The latest from Ford Street Publishing
Hannah Sommerville
Hannah Sommerville creates enchanting watercolour, pen and pencil drawings in her studio on the South Coast of NSW. The daughter of a ceramicist, Hannah earned a bachelor of Bachelor of Creative Arts (Visual Arts and..
Corinne Fenton
Corinne Fenton has established a reputation for writing beautiful picture-book histories of animals whose lives have become legendary. Her award-winning books include: Queenie One Elephant’s Story, The Dog on the Tuckerbox and Bob the Railway Dog. Her titles Little..
Naomi Turvey
Growing up in country Victoria, Naomi Turvey has always been inspired by the natural environment surrounding her, often combining these elements with whimsical fairytale-like creatures in her illustrations. Naomi completed her Diploma of Illustration at..
Archimede Fusillo
Archimede’s work includes novels, short stories, plays, feature stories, critical essays, reviews and advertising copy. He has been published internationally, is the recipient of the 2012 Premio Globo Tricolore, and most recently was awarded an..
Lee Burgemeestre
Drawing has been part of Lee’s life since she was a small child. Growing up with an illustrator father meant she was surrounded by inspiration, fine art materials and a good work ethic! Lee loves..
Shona Revie Keenan
Shona Revie Keenan was told by her, then, four year old son, Lachlan, that he wished she was an octopus, with the eighth tentacle left just for activities with him, and thus I Wish My..
Kayleen West
Kayleen is an internationally renowned artist and illustrator. Her most recent picture books are Without Me? and Adoptive Father. Her art has won many awards and hangs in private and corporate collections in France, United States, Italy, in..
Victoria Lane
Victoria is an award-winning journalist and writer who has worked in New York, London and Sydney and now calls Melbourne home. She spent 17 years as a correspondent for Reuters, the international news wire. Victoria writes..
Mardi Davies
Mardi Davies likes to make up stories and draw pictures and is a published author/illustrator of children’s picture books. Mardi has an associate diploma and many years experience in graphic design, and previously worked as..
Sally Rippin
Sally Rippin is the author and illustrator of many award-winning books including the Billie B Brown series and Angel Creek. She was born in Australia but grew up in South-East Asia.
Valanga Khoza
Valanga’s solo performance ‘Out of Africa’ has toured primary and secondary schools across Australia. He was raised in Alexandra, a township in Johannesburg, and in rural Transvaal. Music, dance and storytelling were an integral part..
Sean McMullen
Sean McMullen sold his first stories in the late 1980s and has become one of Australia’s top Science Fiction and Fantasy authors. In the late 90s he established himself in the American market, and his..
Michael Hyde
Michael Hyde has been writing for over 30 years, mainly for adolescents and YA. All Along the Watchtower is his memoir of his life in the sixties. His other titles include Footy Dreaming, Tyger Tyger, Hey Joe and Max.