Speaker
The only thing Thomas loves better than writing books and screenplays is talking about writing books and screenplays.
Well, talking generally to be fair.
Whether it’s for kids, or kids-at-heart, he especially loves any opportunity to speak to a group about his favourite subjects (dad jokes included free of charge!).
Some of his talks include
- ‘Fail, Fail Again’. The importance of failing and getting up again at any age
- ‘Television to Smell-o-vision’ - embracing (and selling) your biggest, wildest ideas
- ‘Shave the Cat’ – comedy writing, from joke structure to story structure
- ‘Ctrl+Alt+Repeat’ – how to dive in and get your ideas on the page ASAP
- ‘Once Upon a Deadline (in Hollywood)’ – lessons from writing for TV
To invite Thomas for a school visit, class lecture, or puppet-infused keynote speech, reach out here.
Some of Thomas’ recent appearances include
- Keynote speaker for Scholastic at Halogen Leadership Summit (Sydney, Adelaide, Melbourne)
- Creative kids writing workshop at Harry Hartog Booksellers
- Guest Tutor at AFTRS (Australian Film, Television and Radio School) for Bus Stop Films (teaching screenwriting and story to adults with disabilities and others from marginalised communities)
- Speaker at Screen Producer Australia’s Screen Forever conference for the ‘Publishers Pitch Panel Session’