It was our pleasure to host former Heatley SS students and now published author/illustrators Haydn and Damien Crespan in our school library this week. Haydn and Damien read their book "The Adventures of Triz the Babysitter" to each of our year three year 1 classes. They also spoke about their creative processes in terms of writing the story and matching the illustrations to the text. They brought along dinosaur props for the students to interact with - one of which was an original model of Triz [...]

Very lucky to have Jonny come in and do 3 student sessions followed by a parent night. The story he told, the interactions, the fun, the kids were in stitches but learning as well which is amazing! We had a great turn out of parents who asked questions and were informed about the risk and issues students were facing and we recommend Jonny anywhere!"

Amazingly engaging and inspiring virtual sessions!

We had a wonderful time with you - thanks. I bragged you up on the Library Listserve - every school should have you visit!

Thank you so very much for your time today. I've already received over 20 emails from parents and students expressing their thanks and appreciation. The students and staff really loved meeting you, getting to know more about the book writing and illustrating processes and seeing some of your magnificent pieces of art. They are already asking if we can have you back next week!! Again, thank you so very much for all that you brought today. It was truly a memorable experience, one which we will a [...]

Last Friday, Year 1 students were treated to a very entertaining and informative session with Lisa Hollier and Tracey Roper. Their presentation was a visual feast of images and creativity. Every minute of the one hour session was effectively used and the students remained engaged and interested the whole time. Both Lisa and Tracey displayed good rapport with the students and were able to keep them interested with a variety of activities during their presentation. Tracey explained how she uses [...]

We had absolutely no issues dealing with Speakers Ink - very easy to deal with and arrangements were well organised. Yes, we would certainly deal with Speakers Ink again... ...Yes, expectations were very much met!

Just a quick email to let you know how wonderful Mark Svendsen was. He was terrific and just "struck the right note" with everyone. All the feedback has been very positive, both about the keynote speech, and the two workshops. I'd really like to get him to come to our school for some student writing workshops next year.

Karen was amazing with the children. She got them to open up and think about things in a different way.

We really enjoyed having Tristan visit us and work with the students during our Writers Camp. Tristan really engaged the students and give them plenty of inspiration as well as giving them practical advice that they could apply to their writing. He exceeded our expectations and I would highly recommend Tristan to other schools. He also took the time to find out what our needs were for our group of students and tailored his presentations to suit our requirements.

Caz’s author talk kept the children engaged and focused and they left feeling excited about books and reading.

Jade delivered a very engaging presentation. The students enjoyed her talk and responded well to her drawing tutorial. She gave positive feedback to the students.

Charlie’s visit exceeded our expectations – he was great and the kids loved him! He was also a pleasure to work with, was always accommodating and always communicated with us promptly on email. He was outstanding!

Taryn was the guest author at our International Women's Day Breakfast. Taryn presented a keynote address to the audience that encouraged our students (all girls) to be champions in their own way. The address was inspirational and entertaining. This was above and beyond our expectations. Students have also enjoyed reading The Harper Effect and find the characters really identifiable. We highly recommend both Taryn and her book.