Sandi Parsons lives and breathes stories, as a reader, writer and storyteller.
Julie's creative palette is her diversity of practice led by a life-long interest and commitment to exploration of the act of creation in its many semblances. Julie's recent work in biography is informed by her academic background and arts practice in visual and public art, integrated with design for performance. This diversification in studio practice…
Karen has been professionally working with words since 2011, but has loved them all her life. As a freelance copyeditor, she edits fiction, non-fiction, memoir and particularly welcomes anything with a spiritual content. Having self-published several of her own books, she guides clients through this process and is available for workshops on self-publishing. She can…
Dr Glen Phillips is a poet and professor, born 1936 in Southern Cross, Western Australia. He has taught all his working life (incl. 53 years at ECU) and is internationally published, with some 40 books, 10 short stories and hundreds of poems. Director of Edith Cowan University’s International Centre for Landscape and Language, his books…
Teena Raffa-Mulligan is a reader, writer and daydream believer with a life-long love of storytelling in all its forms. She writes for children and adults and her publications range from poetry and short stories to picture books, novels and short romances. Her writing life has also included a long career in journalism. Teena is an…
Dr. Sarah Rossetti has for many years written as a multi award winning screenwriter, with major produced credits in many genres. She is also an educator and script editor and an emerging artist (acrylics). In 2009, she attained her PhD at Murdoch University, and in 2024, Sarah's debut novel, "Nullarbor Pearl", was published by Interactive…
Guy Salvidge’s intermittently award-winning writing has most recently appeared in Teacher, Teacher and Ourselves: 100 Micro Memoirs. His most recent book is a historical novel, Diemens. Guy is currently undertaking a PhD in Creative Writing at Curtin University. He lives on Ballardong Noongar Boodja.
Vanessa is the author of a newly published high contrast baby board book. Her work is specifically for babies and toddlers and is designed especially for little eyes, hands and minds. She has plans to publish another board book. So watch this space!
Liam is a freelance editor and author based in Perth, Western Australia, and is currently the President of Editors WA (a branch of the Institute of Professional Editors). With a love for all things genre fiction, specifically fantasy and science fiction with a dash of horror, Liam is a certified copy-editing and proofreading master, and…
Holden Sheppard is an award-winning West Australian author known for his bestselling coming-of-age novel Invisible Boys and acclaimed thriller novel The Brink, which each won several accolades and awards. He has previously served as the Deputy Chair of Writing WA and Vice-President of Peter Cowan Writers Centre. Holden is an experienced keynote speaker, panellist, moderator,…