Very interesting, well presented, engaging workshop for children

If you're looking for a writer to visit your school or run a writers' camp, Melaina Faranda is an absolute stand-out. Melaina is not only a gifted writer and communicator, but she is also enormous fun! Our students (and staff) adored her, with her exciting writing ideas, wonderful stories and zest for life. I thoroughly enjoyed "the Melaina experience". She has my very, very highest recommendation.

This was Jane’s second book week with us and more than met our expectations. We really enjoyed her presentation.

We have had lots of performances at our school but Jenni's was by far and away the best. Children sat goggle eyed and listened intently. Can we have her back again!

Rachel was very funny and engaging and the kids were buzzing when they left. Several of the teachers commented about how much they enjoyed it. She really pushed the message about how important reading is.

Thank you for recommending Barry Jonsberg for this year’s Literature Festival Day. It was a huge success and we have had wonderful feedback from students and teachers.

Once again Speakers Ink provided a wonderful service. You are my first point of call for organising speakers when I need to. Speakers Ink does a great job and your costs are very reasonable given what is delivered. I do look forward to working with you again.

Both authors were great for their target age groups (James Roy and Phil Kettle). Very easy to deal with – no difficult request and amiable to students and staff. Would certainly recommend them. Here are some of the student’s comments: “The author visit was the best I’ve seen yet. The author was funny….and also taught us a lot of stuff”. (Chris 7C) “James Roy made the whole of Year Seven laugh so hard. At the end I even got to speak to him. I think it was a goo [...]

Mark was a very well prepared speaker, arriving in plenty of time to set up his space, ready to receive the students. Having art work around as well as music gave the session a real switch around from serious looking into his books to some light hearted singing. His presentation style suited the year 2’s perfectly – he was on their wavelength. And the classroom teachers who attended said they will use Marks’ stories as examples as they learn more about writing narratives. Woul [...]

Krista Bell was enchanting and she held the children's attention with stories of her family and travels and how she turns her memories into published books. The children were fascinated by the objects she had and again she was able to use each to tell a story. We loved Krista's warmth and enthusiasm and would definitely recommend her for primary school visits.

Sharon is absolutely wonderful with young children and she presented an engaging, interactive, and fun filled story time session to our families at the library. ‘Get ready, mama!’ is a sweet story with a mother and daughter where the typical roles of child and parent are reversed. The theme of daily routines and sequencing were explored in a fun and child friendly way. The session wrapped up with singing songs and dancing that complemented the story perfectly.

Phil's performances were the most popular parts of an overall very successful conference. Numerous people commented on how much heart and soul he had added to the experience for them.

Sandhya Parappukkaran’s session was focused on brainstorming ideas for writing topics. The students left the session truly inspired, begging to continue with their ideas when we returned to class. We have since been able to use these techniques in the classroom. This was an excellent session where the students learnt great skills, including incorporating their own cultures or special memories into their writing.

Zena was personable and knowledgeable. She designed an immersive creative writing tour that inspired student's creativity and enhanced their writing skills. I would recommend her workshops for schools looking to inspire enthusiastic young writers in their schools.