Vivid Sydney or more specifically, the Vivid Ideas Exchange.  This year I can't wait to check out an event with 3 creative female bloggers entitled - We Blog The City on May 25 - don't miss it!

And finally I couldn't help but share a birthday wish to super stylist Megan Morton as she rings in The School's first birthday with a creative bash to end all others.  If you missed this one here in Sydney then I'm sure you would have seen the images & craft goodness that flooded Instagram or watch out soon when The School invades Melbourne, make sure to sign up for a class (or two).  Enjoy!

Originally from Boston, Massachusetts, Jaclyn Carlson is the author behind the Sydney-based blog, Little Paper Trees. When not documenting her expat adventures, she can be found working for one of Australia’s top design & homewares trade shows. Passionate and prone to wasting hours on Pinterest, she has years of experience in marketing, advertising and PR and aims to put Sydney’s creative women in the spotlight with her monthly column.