
R.A. Spratt
R.A. Spratt is the bestselling author of Friday Barnes, Girl Detective series, The Adventures of Nanny Piggins series, The Peski Kids series, Hamlet is Not OK, Epically Good Greek Myths and many more.
Her podcast, Bedtime Stories with R.A. Spratt, has had more than 5 million downloads and connects R.A. with story-lovers across the globe.
She lives in Bowral, NSW, with her incredibly needy dog, three chickens, two goldfish, a very large number of tadpoles as well as two daughters and a husband.
PRESENTATION ONE
Workshop – The Building Blocks of Storytelling
R.A. Spratt goes through the elements needed to construct a story. She explains how story structure works. Then together as a group, she and the students will use this knowledge to construct their own story. These are useful techniques to learn because breaking a story down into its parts, and thinking about them separately, will make the creative process less intimidating and overwhelming.
AUDIENCE
Years 3–8
DURATION
45 minutes
TOPICS COVERED
Constructing a story
REQUIREMENTS
1. Whiteboard
2. Students need a pen and paper.
PRESENTATION TWO
Presentation – How I Come Up with Ideas
R.A. Spratt talks about what it’s like to be an author and the process of writing a book. She will get the audience to vote for one of her books (so the session will be tailored to the interests of students in the room).
She will explain how she came up with the ideas, characters and plot, and demonstrate how ideas bubble up out of every aspect of day-to-day life. She’ll then read a chapter to show how it all came together and finish by taking questions from the audience.
AUDIENCE
Years 3–8
DURATION
45 minutes
TOPICS COVERED
Idea generation
REQUIREMENTS
1. Microphone
2. Students need to have read some of R.A. Spratt’s books.