Karen was wonderful - generous with her time and full of honest wisdom about writing and the creative life. She gave hope to the emerging creators in our community, encouraging them to continue even when things feel tough.

Mark was receptive to the creative writing focus areas as outlined by the students and had prepared materials to support them in this regard. Mark's presentation was engaging and he was encouraging of the students' efforts. He was also generous in the sharing of, not only his knowledge but his resources. We hope Mark is keen to work with our Creative Writing class again.

Just a quick note to let you know how much we as a school appreciated the workshops and author talk last week. The students got so much from the opportunity, and were so excited by having met you.

It was fantastic having Helen in person to talk with our students at Bright P-12 College. She was so engaging, and her presentation was intriguing with historical photographs and artifacts from the area. My students were keen to know more and to read ‘The Rebels of Buffalo’.

I’ve been fortunate to work with a lot of authors over the years, but January has been exceptional from the outset.

It was a delight to have Sophie Beer at our school. She was such an enthusiastic and engaging presenter, adapting her style to engage small and large groups of Year 6-8 students. Her presentation was a great mix of backstory on her author and illustrator journey and practical tips for the students to approach their own writing and illustrating. Her presentation on disability and writing was particularly insightful, relevant and engaging. Our staff and students also loved her digital illustration [...]

Speakers Ink were wonderful, very responsive and quick to respond to our requests and ensure our needs were met in a very timely manner. No request was too much. I have had the same wonderful experience in the past and would definitely recommend them in the strongest possible terms.

This WAS AWESOME! • Age appropriate • Engaging • Fun and interesting • Merged science and story writing really well Such a great integration of book week and science week. So engaging and educational.

David was excellent. He held the students' attention throughout the presentation with his warm and relaxed manner. The students were in awe of his talent as he shared his tips for drawing, as we watched his illustrations come to life. Excellent presentation.

I have had many comments from yr 6 teachers about how turned on the students are to writing. Your visit was very timely, worked in well with what the teachers were doing and certainly has left a lasting impression.

Charlie was so engaging with the students. They had huge smiles on their faces the whole time and thoroughly enjoyed his presentation. He is relatable, entertaining and talented. He can help students bring ideas to life through poetic devices in an amusing and highly engaging session.

Many of our teachers and students found Dub's presentation to be interesting and engaging. We hope to book him again in the very near future to do illustration workshops with some of our students.

Vacen presented a series of engaging workshops for our students in years 4, 5 and 6 at our 2020 School Book Week. It was wonderful how she catered her program around “writing focus” requests from teachers. The children thoroughly enjoyed not only the writing activity but also the chance to learn about “World Building” in Fantasy writing and character development. Vacen was prepared, professional and it was a pleasure hosting her here at Our Lady of Mt Carmel.