Jacqueline Harvey was brilliant. Not only did she engage the students but the teachers too! Her passion truly shone through as she talked about her experiences and how these reflected the themes of each of her stories. Thank you Jacqueline for the pure joy and inspiration you brought out in our kids! Jacqueline Harvey is an engaging story teller who really brought her books to life when she came to visit our school. I had a bunch of kids in my class ask me where they can buy her books from beca [...]

Liaison was smooth

Andrea was a great speaker. She engaged her audiences, across multiple ages in each session. She was approachable, articulate and her content was appropriate for each group. On the lead up to the event, Andrea made contact and went out of her way to tailor her speeches to suit our themes and ethos. She was considerate and thoughtful. I would not hesitate to recommend her as a speaker.

Peter Meares provided the after-dinner address to the fathers [at a Father & Son Literacy Weekend] by reflecting upon his literary and broadcasting experiences throughout his varied professional life. The range of experiences addressed, humour and humility enabled Peter to connect very well with his audience. The fathers were intensely interested in his stories, observations and encounters with sportspeople around the World and the developments that resulted in the authoring of his books.The con [...]

I enjoyed this session and found it very insightful. Creative and fun! Very useful to see how to build ideas without using words and engaging imagination. Unmissable and informative. As a YL teacher I got some useful tips.

Good writers need a purpose and should be able to consider their audience. A tough job indeed when you are seven years of age. However, during a beautifully crafted session with our Year 2 students Shannon Horsfall encouraged those children to be good, confident writers. The children were thoroughly engaged throughout the whole session hanging on to the children’s author and illustrators every word. They were guided through the process of writing a book and the skills needed to enhance their own [...]

It was a wonderful experience having Allison as Quizmaster for the 2015 Readers Cup competitions in the Ipswich region. For someone who had never seen the competition before she did an amazing job engaging with the students between rounds, filling them in on her writing process and the inspiration for her book. Afternoon visits to schools also provided students with more extensive knowledge of her writing process. The students showed interest throughout the session and seemed inspired to read m [...]

It was a pleasure to host Frances Whiting at Chermside Library. Frances’s talk had the audience enthralled and the feedback we received from our customers was all very positive. Frances also took the time to speak individually with attendees during her book signing, which was an absolute delight. We would be happy to host Frances again in the future.

Rebecca worked well with all Year levels. The students loved Rebecca's presentations. They particularly enjoyed her interactive games. Rebecca also taught the children some terrrific illustration techniques. The children loved being able to draw with her. Rebecca was terrrific.

Thank you for your help with our Writer in Residence program at Ryan this year. Your recommendation of Tristan Bancks worked well, and I could not recommend him more highly to other schools looking to run a similar program. We threw quite a challenge at him; he worked with students from Year 1 all the way to Year 9, and with teachers as well. In all of his sessions, he was organised, informative and engaging. The students were awestruck and got a lot out of it, and the teachers have been offeri [...]