Contact Chris

If you would like to send Chris a letter by email or post it the snail mail way the details are below. He will eventually answer your correspondence but it does take a little time so patience is the word to remember.

Email

You can email Chris or use the contact form below to contact Chris directly.

Snail Mail

PO Box 279
Newtown NSW 2042
Australia

Literary Agent

Fiona Inglis & Tara Wynne
Curtis Brown (Aust) Pty Ltd
Level 1, 2 Boundary Street
PO Box 19
Paddington NSW 2021
ph: (02) 9361 6161
fax: (02) 9360 3935

Publicist

Yae Morton
Random House Australia
Level 3
100 Pacific Highway
North Sydney NSW 2060
Email: ymorton@randomhouse.com.au
Phone: 02 8923 9803

Sarah Hatton
Scholastic Australia
345 Pacific Highway Lindfield NSW 2070
Email: sarah_hatton@scholastic.com.au
Phone: 02 9413 8378

Bookings

"Being a writer and talking about what I do is fantastic. I have the best job in the world and love talking about it. Sharing my books and passion for writing and developing literacy skills with children is fantastic fun."

To book Chris for school or library visits or professional development sessions you can contact him directly through the email link below. You can also book school visits though Lateral Learning ph: (02) 9569 4844. As a trained teacher, presentations are developed according to requirements requested.

Standard Australian Society of Authors rates apply for speaking engagements. Please email for further information.

View photos of some of Chris' presentations. Click the images below. See the rest of Chris' photos.

Chris also conducts professional development workshops for teachers and talks to parent groups, community groups and associations about writing, the writer's life and literacy.

In 2009 Chris has been engaged as a conference keynote speaker, a writing mentor, conducted professional development workshops, held intensive writer-in-residence school based workshops, spoken at awards ceremonies and festivals and of course been on numerous school visits.

Topics have included

narrative writing and the writing process for fiction and non-fiction
writing historical fiction
integrating science and literacy
writing craft workshops (focusing on getting ideas, creating characters, planning the story, using your imagination)
readings and story-tellings
the writer's life.

What people have said about the visits:

"What a great night, Chris rolled up his jeans and dived right into the beach party theme. Our young adults really enjoyed his visit. Everyone is raving about your visit."
Claire Stuckey, the Signing Librarian, Gosford Libraries

"Hi there Chris, Thank you again for your visit. Feedback has been very positive, you were a big hit!"
Janet Marie, Holy Family Primary School, Emerton.

"Just wanting to say thanks for the session in Toowoomba. Have tracked down some of your books for the school and love the teacher notes for One Child."
Colleen Dunn, St George State School, Queensland.

"I really enjoyed the way he kept everyone in the audience interested focused on many points in the time he was given."
Connor Phillips, 6M.

"In my opinion, Chris Cheng maybe needed to cut his hair but I still thought he was a fabulous author and he had some interesting stories to tell us. I especially enjoyed when he told us about how he got to hold orang-utans!! He was heaps COOL!!!"
Abbie Kitchen, 6M

"The only words I’ve got for Christopher Cheng is WHAT A LEGEND!!!"
Maynard, 6M.

"Your presentation was captivating and your enthusiasm contagious. You inspired our students to think, imagine and write. We greatly appreciate the time you have taken to share your love of books with us. Our students with glasses still talk about the magic and fun they have seeing inside other peoples brains!
P.S. Your video clip demonstrating how to create your own narrative has inspired many teachers to do the same in their classroom. THANK YOU!"
Vivian Thompson, Assistant Principal, Chatswood Public School

Email Form

You can email Chris or use the contact form below to contact Chris directly.