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 Thank You for a Wonderful 2017!
This will be our last e-Bulletin for 2017. On behalf of the Speakers Ink Team thank you one and all for continuing to support Speakers Ink and the fabulous speakers we have the privilege to represent.
Your continued support has ensured another growth year enabling more authors, illustrators and other speakers to be connected with more students than ever before - always our number one priority!
Even though Speakers Ink will be moving into Holiday mode from December 18, we will still be checking emails, but may take a little longer to respond to enquiries. So, please don't hesitate to make contact if you have a speaking need for 2018.
We wish you all the best for the remainder of 2017 and look forward to working with you again to connect speakers with students and other audiences in 2018.
Happy Holidays to you all!
Book Now to Beat the Price Rise for 2018
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), is currently reviewing the standard fees for speakers, so our prices will rise in 2018 - by how much at this stage we are not sure.
What's the Good News? 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
Our Touring Speakers page has now been updated with details of those travelling during 2018 - some speakers are coming to Brisbane while others are visiting other areas. There are too many touring speakers to list here so check out all the up-to-date details on our Touring Speakers here.
The Spotlight is on
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Chris Collin, who is going on the road with his presentation: Authors on Wheels.
"I am very excited to announce as of 2018, I am starting a series of tours as the Author on Wheels! This will be ongoing and, with the assistance of my funky wife (and roadie!) Nadia, we plan to visit schools all over Australia as well as regions in New Zealand over the next few years. No matter what part of the country you are in, please check us out. As you will see, although we have planned tours in various regions, we can travel to any part of Australia...and beyond!"
As always, to book Touring Speakers, please visit our website.
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Congratulations!
The wonderful Deborah Abela has an impressive array of accomplishments for 2017:
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Grimsdon Shortlisted for the YABBA, CROC and KOALA awards 2017
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Teresa A New Australian shortlisted for the WAYBRA 2017
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The Stupendously Spectacular Spelling Bee shortlisted for the Aust Family Therapists Awards 2017. The Stupendously Spectacular Spelling Bee and it's sequel, The Most Marvellous Spelling Bee Mystery to be published in the USA in 2018 and 2019.
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Congratulations also to Mark Carthew whose books, The Great Zoo Hullabaloo! and Marvin and Marigold: The Big Sneeze were shortlisted in the 2017 Speech Pathology Australia Book of the Year Awards.
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What's Happening?
ChildWrites Competition
Entries for the ChildWrites competition close on November 30. This is an opportunity for the winning writer and winning illustrator to have their work published as a children's picture book by ChildWrites.
Mono Printing workshop with illustrator Liz Anelli
On Saturday 25 November from 10.00am-11.00 am at Where the Wild Things Are bookshop. Register right up until 10.00 am on the day.
"Literacy is a bridge from misery to hope"
Yours in promoting literacy from all at the Speakers Ink team,
Sandie, Helen, Margie, Anna, Jan, Rob and James
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Author, Illustrator / Designer, Interstate, Virtual visits
