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  • Home
  • Books
    • All Books
    • Carly Mills, Pioneer Girl
    • Tommy Bell, Bushranger Boy
    • Australian bushrangers series
  • Author talks & Book club questions
  • Teaching notes
  • Editing services
  • Blog
  • Contact
  • Writers on Tour: WOT
  • Shop
  • Colouring pages
  • Book club questions
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Author talks

I would be delighted to speak to your group about Australian history, writing, editing or historical research.
​For bookings or more information, please contact Speakers Ink or send me a message directly.
If you're from South Australia, please contact Becky's Literary Bookings to secure your booking.

​I enjoy speaking to groups of adults and children, including:
  • School groups
  • Probus, Lions and Rotary Clubs
  • CWA
  • Literary societies
  • Literary festival sessions
  • Public library school holiday groups​
more about general author talks here
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School visits (years 2 - 8) are tailored to the age group and may include:
  • Stories about the bushrangers
  • Myth vs legend
  • Games to demonstrate primary sources vs secondary sources
  • Historical fiction: with readings and role-play from the ‘Tommy Bell’ series​​
  • How to bring characters to life
  • Carly Mills and women through history
more about school visits here

​Talks to adult groups are tailored to your needs and may include:
  • Stories of the bushrangers
  • The story of the Emigrant - Ship of Death
  • The history of my path to publication and advice on getting published
  • Advice on historical research and writing
  • Editing - how to self-edit and what an editor can do for you.
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Book club questions

Download reading group guide for 'Ship of Death' here
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