Nick is great to work with and the boys were very engaged by his presentations.

Giuseppe was excellent for our Year 6 children. He came early and spoke with the teacher about the exact expectations and what the students wanted to get out of the session. He catered for this in his presentation and gave some great examples of how students could get started with drawing images. His presentation was excellent and well thought out and planned. At the conclusion, he took the time to go around and speak with each student and share some ideas and opinions on some of their drawings [...]

Melinda reinforced many of the ideas we have been sharing with the teachers, about being a visible reader, along with her own experiences of reading and how to get young people reading and building a good reading culture, including author visits and finding the right book. Best of all she read us a story, which fitted well with an overarching theme of Wellness.

Dimity did a great job off the cusp with filling in at the last minute. Next time we would probably have her writing workshop talk about mythical creatures and dragons to tie in with Marc's drawing of the dragons from Deltora Quest. This way the writing group that went first would have a link to use when they went to the drawing workshop.

We had a lovely Literature Event yesterday. Barry Jonsberg was fantastic, all the sessions went smoothly and we have had great feedback from the staff and students. Barry’s sessions had the students laughing and applauding throughout. We are now thinking about next year and would love to have Barry back. We had a great time, thanks so much.

We have been using Speakers Ink for a number of years and will continue to use the service. As always the service is user friendly, reliable and provides a wide range of authors.

Morsi showed a contagious commitment and was an excellent communicator. His target audiences are without doubt teenagers and adults. Having Morsi at our school was very positive and eye opening! TheDanish People’s Party got more than half the votes in the last election in this region, so there are many prejudices against people with foreign backgrounds. Morsi’s presentations became very real when we the following Wednesday was visited by a class from Ellekærskolen in Aarhus where more than 80% o [...]

Today went really well; David was great - the kids learnt a lot.

Samantha Wheeler visited Wooloowin State School on Wednesday 28 August and presented 4, one hour sessions for Years 3 - 6 students. Her presentations were tailored to each of the year level student groups. The students were totally engaged in the presentation and this was due to Samantha's style of presentation with anecdotes and information about her books. She also discussed the art of writing with the students, and as Writing is a focus for us at Wooloowin this year, her talks hit the mark. A [...]

Katherine’s visit was nothing short of exceptional. All of our teachers were delighted with her sessions, noting how engaging and accessible she was for every year level. The boys absolutely adored her—her ability to connect with them was remarkable. At our recent P&F meeting, parents shared how impressed they were that their sons came home talking nonstop about Katherine and her books. For many families, it was the highlight of Book Week, with boys eager to retell her stories and discuss what [...]

Your session was incredibly well-considered and you engaged brilliantly with the students. They loved hearing about the publishing process and getting a behind-the-scenes look at the creation of a book. We loved getting to know you as a person and a storyteller.

Allison was engaging with both parents and students at our extracurricular book club. Her presentation was interesting, and Allison was asked many many questions and eagerly responded to every one of them. Allison is a delightful guest, and I would recommend her to any school, library or book club.