Elaine Ouston
- Author
Elaine is available for book signings and author talks about her books and the animals, or for writing workshops for adults or children.
Eileen O’Hely
- Author
Eileen is an erstwhile astrophysicist, journalist, teacher and barrista who writes for children and young adults.
Josie Montano
- Author
From age nine, Josie shelved homemade books in the school library. She received her first rejection letter from Golden Books at age thirteen. Decades later, Josie has fifteen published books on those shelves, including Wogaluccis, Chickenpox Yuck, Pop Starlets, Snot Funny, The Bubble, the CBCA-shortlisted Little Penguin and more. talks and workshops Josie is able to . . .
Kyle Mewburn
- Author
Kyle is one of New Zealand’s most eclectic and prolific writers. His 50+ titles have been published in 27 countries and won numerous awards including NZ Children’s Book of the Year. His work ranges from multi-layered picture books (Old Hu-hu, Hill & Hole) to gross, laugh-out-loud junior fiction (Dinosaur Rescue series). talks . . .
Phil Kettle
- Author
Phil is best known for his various series including the ever-popular Toocool series (including the Marcy series by Susan Halliday) published by Ford Street, Boyz Rule and Get Real. talks and workshops Phil’s successful ‘The Writer’s Shirt Workshop’ is two hours long, for boys or mixed groups in years 3-6. The ‘shirt’ worn by Phil is key . . .
Sheryl Gwyther
- Author
Sheryl writes novels, chapter books, school plays and magazine articles for young people. Her published works include: Secrets of Eromanga, an adventure novel (and e-book) for middle school readers; and the chapter books Princess Clown and Charlie and the Red Hot Chilli Pepper. Sheryl has also had a number of . . .
JE Fison
- Author
Julie is a former television reporter and travel writer and has lived and worked in Australia, Asia and Europe. She is also the author of Hazard River, a series of adventure stories for primary school children. The emphasis in the series is on fun and action, but each story has an . . .
Brian Falkner
- Author
Every year Brian visits a number of schools in New Zealand, Australia, the US and in other countries around the world. Brian’s best-selling titles include Brainjack, The Project, The Super Freak and The Tomorrow Code. His talk ‘The Life of Brian’ is a fun interactive session that introduces students to Brian and his books while encouraging . . .
Aleesah Darlison
- Author
- Storyteller
Aleesah Darlison is an internationally published, award-winning Australian author of over 65 books for children. Aleesah is known for her books that champion the cause of animals and the environment, and for her stories that empower children. Aleesah has won or been shortlisted for many awards including the Book Excellence . . .
Professor Gary Crew
- Author
Dr Gary Crew is one of Australia’s most awarded authors for youth, winning the Australian Children’s Book of the Year four times: twice for his novels, and twice for his illustrated books. Gary has previously published Finding Home, In the Beech Forest and Voicing the Dead with Ford Street. He is Associate Professor, Creative Writing, . . .