With an infectious positive energy through her illustrations or her Twitch and YouTube, all Sunshine wants to do is spread a bit more hope and creativity to people’s lives! She illustrates her joyful characters using..

Janeen Brian is an award-winning, children’s author and poet with over 100 books published in both trade and educational publishing. She enjoys writing picture books, junior fiction, poetry, novels and non-fiction. Many have won awards..

Ursula Dubosarsky wanted to be a writer from the age of six, and is now the author of over 60 books for children and young adults, which have won several national prizes, including the NSW,..

Victor Kelleher was born in London and came to Australia in 1976 via Africa and New Zealand. After an academic career he now writes both children’s and adults’ novels full-time. His books for Random House..

Elizabeth Fensham’s first novel, Helicopter Man, won the 2006 CBCA Book of the Year for Younger Readers. It was followed by her young adult novels Miss McAllister’s Ghost, a 2009 CBCA Notable Book for Older Readers, Goodbye Jamie..

Barry Jonsberg has won numerous awards for his books, both nationally and internationally. He has been published in twenty countries and translated into many languages. In 2019 his bestselling novel, My Life As An Alphabet, was..

James Phelan is the Melbourne-based award-winning author of over 30 books for adults and children, which have sold over 5 million copies. His work includes thrillers, a young adult post-apocalyptic trilogy, middle-grade adventures, and non-fiction...

Born in Jakarta, Indonesia, of French parents, Sophie Masson came to Australia at the age of 5. A bilingual French and English speaker, she was educated in schools in both Australia and France, and has..

Juliet Marillier is an award-winning author of twenty historical fantasy novels for adults and young adults, as well as a book of short fiction. Her novels combine historical fiction, folkloric fantasy, romance and family drama...

Kirsty Murray is a multi-award-winning author of more than 20 books for children and young adults. Based in Melbourne, she is passionate about Australian stories. Her work is published internationally and includes eleven novels as..

Tony Thompson is the author of Summer of Monsters, a novel about Mary Shelley’s early life, and Shakespeare: The Most Famous Man in London. He is a well-regarded speaker and has been a regular guest..

Michael Earp is a non-binary writer and bookseller living in Naarm (Melbourne, Australia). They are editor of, and contributor to Everything Under the Moon: Fairy tales in a queerer light, Kindred: 12 Queer #LoveOzYA Stories, Out-Side: Queer Words..