Vikki Conley
Vikki’s multi-award-winning books whisk young readers away to other worlds through curiosity, playfulness and wonder.
She won the 2023 CBCA Book of the Year for Where The Lyrebird Lives. Her titles, Amira’s Suitcase and Little Puggle’s Song have also earned Honour and Notable awards. On The Way To School was shortlisted for the 2023 Speech Pathology Australia Book of the Year.
Vikki’s stories gently touch on big themes like resilience, habitat, mindfulness and refugees. Weaving in her adventures as a journalist and photographer in Africa, Asia and Australia, Vikki’s sessions are immersive, exciting and inspiring.
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Interactive Story Time, Puppets and Story-Art
Foundation to Grade 2, Preschools, Bush-Kinders
Featuring 1-2 of Vikki’s books, story time is combined with actions, body percussion and sounds where students make puppets and help tell the story. Add song, movement and a fun quiz to learn about habitat, other worlds and Australian animals.
My Life (Slightly Exaggerated, but Mostly True!)
Grades 3/4
A peek into Vikki’s life and the ways it inspires her books. Think anecdotes, videos, embarrassing stories. Word nerd, nature nut and daredevil story hunter: Vikki’s chased stories everywhere – from all corners of the globe to, well, sometimes just down the street.
Narrative Writing Workshop
Grades 3/4
Good for Book Week or to align with narrative writing unit.
Use your every day life to build stories and characters! Use drama and learn fun tricks to spark story ideas. Learn how to story-build in a few quick steps. Learn easy editing & drafting techniques. Go behind the scenes with a real author!
Testimonials
Vikki is engaging and inspirational. She filled the children with enthusiasm and wonder, helping them to think in new ways. She connected her own childhood with her writing, inspiring the children to use their personal experiences in creative ways.
Eltham North Primary SchoolVikki’s warm and passionate love of books is infectious for students of all ages! She engaged and energised our students leaving the lower grades enthused about reading and writing, while the upper-level students were inspired with practical tips to help make their writing more interesting.
Montmorency Primary School
Christmas Wonder Down Under
Under the Red Shawl
Little Puggle's Christmas
On the Way to School
Milly & The Mulberry Tree
Where the Lyrebird Lives
Amira's Suitcase
Tomorrow Girl
The Lost Moustache
Little Puggle's Song
Ella and Mrs Gooseberry
Victoria
Speaker type
- Author
- Interstate
- Virtual visits
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