Michael Gerard Bauer lives in Brisbane Australia. In 2000 he resigned from his full-time position as an English/Economics teacher to pursue his dream of becoming a writer.

A children’s book illustrator, Tricia Oktober is renowned for her drawings of Australian flora and fauna. Her books have depicted bush, forest, reef and wetland environments. A Dictionary of Women Artists of Australia (1991) edited..

Ever since her cousin introduced her to the world of reading when she was ten, Cheree hasn’t been without a book to read. With stories and ideas always in her head, she decided to pursue..

Adam Wallace is a qualified engineer and primary school teacher who discovered a talent for writing hilarious, horrendous and heartfelt books for children. He is a three time New York Times Bestselling author, with a..

David Eustace lives in subtropical Brisbane. He combines traditional art techniques with digital drawing to create dreamlike pictures that balance the worlds of realism and fantasy. He is inspired by mythology, surrealist art and the..

Justin was born in New Zealand and has lived in Australia since 1971. He has written 50 books for children and young adults. His 12-book Extreme Adventure series has been translated into 7 languages and made into..

Craig Cormick is a multi-award-winning author of over 20 works of fiction and non-fiction, for many different age groups. He has travelled widely, including to Antarctica, and has a love of history and humour. He..

Paul has written many books for young adults. He has many strings to his bow. He’s been an agent, publisher, writer and editor. He is best known for his fantasy and science fiction titles in The..

Janine Dawson’s favourite book as a kid was Dr Seuss One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish. She was forever drawing as a youngster. After leaving school she worked in anima on in Australia..

Katrina Germein is a best selling picture book author. Her popular titles include Big Rain Coming, My Dad Thinks He’s Funny, Thunderstorm Dancing and Great Goal! Marvellous Mark!  Katrina’s stories have been published internationally and featured on children’s television shows..

Michelle is an internationally published award-winning author of over ten empowering picture books for children of all ages. Her goal is to inspire all children to believe in themselves and encourage reluctant readers to fall..

Peter Vu was six years old when he was diagnosed with a brainstem glioma. It was after the life-changing experience of his last surgery in Year 10 that he was led to write Paper Cranes Don’t..

Winnie Salamon is an author, freelance journalist and lecturer based in Melbourne. She is the author of two YA novels, Facetime and Pretty Girls Don’t Eat. Her journalism has been published in The Age, The SMH, Marie..

Sadami Konchi is an enthusiastic children’s picture book illustrator, award-winning portraitist and event/conference sketcher. One of her greatest strengths is drawing/painting empathetic lively portraits. The BA from Sydney University in linguistics and sociology gives her..