We welcomed Michelle back to our school after the popular response from our Upper primary students and staff. This year she visited with our Lower primary students and staff who loved her enthusiasm for poetry and gave them wonderful tips on title ideas, where ideas can come from and the importance of favourite words. "Best author visit to date"

We recently held a Literature & Arts Festival at St. Catherine's Catholic College, The Whitsundays for our Secondary students. All the authors that attended were entertaining, engaging and inspiring. I have had so much positive feedback from students, staff and library colleagues. The students have all been raving about how excellent the festival was, and they were disappointed at the thought of returning to classes for the rest of the week. I have had reluctant readers coming into the library t [...]

Engaged from start to finish - Not a lot of people can hold a crowd for 8 hours but Rachal, you did this with your usual style and professionalism, Thank you for stretching me and getting me out of my comfort zone.

Thank you so much for coming to visit our school today and sharing your amazing books! The kids loved it, and they were so engaged. It was a pleasure to have such a talented writer visit our school.

I would once again like to extend my warmest thanks for your visit on Friday. The feedback we have received from students has been tremendous. You are not only a talented author but a respected and talented mentor.

Annie was one of the absolutely superlative presenters at our literature carnival this year. As a group, they expanded the students munitions of creativity and were very well received by all staff. Their presentations were highly engaging as they were diverse. Students had a full immersion into the world of the writer, storyteller and illustrator. I personally wish to express my gratitude to their unbounding energy and galvanising a week of learning and fun into the minds of our students and tea [...]

We’ve had our Author Visit with Catherine Bateson during Book Week and thoroughly enjoyed it.

Thank you for speaking to the Year 3 cohort, 38 boys and you held them in the palm of your hand. The questions were interesting and that's always a sign the boys enjoyed the talk.

Sarah was fabulous! Her presentation was jam packed full of useful information and I have had lots of positive feedback from everyone who attended.