Term 2 has nearly come to an end, and we hope that all of our wonderful Victorian clients enjoy their well-deserved school break. For those in other states around the country, or those hoping to book a speaker during the break, our lovely team will be here to help. So give us a call, or make an enquiry – we can’t wait to meet you.

Congratulations to one of our wonderful speakers, Alice Pung, for the selection of her book One Hundred days for the Miles Franklin Literary Award Shortlist of 2022! Well done and good luck!

We are delighted to introduce the newest additions to Booked Out. Check out their profiles and keep them in mind next time you book a speaker to inspire and engage.

A warm welcome to… Joel McKerrow and Wai Chim.

We would like to wish you all a happy Easter and hope everyone enjoyed a restful holiday break. We are all back up and running after our extended technical difficulties, and look forward to making more bookings for you with our wonderful speakers in term 2!

Don’t forget to check out our touring authors on the tours page, the spots are filling up quick! Make an enquiry here to make sure you don’t miss out.

After the announcement of the CBCA Shortlist this week, we would like to offer our congratulations to our wonderful speakers who were nominated!

– Rebecca Lim for Tiger Daughter

– Gary Lonesborough for The Boy from the Mish

– Nicki Greenberg for The Detective’s Guide to Ocean Travel

– Huda Hayek for Huda and Me

– Katrina Nannestad for Rabbit, Soldier, Angel, Thief

– Claire Saxby for Iceberg and Great White Shark

– Gabriel Evans for Blue Flower

Visit their profiles to find out more about them and make an enquiry!

We would like to offer a massive congratulations to two of our incredible speakers who have  been selected as winners for the Indie Book Awards 2022! Well done to;

• Katrina Nannestad for her children’s fiction Rabbit, Soldier, Angel, Thief.
• Danielle Binks for her young adult novel The Monster of Her Age.

We would also like to commend Bri Lee for her shortlisted non-fiction Who Gets to Be Smart.

Visit their profiles to read more about the engaging school and library visits these speakers offer, and to make an enquiry!

We would like to offer a belated congratulations to two of our wonderful speakers, Leanne Hall and Katrina Nannestad, for their achievements in the Adelaide Festival Awards for Literature!

Hi everyone! Before we sign off for the week, we would like to remind everyone that we are closed on Monday due to the Labour Day public holiday in Victoria. We hope you are all looking forward to the long weekend!

We would also like to let everyone know that we have been experiencing technical difficulties with our phone lines and internet, so the best way to contact us is by email for now. Hopefully everything is up and running again very soon.

We look forward to getting in contact with you all and sharing the talents of our wonderful speakers.

We would like to give a massive congratulations to one of our speakers, Gabrielle Wang, who was selected as the Australian Children’s Laureate for 2022-2023 🎉🎉 We, here at Booked Out, believe there is no one more suited to the title, and are very excited to see where she goes next!

With the AFLW in full swing, and the AFL just about to begin, it feels like the perfect time to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Specky Magee. The beloved children’s series chronicles the life of an Australian Rules footy champion in the making, and is written by one of our wonderful speaker Felice Arena, along with AFL player Garry Lyon. With a whopping 8 books in this iconic series, let us know what your favourite Specky Magee book is! You can find us on instagram @bookedoutagency and on facebook @BookedOutAgency.

It is also a perfect time to introduce Felice’s new historical fiction novel The Unstoppable Flying Flanagan, a moving and inspiring story set against the backdrop of the Second World War in Australia, the women’s movement and the little-known history of women’s football. Find out more about it here and let us know what you think on Instagram and Facebook!

Coming March 29 2022