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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 Books
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Katherine Battersby is the critically acclaimed author and illustrator of eleven picture books and two graphic novels published around the world, including the Squish Rabbit series, Little Wing and the popular Cranky Chicken series. Her books have received glowing reviews in The New York Times, starred Kirkus reviews and been shortlisted for numerous Australian awards (including the Crichton Award and the Speech Pathology Book of the Year Awards).
Katherine is delighted to announce that her new book Party Animals (Cranky Chicken Book 2) has just been released in Australia.
"Cranky Chicken and Speedy the worm are back in another laugh-out-loud, heartwarming and brightly illustrated graphic novel for newly independent readers, as Speedy tries to plan a party for a hungry Chicken."
Katherine Battersby was our speaker and she, as always, was fabulous. She exceeded our expectations. You can't improve the experience as she's already perfect. We would definitely book her again if she was in Australia for next book week.
C & K Paddington Community Kindergarten - August, 2016
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Cori Brooke is a CBCA shortlisted picture book author (All I Want for Christmas is Rain, 2017 CBCA shortlist) and has had four books published. Her debut picture book was Max & George(Penguin 2013, illustrated by Sue deGennaro).
Cori's Latest book The Best You Can Be (Five Mile 2022, Sinead Hanely) encourages children to celebrate their natural abilities and talents, and to persist with the things they find more difficult. To not give up builds resilience. To try is to improve. Doing your best is how you can be the best you can be.
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Deborah Abela's new book, The Book of Wondrous Possibilities will be launched at Where The Wild Things Are on Friday 29 July at 6.00pm.
Arlo Goodman lives with his Uncle Avery in a run-down flat above their bookshop. He has no friends, except for his pet mouse, Herbert. But when a girl called Lisette bursts into the shop and begs him to hide her from a murderer, Arlo’s life changes forever.
Tickets for the event, and more details, available here
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Books into Theatre
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Serena Geddes is excited to announce the launch of Hijabi Girl the Musical at the Kingston Butter Factory in August.
Based on children’s book ‘Hijabi Girl’ by prolific Australian author Hazel Edwards OAM and Turkish-Australian Muslim co-author Ozge Alkan, and illustrated by Serena Geddes, this in-theatre production is for children, their teachers and their families, to embrace diversity and accept people from different cultures.
Serena is available during Book Week, specifically on Monday 22, Wednesday 24 and Friday 26 August. Contact the office to book
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Book Trailer - Tristan Bancks
Following the well-attended launch of his latest novel,
Cop and Robber, Tristan Bancks has released a book trailer
which he created by staging a robbery at his local service station!
 The Spotlight is on Kate Foster
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Kate Foster has recently been welcomed into the Speakers-Ink family of creators. She is a children's author writing about friends, family, and dogs. Originally from a small town in the southeast of England, she now lives on the stunning Gold Coast in Australia with her family and second-hand dogs.
As a speaker, Kate is authentic, enthusiastic, and friendly in her approach. She talks sensitively but always positively and sincerely with children, with the help of an interactive PowerPoint, about autism and mental health, encouraging them to understand the internal, invisible struggles others may be having, to recognise behaviours, and how they can be a better friend to those around them, just like our canine buddies. She shares her own diagnoses with the children with the aim of smashing harmful stereotypes and misinformation, ending stigmas, and passing on her confidence and belief that every child she meets has an important story to tell and deserves to be heard.
Welcome, Kate.
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Write Like an Author/Draw Like an Artist
"Write Like an Author" and "Draw Like an Artist" are school holiday programs for young writers and illustrators.
They will be held during the school holidays, starting on Monday, 26 September 2022 and running until Thursday, 29 September 2022 at The Lighthouse.
There will be a three day camp for children aged 9 to 14 and a one day workshop for children aged 7 to 10.
Young writers will learn:
* How to come up with story ideas
* How to plan and outline a story
* How to come up with interesting, sympathetic characters
* The writing process, how to put it all down on paper
Young artists will learn:
* How to draw a cool character
* Different media and techniques
* How to create storyboards
* How to create a multi layered artwork
Plus they'll make new friends and have heaps of fun!
The location of the camp is:
The Lighthouse
126 Margaret Street
Young writers (or their parents) can register here
Young illustrators (or their parents) can register here
Dates for your Diary
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Friday 29 July |
The Book of Wondrous Possibilities by Deborah Abela book launch |
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Wed 3 August |
Wildlife Wong and the Fig Wasp by Sarah Pye online book launch - register here
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Friday, 19 August |
CBCA Book of the Year winners announcement at noon AEST |
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Mon 22-Fri 26 August |
CBCA Book Week |
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Mon 26-Thu 29 Sept |
Write Like an Author/Draw Like an Artist Workshops |
Yours in promoting literacy from all at the Speakers Ink team,
Sandie, Margie, Jan, Lia, Rob, Matt and James
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QueenslandAuthor, Media personality, Non-fiction, Journalist / Feature writer, Memoir Writing
New South WalesAuthor, Storyteller / Performer, Educational consultant, Motivational