Many of them are children's authors and illustrators. There is also a strong emphasis on literature for high school students and on personal and professional development. Speakers are available for talks and workshops, conferences, professional development days, parent meetings, speech nights and open days.
Many speakers are also prepared to travel and to work in residence interstate or in country areas.
Lateral Learning is run by Jennie Orchard and Catherine McClellan. Jennie's background is in book publishing. Catherine has a background in children's bookselling, having worked as Manager of Shearer's Children's Bookshop in Gordon and, more recently, as Manager of Moscraft Children's Bookshop. The primary aim of Lateral Learning is to find speaking and teaching work for writers to help them promote their books to new audiences and to stay in print. A great deal of time is devoted to reading the work of the authors on the list and to watching them with their audiences, in order to be able to help teachers with their selections.