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.

Engaging for all students, empowering them to know that they can in fact write poetry. Teacher - "I hated having to teach poetry, but now I see the purpose of it in performance and how much fun can be had with it."

Kristin Darell’s visit to our school was an absolute highlight! Her energy, warmth and enthusiasm had our students completely captivated and her ability to connect with young readers was truly inspiring. She brought storytelling to life, sharing her journey as an author in a way that was both engaging and encouraging. Our students left the session buzzing with excitement, eager to continue reading her books and even start writing their own stories. It was a fantastic experience that has left a l [...]

So wonderful. Really appreciated her insight. Positive feedback from all staff and students involved.

I have been very lucky to have Lorraine come to 6 of my little regional schools to take poetry workshops. As a mobile library teacher my role is to teach students the many wonders of literature and hopefully as a consequence instil a love of reading. Lorraine has been a wonderful addition to my program. Lorraine comes with a lifetime of knowledge and several bags of resources! She shares her own wonderful work with classes and has a myriad of simple, achievable poetry techniques to inspire the [...]

Mark presented to our Lower Primary students and his sessions were brilliant, from start to finish. Each presentation was tailored perfectly to the age group, full of rhyming fun, songs and hitting many important literacy targets along the way. The teachers were thrilled and the children left wanting to devour his books. I would highly recommend Mark to other schools.

I have been dealing with Speakers Ink for nearly 10 years now and always find the staff to be very helpful and accommodating, particularly through the recent years. It may have taken 3 years but we finally got Tristan over the border!

The Narrative Workshops in Year 3/4 conducted by Chrissy Byers were extremely rewarding for students. They were well run and made efficient use of time. The visual prompts used were engaging and made it possible for the students to clearly structure a narrative into beginning, middle and end. To make the writing more interesting and individual, Chrissy endorsed the use of a Hook Question. Most importantly, over the weeks, there was a clear improvement in the outcomes of the children's writin [...]

Chris was animated, he talked about his experiences as a young immigrant and challenges he faced. I sent him the Unit task sheet, and he explained points of view, settings, themes and characters. Chris was asked a question about AI, and he said that AI isn’t emotive and he talked about writing from the heart. I believe the students received valuable content that will assist them in their writing task.

Siggo shared what it's like to work as a professional illustrator and gave students a step-by-step look at how characters are created-from loose sketches to fully expressive drawings. He had the kids laughing, thinking, and most importantly, drawing. Every pupil got involved, and the results were amazing. Students explored how to show emotion through facial features, played with proportions, and even created their own original characters. The excitement and focus in the room was a joy to see.

I have so been meaning to contact you and tell you how excited and happy my grandson was after the kids' writing masterclass at Bangalow with you. "The best teacher, the best story teller, someone who makes everything interesting and is full of joy." Thank you so much from a grandma !!

Sophie was brilliant, informative, tailored to meet what the kids were doing, exploring in class. The writers workshop was also great, kids got a lot out of it and are enthusiastic to write and have their work shared with others. Really enjoyable.