Jess Gately is a writer, editor and photographer specialising in science fiction and fantasy literature and author headshots. She loves storytelling in all its formats—written, verbal and visual—and loves helping others tell their stories. She is the President of Editors WA and sits on the Board of the Small Press Network. Jess holds a Masters…
Brad Giles is one of Australia’s most sought-after leadership team coaches. An experienced business speaker, adviser and entrepreneur, Brad works with some of the country’s leading mid-sized firms, helping CEOs and leadership teams to thrive. He is also the author of "Made to Thrive: The Five Roles to Evolve Beyond Your Leadership Comfort Zone".
Vivienne is a Western Australian writer and performer, working in poetry, fiction, performance and spoken word. She is most inspired by the big questions of the day and the small moments that link us all. She’s at her most creative when blending music, sound, text, light and movement in live performance. Vivienne enjoys chairing sessions…
Donald has spent his career in international senior leadership and consulting roles. His recently-published book 'From Technocrat to Leader' focuses on the foundational importance to leaders of earning the trust of their people. It is a self-help manual for those new to leadership roles and charts his progress from a very technocratic engineering graduate to…
Mark Greenwood is a history hunter. His award-winning books include Jandamarra, Boomerang and Bat and The Legend of Lasseter’s Reef. Mark often teams with his wife, illustrator Frané Lessac, to produce titles such as Ned Kelly & The Green Sash, The Legend of Moondyne Joe and Simpson and His Donkey. His recent books include the…
Kerry is an award-winning poet and writer based in Perth. Her work explores the reality of women's lives—the parts that are often whitewashed in mainstream media. As a widow and solo parent, Kerry has a particular interest in writing about grief, and what comes after the shock of loss. She is in her final year…
Chris is a photographer from Perth, Western Australia, whose work revolves around stories of people, places and subcultures. Chris is interested in the entire process of visual storytelling, from conceptualisation through production to publication.
Helen Hagemann writes poetry and fiction. Her work is published in Australian literary journals, including Southerly, Westerly, Overland, Cordite & Famous Reporter. Her poetry is published online, internationally in a Chinese publication, Ashbery Mode (Tinfish, Hawaii 2019), and her latest poetry can be found on Phillip Hall’s “Burrow” - an online journal. She has 2…
John Harman has written for a living all his working life: in advertising, as a journalist in London and New York, and as a film and television scriptwriter. He is also a novelist, having written a number of crime thrillers published by Hodder-Headline, as well as more than thirty non-fiction books. He now works mainly…
Karen is a Perth-based writer and author of The River Mouth (Fremantle Press, 2021)
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