Soraya Acosta Sanchez

Soraya is a fantasy and romantasy writer born in Venezuela, Latin America. She enjoys all stories with broody dark-haired characters, enemies to lovers, and ‘who-did-this-to-you’ trope. She is also a workshop facilitator and a writing mentor with LAWA (Latin American Writers in Australia) and loves to help non-english speakers to find their voice in the…

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Kristy Nita Brown is an author and creative entrepreneur passionate about storytelling and education. Her debut book Looking for Lily was shortlisted for the 2023 WAYRBA, and The Hole Truth won the 2025 CYA Competition (Published category). She was also the 2025 Love to Read Local Month Children’s Writer-in-Residence. Founder of the Book Builders Challenge,…

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View the profile of Jay Chesters

Jay Chesters

Jay Chesters is an internationally published, award winning, best-selling author of two books, which sounds much more impressive than it is. Jay writes unusual contemporary fiction, weaving together folklore and science fiction with fantasy, horror, and social commentary. Mostly intentionally.

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Amanda Curtin is the author of two novels (ELEMENTAL and THE SINKINGS), a collection of short stories (INHERITED), and most recently a work of creative non-fiction (KATHLEEN O’CONNOR OF PARIS). She has also worked in publishing for more than 30 years as a freelance book editor. She occasionally conducts workshops and masterclasses for writers and…

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View the profile of Anna-Nicole Del-Re

Anna-Nicole Del-Re

Anna-Nicole is a non-fiction writer based in Perth, Western Australia. She is currently working on her debut memoir as part of the Writing WA Emerging Writers Program 24/25. She is a member of the Katharine Susannah Pritchard Writers’ Centre.

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