In this issue:

Book Week 2018 - Find Your Treasure

and beat the 2018 price rise!!

The dates for CBCA Book Week 2018 have been announced - Friday 17 August to Friday 24 August, with the theme of Find Your Treasure.  

The Australian Society of Authors (ASA), are currently reviewing the standard fees for speakers - something that hasn't changed for well over 5 or 6 years.  The ASA is not sure when the new rates will be issued, but we can tell you that our prices will rise in 2018 - by how much at this stage we are not sure.

Therefore, to beat the price rise, any bookings secured and locked in during Term 4 of 2017 will be costed at the current rates.  Contact Speakers Ink today for all your 2018 booking requirements.
 

Voices on the Move and Touring Artists for 2018

Our Touring Speakers page has now been updated with details of who will be travelling during 2018 - some speakers coming to Brisbane and some speakers visiting other areas.  Check out all the up-to-date details on our Touring Speakers here.  Those travelling between now until the middle of 2018 are:

	Victorian-based illustrator Marjory Gardner will be in Brisbane and is available for one day only on Monday, 6th November, 2017.
	NSW-based author Tim Harris will be in Brisbane for the week commencing Monday, 5th March, 2018.
	Brian Falkner will be travelling to the Toowoomba region with availability between the 23rd and 25th April, 2018.
	NSW-based author Deborah Abela will be in Brisbane for the week commencing Monday, 14th May AND the week commencing Monday, 28th August, 2018.
	Victorian-based author Goldie Alexander will be in Brisbane for the week commencing Monday, 21st May, 2018.

The Spotlight is on

Goldie Alexander

Goldie Alexander's 87 books and prizewinning short stories appear both in Australia and internationally. Her ability to bring both the past and other worlds to light, touches the hearts of both adults and children. She writes in almost every genre and has won many awards for her novels and short stories. She speaks at schools, tertiary and community centres and festivals and will be touring to Brisbane the week commencing Monday, 21st May, 2018.  Don't miss this opportunity to secure a booking with Goldie without having to pay the extra travel costs!  To make a booking, contact Speakers Ink today.

Congratulations to...

      

Kathy Hoopmann, whose book, All Birds Have Anxiety, has just been awarded a silver medal for a children's book in the Living Now Awards in the US, given to books that 'enhance the quality of our lives'. 

 Dates for the Diary

	The NSW Writers’ Centre and Bankstown Arts Centre have launched a festival focused on Indigenous and culturally diverse Australian writers and writing. The inaugural Boundless Festival will be held on Saturday, 28th October, 2017.
	There are some great writer's competitions coming up. For more information check out the Book Links website.
	The CBCA Qld Branch will hold its AGM on Tuesday, 17th October at the Qld Writers Centre at SLQ.

Yours in promoting literacy from all at the Speakers Ink team,

Sandie, Helen, Margie, Anna, Jan, Rob and James