Louise is a writer and author who lives in Perth, Western Australia. She is also a writing mentor, manuscript assessor and editor, and workshop facilitator.
Jen Banyard is a writer for big and little people. She’s best known for her middle readers’ adventure stories, notably the ‘Riddle Gully’ series, but has written and reviewed for adult journals. With a PhD in creative writing, Jen has taught at university and is a ukulele-toting advocate–facilitator of writing, reading and wonder in schools…
A.J. is an award-winning writer for teenagers and adults. She has six novels, and is best known for her recent novel ONE SONG, her speculative fiction duology HIVE and ROGUE, as well as her realistic novel ZAC & MIA, which has been adapted for television in America. A.J. is an experienced speaker and teacher, and…
Liam is a lawyer, writer and poet based in Perth and Hong Kong. His debut poetry collection A Gateway Has Opened was published in 2021 by Proverse Hong Kong with the support of the Hong Kong Arts Development Council and the Chinese University of Hong Kong.
Claire Boston writes romance and romantic suspense, while her pen name Claire Leggett writes fantasy. She enjoys exploring real life issues on her way to the happily-ever-after. Her stories are about love, adventure and escape. Her series include the Blackbridge Series and The Emperor's Conspiracy.
Amanda is an award-winning writer of both original and tie-in fiction. She is a Scribe Award winner, a two-time Tin Duck Award winner, an Aurealis and Ditmar Awards finalist, and author of several novels and short stories. Her original novel, The Subjugate, is being developed for TV by Aquarius Films (AUS) and Anonymous Content (US)…
Cristy Burne is the award-winning internationally published author of more than 10 books. She's a dynamic speaker, science writer and author of children’s fiction and non-fiction. She’s also worked as a science editor in Switzerland, a patent editor in Japan, a science educator in South Africa, and a science circus performer in Australia. Cristy is…
Kelly Canby is an internationally published illustrator and author of over two dozen books for children. Kelly was born in London, England, but has lived in Australia since the age of three, which is probably around the same age she started playing with pencils and crayons, and it was probably only a few years after…
Jay Chesters is an award-winning author of contemporary fiction, interweaving folklore, science fiction and social commentary. When he's not working, Jay is usually found in the wild in Perth bookshops or various cafes and coffee shops, writing and making the place look untidy. When he's not writing, Jay is generally fretting about how he should…
Tom Clark released his debut novel 'The Fossilarchy' in March 2022. A cli-fi political thriller, it has been described as 'an exhilarating read tackling the climate crisis' and has received 5 stars from Readers' Favorite. After a lifetime of writing non-fiction as an international environmental consultant, Tom decided to turn his hand to fiction to…
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