Life Stories | Picture Books | Illustration | Photography | Founder of the Book Incubator Kate has many strings to her bow, including photography, writing, illustrating and sculpting. But it is Kate’s belief that everyone has a story to tell that drives all of the creative programs and workshops that she develops, and is the…

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Per Henningsgaard is an IPEd accredited editor with in-house experience in both trade and educational publishing, as well as experience as a freelance editor. He has edited books of adult fiction (including novels and collections of short stories) and adult nonfiction (including memoir, history and travel). He has also edited children's fiction, including picture books,…

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Steve is an award-winning children's author passionate about social and emotional well-being. With four decades of experience, Steve has honed his skills in helping children manage their emotions, which he translates into his writing. When he's not hanging out with his feathered friends, the local magpies, or reminiscing about his puppetry and TV presenter days,…

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Suzanne wrote her first play at the tender age of nine, as entertainment for her classmates during their sewing lessons... Since then, she has practiced and honed her writing for performance techniques; become a published and performed playwright; won numerous grants and accolades for her plays; and passed on her skills and passion for performance…

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Michaela Ironwood

Michaela is an Emerging Writers Program participant for 2024-25. She left veterinary nursing in 2022 to chase her creative dreams. She is currently editing her YA fiction manuscript with her EWP mentor, Sharron Booth, and writing an Adult contemporary fiction novel. She is a member of Peter Cowan Writers Centre and a creative writing student…

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