Catherine is a poet and award-winning writer for both children and young adults. She introduces poetry into her novels for younger readers whenever possible. Secretly, she longs to write a fantasy trilogy, but in the meantime..

Phillip Gwynne has written books for kids, young readers, teenagers and adults. He also developed the screenplay for the feature film Australian Rules, based on his highly awarded first novel Deadly, Unna? Phillip is also the author..

Andy Griffiths is one of the most popular children’s authors in Australia. He has written over 30 books, including nonsense verse, short stories, comic novels and plays. His books have been New York Times bestsellers,..

Alyssa Brugman is an Australian author of fiction for young adults. She was born in Rathmines, a suburb of Lake Macquarie, Australia and attended five public schools before completing a Marketing Degree at the University..

Sue Bursztynski is a teacher-librarian and is skilled at talking to students.  For many years, she wrote fiction and non-fiction for small-press science fiction magazines before she won the Mary Grant Bruce Award for children’s..

Di has published 100 books for young readers, including two YA novels, The Last Refuge and Crossing the Line, both published by Ford Street. Most of Di’s books are for the 7 to 12 age group.  Di’s best known..

Jenny Mounfield is the author of several junior novels as well as a number of short stories and articles for both kids and adults. Her many hats include: children’s book reviewer, wife, and mum to..

Doug MacLeod is a Melbourne writer for adults and children who has worked with most of Australia’s top comedians. He started as head writer on The Comedy Company, ended up producing Full Frontal then ran away to..

Shane Thamm wrote My Private Pectus while studying masculinities at Queensland University of Technology. After six years working in high school outdoor education and the masculinised outdoor adventure industry, he became intimately interested in what makes young..

Kim Miller grew up freewheeling the backstreets of country NSW but now lives on coastal Lake Macquarie. Though he first studied engineering, he holds a PhD blending theology and Jungian psychology. Kim was a prison..

George Ivanoff has written more than 100 books for kids and teens, including the Gamers trilogy, the interactive You Choose series, the RFDS Adventures, and his latest series, OTHER WORLDS; as well as a ton..

Susy Boyer is a freelance illustrator and painter living and working on Queensland’s Gold Coast. She loves working in publishing, especially children’s books and has illustrated more than 80 titles, from picture books to readers..

Foz Meadows is a bipedal mammal with delusions of immortality. As well as being the author of Solace and Grief and The Key to Starveldt, she also reviews for A Dribble Of Ink and Strange..

Ryan Kennedy is a transgender writer, living in Wellington, New Zealand. He works in IT and is passionate about preserving the environment for future generations. He makes time to play classical and electric guitar (blues, punk, ska, metal,..