Presented by Immanuel

R.A. SPRATT

R.A. Spratt is the author of Epically Good Greek Myths, Friday Barnes: Girl Detective, The Peski Kids, Hamlet is not OK and Nanny Piggins.

Her smash-hit podcast Bedtime Stories with R.A. Spratt has had over 7 million downloads worldwide.

Her live storytelling shows have played to sold-out theatres across Australia. Even the reviewers at The Australian praise Nanny Piggins, saying that “Sarah Piggins is irrepressible, effortlessly eclipsing her famous fictional peers”.

R.A. lives in Bowral NSW with her husband and two daughters.

TALKS

How R.A. Spratt comes up with her ideas

Years 3-8

R.A. will let the audience vote on what book she talks about. Once they’ve picked she will explain how she came up with the characters and premise. Then give a dramatic reading to show how it all comes together.

Epically Great Myths and Stories

Years 3-8

R.A. talks about myths and stories from around the world. How they travelled across continents in a time before modern technology. And how some of them are remembered for thousands of years. She also explains how different writers and storytellers retell the same stories in different ways throughout the generations. She will read her own version of a classic myth as retold by Nanny Piggins.

Why Shakespeare is Such a Big Deal

Years 5-10

R.A. will let the audience vote on what book she talks about. Once they’ve picked she will explain how she came up with the characters and premise. Then give a dramatic reading to show how it all comes together.

WORKSHOPS

The Building Blocks of Storytelling

Years 4-11

R.A. explains how to structure stories. How thinking of pieces you need in the planning process makes the creative process flow more easily. And how to piece ideas together to make a hero journey.