Alex is an experienced educator, author and freelance writer, with a background in secondary and tertiary teaching, corporate training, community education, media education, public relations, project coordination and advocacy. She has worked across corporate, education, not-for-profit, government, and small business sectors, and her specialty lies in educational, business and content writing.
Anna is an emerging writer from Perth, Western Australia. She grew up and spent most of her adult years in the Philippines, until she immigrated to Australia to be with her then fiance, and now husband, back in 2012. She grew up in a Catholic family, and she graduated from the University of the Philippines…
Rebecca Laffar-Smith lives with her young adult children and their service animal pup. She also lives with chronic pain, mental illness, and neurodiversity. Those lived experiences drive her to write young adult sci-fi and fantasy novels that star diverse characters. As a presenter and coach, Rebecca loves to write and speak about the challenges of…
After failing high school twice, Josh Langley went onto become an award-winning radio copywriter and award-winning children’s author. Josh's area of passion is delivering positive mental health messages to primary school aged children in a fun and engaging way.
A. R. Levett B.A., B.Cmm.(Hons) is an award-winning, emerging WA author. For a decade he has studied the craft of creative writing and helped budding writers hone their skills and turn their ideas into engaging stories with his Story Mentoring services. He has taught at Edith Cowan University, presented workshops for the WA writing community,…
Bren is an author of children's middle grade and YA fiction based in Kalbarri, WA. Her award winning books are character-driven adventure stories set in changed futures and immensely popular with young readers as well as in schools and libraries and bookshops.
Mike has always wanted to tell stories, possibly due to his predominantly Irish Heritage. These stories have taken many forms: novels, short stories, poems, and spoken word. They are now seeing the light of day via his publisher. As an independent contractor in the Software Industry, he has created businesses, owned a five-star game farm…
Shey Marque is a poet and former medical scientist. She was the inaugural winner of the QLD Poetry Festival Emerging Poet Award in 2018. Her first full-length poetry collection, Keeper of the Ritual (UWAP 2019), was shortlisted for the Noel Rowe Poetry Award. Her second collection, The Hum Hearers (UWAP 2025), was shortlisted for the…
Jay has spent her career working with people who too often don't have a voice. Her hope is that, now being an award-winning published author, she can help others to bring their stories into the world and, in doing so, change hearts, minds and lives.
I’m just a Dad who loves to make stuff up and to sing with my kids. I've moonlighted as a scientist, lawyer, musician and now children's book author. I grew up in a small country town (Narrogin) and our house was filled with books, music and laughter. I love singing. I almost never used to…