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Welcome
Speakers Ink is pleased to be able to offer an ever-increasing range of bookings. Not only are our local speakers getting back into schools, we also have numerous speakers keen to tour to Qld during 2022. Details on our touring speakers can be found on our website. Highlights on a few speakers touring are listed below.
To make an enquiry, please contact our office.
Voices on Tour 2022
Please refer to our Touring Speakers Page on our website for up-to-date details for new dates for 2022.
If you are interested in making a booking, please contact our office for assistance.
 New Speakers
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Welcome Sarah Pye to Speakers Ink!
Sarah’s workshops for school-aged children introduce them to rainforest animals and protecting our environment through storytelling and puppetry. Sarah uses the hands-on experiments from her books to cement learning, prompt connections with nature, and instill hope in her audience.
Sarah’s presentations for older audiences focus on the writing craft, or delve into her own adventures while undertaking what she calls ‘the best doctorate in the world’!
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Our students loved Sarah’s books and really enjoyed her workshops. They loved learning more about writing and publishing, and were also fascinated by the environmental issues and the endangered animals Sarah has based her books on. Her workshops align closely to many English, Science, HASS and Maths curriculum priorities across all Year levels. Highly recommended!
Buderim Mountain State School - 2021
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Congratulations Brian Falkner
Brian Falkner's epic conclusion to the spy thriller trilogy, Katipo Joe has just been released. Joe has penetrated the very heart of the Nazi spiderweb, spying on Adolf Hitler and his cronies as the Second World War gains momentum and Germany begins its crucial invasion of the Soviet Union. But British Intelligence wants Hitler dead. Joe must use all his skills and put not only his own life at risk, but the lives of the people he most cares about.
The highly acclaimed series has been picked up for publication in America by Scholastic - thrilling news, congrats Brian!
  
Brian has also announced more "Write Like an Author" workshops to be held at the Payne Road State School in Brisbane. All the details here
Brian is a very engaging author who had students totally focused on his presentation.
He shared the process he goes through for writing his stories and left students with ideas about writing their own. A very successful visit.
Wooloowin State School - October 2020
Awards!
While we are eagerly awaiting the announcement of the CBCA Book of the Year award shortlist this week, we are also thrilled to hear that Katrina Nannestad (Rabbit, Soldier, Angel, Thief) and Karen Foxlee (Dragon Skin) have been long-listed in the Australian Book Industry awards. The shortlist will be announced on 23 May, and the winners online on 9 June.
Dates for your Diary
Yours in promoting literacy from all at the Speakers Ink team,
Sandie, Margie, Jan, Lia, Rob, Matt and James
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