TALKs & workshops
Carla is an experienced speaker and presenter who loves delivering writing workshops and presentations for students, teachers, parents and emerging authors. She shares practical strategies and writing tips that help participants draw from their personal experience, expand ideas through research and trust their creative instincts to craft meaningful stories.
Whether at festivals, conferences or in schools, Carla tailors sessions to suit the needs of her audience. Her goal is always to ignite excitement and to entertain – while also delivering practical, memorable takeaways participants can return to long after the session ends. Select from the talks and workshops below, request a combination or ask Carla to create something specific for your audience.
You can also download Teaching Notes for We Saw What You Started and Carla’s Letter to Readers.
For bookings, contact Tamara Hewson at Speakers Ink
What People Are Saying
“Carla was the guest author at our annual Read With Your Dad event. This involves students and their Dads all reading the same book then attending an author evening. Feedback from all was that they really enjoyed Carla's book, We Saw What You Started and found the action, characters and setting all drew them in. From my perspective as a teacher librarian, I loved that I could easily recommend this book as both suitable and enjoyable to our readers aged 12 - 15. On the evening of the event, we couldn't have asked for a more engaging presenter than Carla. The audience loved hearing about her writing and publishing experience.”
— HELEN STOWER, MOUNT ALVERNIA COLLEGE
“Carla Salmon is a dynamic presenter who expertly tailored her creative writing workshops to engage both Middle and Senior School students. Her full cohort sessions consistently held students' attention, keeping them on the edge of their seats with a compelling cliffhanger promotion for her Book 2 storyline. Additionally, she demonstrated a remarkable ability to inspire creativity, as evidenced by the enthusiastic and energetic responses from Year 7 students to her interactive 'what if' prompts. Carla is guaranteed to inspire and leave a lasting impact on your students.”
— CLAIRE WHITING, WEST MORETON ANGLICAN COLLEGE
“I really enjoyed the writing workshop, as it gave me a perspective on what it is like to be an author and the steps to become an author. It was a nice learning experience and even has given me the idea to finish my character and write a horror/mystery novel.”
— MAKAYLA, YEAR 8, WEST MORETON ANGLICAN COLLEGE
AUTHOR TALKS
