Rebecca Laffar-Smith lives with her young adult children and their service animal pup. She also lives with chronic pain, mental illness, and neurodiversity. Those lived experiences drive her to write young adult sci-fi and fantasy novels that star diverse characters. As a presenter and coach, Rebecca loves to write and speak about the challenges of…
A. R. Levett B.A., B.Cmm.(Hons) is an award-winning, emerging WA author. For a decade he has studied the craft of creative writing and helped budding writers hone their skills and turn their ideas into engaging stories with his Story Mentoring services. He has taught at Edith Cowan University, presented workshops for the WA writing community,…
Shey Marque is a poet and former medical scientist. She was the inaugural winner of the QLD Poetry Festival Emerging Poet Award in 2018. Her first full-length poetry collection, Keeper of the Ritual (UWAP 2019), was shortlisted for the Noel Rowe Poetry Award. Her second collection, The Hum Hearers (UWAP 2025), was shortlisted for the…
Susan Midalia is the author of three short story collections, all shortlisted for major literary awards, and two literary novels: The Art of Persuasion and Everyday Madness. Her fiction is focuses on the so-called 'domestic' - family, relationships and personal identity - and on the affect of politics in everyday life. Susan also works as…
Joanna Morrison is a writer based in Boorloo/Perth WA. Her short fiction has appeared in various Australian anthologies and journals, including 'ACE III', 'Westerly' and 'Meniscus', while her debut novel 'The Ghost of Gracie Flynn' was shortlisted for the 2020 Hungerford Award and published by Fremantle Press in 2022. Visit Joanna's Linktree page for updated…
Sally Newman is the founder and creative director of First Line Productions; a professional story telling and performance consultancy. She is a local Perth writer and mentor with a passion for finding stories that evolve from authentic and real moments and lived experiences. Developing her port folio to include ghost writing, workshops, mentoring and writers…
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.
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,…