John Harman has written for a living all his working life: in advertising, as a journalist in London and New York, and as a film and television scriptwriter. He is also a novelist, having written a number of crime thrillers published by Hodder-Headline, as well as more than thirty non-fiction books. He now works mainly…
Kate McCaffrey is an award winning, internationally published Young Adult author. Kate grew up in Perth’s northern suburbs. She has a degree in English and Art and a diploma in Education.
Monique Mulligan is an author, interviewer, and founder of the Stories on Stage programme in Perth. A former journalist, news editor and publisher, she combines part-time work at an arts centre with freelance editing and novel writing.
Rachel Watts is an author of speculative and literary fiction, a tutor and workshop facilitator. Her short work has been published in Westerly Magazine, Island, Kill Your Darlings, The Big Issue and more.
Vivienne is a Western Australian writer and performer, working in poetry, fiction, performance and spoken word. She is most inspired by the big questions of the day and the small moments that link us all. She’s at her most creative when blending music, sound, text, light and movement in live performance. Vivienne enjoys chairing sessions…
Amanda is a novelist and screenwriter. She is a Tin Duck Award winner, an Aurealis and Ditmar Awards finalist and author of several science fiction novels - both original and tie-in works.
A.J. is an award-winning writer for teenagers and adults. She is best known for her recent 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 has a PhD on the topic of Wonder.
Rebecca Laffar-Smith is a science fiction and fantasy author who helps readers escape reality and experience possibility. She also writes children's books under the name Bec J. Smith. She is a strong advocate for early childhood literacy and support for children with language and literacy difficulties such as dyslexia. Rebecca loves presenting workshops for children,…
Guy Salvidge’s intermittently award-winning fiction has squirrelled its way into such publications as The Great Unknown, Westerly: New Creative, Award Winning Australian Writing and Stories of Perth. He is a Literary Committee member of the Katharine Susannah Prichard Writers' Centre and has delivered writing workshops at the Out of the Asylum Writers' Group, Fellowship of…
HM Waugh is an author, environmental scientist and educator with experience presenting to school (K-12) and community groups on topics ranging from conservation to dinosaurs. Her middle grade novel 'The Lost Stone of SkyCity' is out now with Fremantle Press, and she has science non-fiction published in CSIRO's 'Double Helix' magazine and Kings Park's 'For…