Adrian Hoad-Reddick is a teacher, poet, radio host, wordsmith, idea farmer and CEO of Hoadworks, inc., a new media company championing creativity and literacy by providing innovative educational content, resources and games. Adrian has over twenty years of English language and literature teaching experience; he never grows any less inspired by the closing lines of The Great Gatsby, or the opening lines of Watership Down. Adrian works tirelessly to inspire young writers. At the centre of these efforts is a belief in making it real and making it fun. Adrian has served on several writers festivals, bringing writers and readers (and future writers) together. His most rewarding teaching moments come in a radio studio, working with his students in producing live radio, or in classroom collaborations creating Digital Reader's Guides to works by visiting Writers in Residence. Adrian's iPod is filled with speeches, radio ads and stories by his current and former students.